Have you got a ‘citizen humanities’ crowdsourcing idea for the Zooniverse?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Alun Edwards

The Constructing Scientific Communities project, part of the AHRC’s Science in Culture theme, is inviting proposals for citizen science or ‘citizen humanities’ projects to be developed as part of the Zooniverse.org platform. Proposals are welcome from researchers whose work would benefit from … Continue reading →

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Again, grit and humour exhibited

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

Alun Edwards writes about three events he has recently attended as a representative for the RunCoCo and Education Enhancement teams. The anniversaries of the centenary of the First World War race towards us, and so do the new exhibitions and … Continue reading →

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Letter to an Unknown Soldier: A Unique, Contemporary Form of Community Collection

Posted on June 10, 2014 by

If you had the chance to write to a soldier serving in World War One, what would you say, considering all your own experience of life and death post 1914 to hand?  As more and more events and exhibitions are being … Continue reading →

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‘The Army Children of the First World War’ project

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Ylva Berglund Prytz

Guest blog by Clare Gibson, Founder of The Army Children Archive (TACA). The Army Children Archive (TACA) [http://www.archhistory.co.uk] collects, preserves and shares information about British army children (the children of career soldiers serving in the British Army) and their history. … Continue reading →

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