GhentCDH

The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities (GhentCDH) engages in the field of ‘Digital Humanities’ at Ghent University, ranging from archaeology and geography to linguistics and cultural studies. It develops DH collaboration and supports research projects, teaching activities and infrastructure projects across the faculties.

  • Digital heritage

    The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities actively supports projects in digital heritage, public participation and virtual exhibitions. We help researchers, educators, and students in creating, managing, and presenting their digital collections.

  • Geospatial analysis

    The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities offers advice, support and training in geospatial data management, analysis and visualization.

  • Digital text analysis

    The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities is committed to advancing the study of textual sources through the use of digital tools. We offer guidance on a wide range of technologies, including Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and the processing of tabular and layout data.

  • Collaborative databases

    The Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities assists researchers in collaboratively managing and working with research data, offering tailored solutions to suit their needs. We provide guidance on tools like Nodegoat, a web-based platform for data management, analysis, and visualization. Our services also include advice on best practices for data standards, long-term storage, interoperability, and linked data integration.

News

Eerste Schelde Mapathon

Schelde Gemapt

De Schelde-Mapathon zoekt vrijwilligers om samen met het GhentCDH hedendaagse plaatsen te verbinden met historische kadasterkaarten. 

Ben je geïnteresseerd in het landschap, de geschiedenis of het water van de Scheldevallei tussen Gent en Antwerpen? Wil jij jouw kennis over de regio delen, kun je kaart lezen en aan de slag met een laptop?

Kom naar de eerste Schelde-Mapathon op 14 november in Cultuurkapel Odulphus (Dendermonde). 

Mapathon 1571

Op 14 en 15 maart 2025 vulde de leeszaal van het Brugse Stadsarchief zich met een vijftigtal enthousiaste vrijwilligers voor Mapathon 1571. Gespreid over twee dagen werkten zij samen aan het digitaal georefereren van een laat 16de-eeuwse kaart van Pieter (II) Claeissens. Deze kaart beeldt het Brugse Vrije af en is gebaseerd op een (deels) verloren origineel uit 1571 door Pieter Pourbus. Het evenement bracht mensen met uiteenlopende achtergronden samen rond een gedeelde interesse in geschiedenis, erfgoed en digitale technologie.

Introduction to HPC@UGent training session

"Keithley DMM7510 7.5 Digit Bench Multimeter" by eevblog is marked with CC0 1.0

On Wednesday 17 September 2025 the HPC-team is organising the "Introduction to HPC @ UGent" training session for UGent staff. It's an introductory training to kickstart new researchers to work on the supercomputing infrastructure of Ghent University. This session will take place physically in the Multimediazaal at UGent campus Sterre (building S9). We will also live stream the lecture part in the morning via Microsoft Teams. Seats for physical attendance are limited.

Transkribus: Historical Documents with AI

Educational projects at GhentCDH (2024-2025)

"Blurry Event Shot - People" by manuel_flave is marked with CC0 1.0

Digital Humanities Benelux Conference

"Blurry Event Shot - People" by manuel_flave is marked with CC0 1.0

CDH/CLARIN Workshop: ParlaMint, an Introduction to Multilingual Parliamentary Data

CLARIN 101 - Introduction to CLARIN

CLARIN Workshop at RANLP 2025

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