We are HADES

HADES 2025 – A Place where Data Stories Come Alive

In 2025, HADES is running a series of Seminars with the overarching theme of ‘Place’.

Mapping places in digital research charts the prosaic and poetic in visual representations and the stories we tell from research data. This data may not be physically located, yet the stories we tell are shaped by the place they occupy.

How does place manifest itself? Is it in maps that we make? Is it where stories are located, such as memorials or monuments or mythopoetic histories? Do we exist if we are not in a place – or is place very much entwined with our conceptual and lived experience?

And what is the difference between space and place? Michel de Certeau argues, “space is a practiced place” – suggesting that space is not a static, pre-existing entity but is actively created and shaped through human and more-than-human actions, histories and interactions.

Through online seminars, panels and workshops, HADES explores the Place of digital research. We are united around inclusive, diverse and ethical approaches to digital data-driven research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Join us from April to October for monthly events, open to all.

If you’re interested in being part of a vibrant, innovative and welcoming group of Humanities eResearch Scholars, get in touch with us.

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To infinity and beyond! 

HADES Manifesto

We are HADES: A group of Humanities and Diverse eResearch Scholars based at the University of Melbourne.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we research, work, live and learn and pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Elders past and present.

We are united around inclusive, diverse and ethical approaches to digital research in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences as well as by our focus on the crucial link between teaching and research.

We’re interested in connecting and sharing ideas about projects, events, collaboration opportunities, teaching, workshops and new digital approaches in Humanities research. We are connected to a range of programs at the University of Melbourne including the Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP), Faculty of Arts and Research Computing Services.

We’re interested in exploring the activities and career opportunities of the growing number of people working at the intersection of research, teaching and professional roles. We love working with data, in all its forms, and are passionate about the critical role of the Humanities in responding to the world’s biggest research challenges.

Header image: Amanda Belton