CLARIN and DARIAH are proud to support the Helsinki Digital Humanities Hackathon (#DHH26), taking place 20–29 May 2026 at the University of Helsinki. Participation is free, travel and accommodation bursaries are available, and students can earn up to 5 ECTS credits. The application deadline is 14 April 2026.
The Helsinki Digital Humanities Hackathon (#DHH26) is a 10-day interdisciplinary summer school offering participants the chance to experience a digital humanities research project from start to finish. For researchers and students from computer science and data science, it is an opportunity to test abstract knowledge against complex real-life problems. For those from the humanities and social sciences, it demonstrates what becomes possible through cross-disciplinary collaboration.
This year’s hackathon groups are organised around five themes:
- Parliaments Beyond Borders: Exploring the Role of Foreign Nations in National Policy Debates (using data from CLARIN’s flagship project ParlaMint)
- Crimes and Punishments: “True Crime” in Britain during the 19th century
- The Language of Profits: A Multi-Disciplinary Exploration of Corporate and Legal Rhetoric
- Large-Scale Patterns of Knowledge Production Through the Lens of 200 Million Books Across 600 Years
- Decoding the System of Finnic Oral Poetry
Participation is free for all accepted participants. Bursaries for travel and lodging are available, and up to 5 ECTS credits can be earned. The event takes place in person at the University of Helsinki.
Key dates
- Pre-sessions: 4 and 11 May 2026 (online)
- Hackathon: 20–29 May 2026, Helsinki
For full details and to apply, visit the official event page or the CLARIN event page.
