Michael Donnay
Community Manager @softwaresaved.bsky.social
MSc Digital Humanities ‘22 @ucldh.bsky.social
Recovering stage & production manager
He/Him | 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧 | #DHmakes #Baking
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- OOOOH Researchfish Is going extinct 🐡🐟🐠 help.researchfish.com/en_US/resear...
- Today the @softwaresaved.bsky.social alongside our international partners launches the 2026 Research Software Engineering Survey. If you write code for academic research we want to hear from you - even if you have a different job title. @society-rse.org @ukiedh.bsky.social @dariaheu.bsky.social
- 🔍 We are happy to announce that the 2026 International RSE Survey is now open for submissions. The survey will close on Friday 20 March, and can be completed in English, French, German or Spanish. Find out more about the survey and how to participate at www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
- Reposted by Michael DonnayThe RSECon26 website is now LIVE. Join us for this special milestone as we celebrate 10 years of the RSE Conference in Sheffield from 9-11 September 2026! Check the site rsecon26.society-rse.org for: 📍 Venue 📅 Important Dates 📡 Call for Satellite Events 🤝 Sponsorship packages (Coming soon!)
- In my opinion, this is one of the best things @society-rse.org does - if you work in research software engineering and are interested in either developing your own career or helping others develop there's, definitely check it out!
- SocRSE Mentoring Scheme 2026 Applications are now open - Deadline: 3rd February! For more details & updates, visit our website, join our distribution list, or send us an email mentoring@society-rse.org for any other questions. We’re happy to help! society-rse.org/get-involved...
- Niche question for the American #DHmakes and #letterpress folks: does anyone know if you can take approx. 15lbs of letterpress type through TSA in your carry-on? Asking for a friend who can't afford shipping to the UK at the moment...
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWe’re hiring a two-year DH postdoc for our HAVI project, to work on a new type of knowledge graph architecture for the humanities (and beyond). Deadline soon (18 Jan)! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
- Reposted by Michael DonnayNominations are open for DH Awards 2025. Anyone can nominate things that are #DigitalHumanities, available to voters, and updated in 2025. #DH Nominations close 2026-02-26 and the only way something gets on the ballot. You only need to nominate something once. dhawards.org/dhawards2025...
- Reposted by Michael DonnayApps are open for a Lead Engineer as part of the Digital Library project at UoL! The appointee will be part of the redevelopment of the library's entire digital offering, and a brilliant cross-service project team. Please share! Details here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
- I had a wonderfully #DHmakes Christmas, including this lovely surprise all the way from @skeuomorphpress.org! Recovering from my first day back at work by admiring it and putting some new type from Skyline Type Foundry into my 3D printed California job case.
- Reposted by Michael DonnayOngoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
- Reposted by Michael DonnayAnna-Maria is also the co-editor with Michael Donnay of @uolpress.bsky.social 's newly published open-access ‘Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship’ which gathers reflection pieces from across SAS including @jfwinters.bsky.social, @cmohge.bsky.social and @naswells.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Y69HAn
- Reposted by Michael DonnayFinal Call! OSR applications close 30 November! If you’ve been planning to apply, this is the moment. Join an international community of researchers & open science practitioners for a week of focus, creativity, collaboration, and connection in Machynlleth. Apply: buff.ly/6z1PhfU
- Reposted by Michael Donnay📢 Save the date for RSE Midlands 2026! 🗓 20 April 2026 📍 University of Nottingham Details coming soon—watch this space! #RSEMidlands2026 #RSEng #Networking #Midlands rse-midlands.github.io
- Reposted by Michael DonnayVery excited to publish this #OpenAccess #DigitalHumanities book today! Available to purchase in paperback, hardback and EPUB, can be downloaded for free as a PDF, or read online for free via our instance of Manifold: 🔗https://uolpress.co.uk/book/reframing-failure-in-digital-scholarship/
- 📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly @sas-news.bsky.social
- 📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly @sas-news.bsky.social
- It includes 20 reflections from people working across a range of institutions, career stages and national contexts. It’s an invitation to pull #failure back from the periphery and it offers a snapshot at how we understand failure in research today & the role it could play in the future.
- We got to work with an absolutely fantastic set of contributors including: @quinnanya.me @jfwinters.bsky.social @cmohge.bsky.social @david.deroure.org @jennymitcham.bsky.social @jorisvanzundert.bsky.social @arranjrees.bsky.social @caiomellodh.bsky.social @jenniferisasi.bsky.social
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View full threadAnd the best part about an #OpenAccess book from @uolpress.bsky.social? It’s #free to download - right now! uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
- Want to know how to start a #DH association? Probably not - but lots about building sustainable orgs that support researchers, practitioners & students. Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWe loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫 Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream! Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
- This looks like a dream job, working with the team @ukiedh.bsky.social and @dh-researchhub.bsky.social to support the digital humanities community in Ireland and the UK! #DH #Jobs
- We are excited to be hiring for a Community and Advocacy Manager! The role, based in the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, will lead on developing and delivering a programme of community engagement and advocacy for the Association. www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- What better way to mark #InternatationalRSEDay (coming up on Thursday!) than applying to help organise #RSECon26, the tenth annual research software engineering conference run by @society-rse.org in Sept 2026? Learn more: society-rse.org/rsecon26-com... Apply: forms.gle/ooKQ5na6Bx9q... 📆 10 Oct
- A great opportunity for people working on career pathways and leadership for digital research professionals. Perhaps something for @ukiedh.bsky.social or @turingway.bsky.social to explore? discourse-network.github.io/funding/roun...
- Reposted by Michael Donnaythere's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is
- Come join me on the organising committee for next year's #RSECon. It's a great way to give back and get to know the community, plus we'll cover the cost of your registration at the conference!
- Have you enjoyed RSECon either this year or in the past? Would you like to be involved in organising RSECon26 which is taking place 9-11th Sep 2026? We have a call out for Committee Members, for details and application see society-rse.org/rsecon26-com... (Call closes 10th Oct 2025) #rsecon26
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWhat strange times, when the commander of RAF Greenham Common is coming out as a liberal supporter of the right to protest
- This is a great opportunity to develop your own professional practice, connect with the amazing community of @softwaresaved.bsky.social fellows and help research software better! Open to UK and international applicants. @ukiedh.bsky.social @dariahie.bsky.social
- 🧭 We are pleased to announce that applications for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026 are now open! The deadline to apply is Mon 6 Oct. Find out more and access further resources at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...
- Reposted by Michael DonnayHear from Mareike Wehner and Dr. Natalie Wallis of #LivUni's Outputs Development team, who are looking to support more diverse research outputs and foster a research culture that drives innovation. Find out about NTOs and their impact. 👉 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
- Today's copyediting bugbear: journals that have a 'published online' date and different 'publication' date for the print edition. And you'll never guess which one is the 'official' one... 🙄
- 🥳 Officially out in the world in November! A great collection of reflections on what failure means for people who digital research-type things.
- 📖 Very excited about the publication of this book, out in November... Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social: uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi... #OpenAccess @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities
- Reposted by Michael DonnayPOSTDOC OPPORTUNITY! @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies. 🖊️ Apply by 14 July
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWe're giving you an extra week to get your design entries in! Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker! 🏆 Prize includes: - Your design on official merch - Free t-shirt + sticker pack - Community recognition 🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST) rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
- The folks organising the @ukiedh.bsky.social are some of the best in the business (generous with their time and fun to work with - a winning combo)! I'd highly recommend joining them to help shape the future of #DH in Ireland and the UK. @dariahie.bsky.social
- Ireland & UK #DigitalHumanities folk, would you like to help shape the development of the UK-Ireland DH Association? There’s an open call for expressions of interest to join the organising collective (3 new members) & we’d love to hear from you whether you’re in HE, GLAM or somewhere else entirely!
- Reposted by Michael DonnayBREAKING: Justice Jackson cites the Colored Conventions Project Digital Archive her dissent in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. These public collective digital projects MATTER and they WILL be heard. 👏👏👏 @ccp-org.bsky.social @profgabrielle.bsky.social @jimccasey1.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michael DonnayNeed to print this out and frame it near my desk
- This is extremely niche UK higher ed content, but: How is there a HECOS code for Christopher Marlowe studies but not digital humanities!? #DHproblems
- I've just scheduled my last training session @dh-researchhub.bsky.social - come join me and learn about how you can 3D printing for humanities research. #CreativeCritical #DHmakes
- Join us for our next in-person training session on Thursday 27 March as we provide an introduction to 3D printing in the Senate House MakerSpace. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWe're pleased to announce we've published a proposal for the Association’s governance approach, which lays out a structure for the Association, a model for membership for individuals & institutions and a timeline for elections. Check it out & let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you!
- A powerful reminder from @michellefrancl.bsky.social about the everday reach and importance of federal science funding. #NIH
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- Reposted by Michael DonnayI do not see how we’re going to have productive academic discussions of "AI" until we stop accepting the marketing that lumps all machine learning methods & technologies into one amorphous thing called "AI"—so we get minimalist & maximalist responses that echo that marketing—we don’t have to do this
- Reposted by Michael Donnay📢Calling all Digital Humanities graduates from UK & Ireland! We want to hear about your career paths and your thoughts on the future of DH education @melissaterras.bsky.social Take part in our DH Career Survey before 31st Jan and let's define DH together! 📝Survey Link: forms.office.com/e/zKqFu4fK4D
- Happy #DayofDH2024! I’m celebrating this year in the traditional manner, by taking a day of TOIL after doing 4 major events the other week 🎉
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWe are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2025 Annual Event, to be held at University of Glasgow from 17-18 June 2025 with selected sessions streamed online. The theme for this year’s event is Collaboration beyond Boundaries. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2025-annual-...
- Still coming down from a truly delightful (and eclectic) week of work events. Digital preservation live streams, queer books, and a musical! #DH
- Reposted by Michael DonnayWe are so excited for tonight's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event - Seized Books! The Musical! We've been collaborating with an incredible group of artists for a year to put this together and can't wait to share what they're working on. #BeingHuman2024 www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/seize...
- There are still a few spots for our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event on 8 November! Come listen to an amazing new musical about the 1984 raids on Gay's the Word bookshop and the subsequent defense campaign. @dh-researchhub.bsky.social www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/seize...
- Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,124,564!
- Reposted by Michael Donnay📆🎉 Save the date! 📆🎉 The Association is pleased to announce that its next annual event will be 4-5 June 2024 at University College Cork, Ireland. More details and a CFP will be forthcoming. We look forward to seeing you all there! @ucc.bsky.social
