Department of English launches a Digital Humanities Laboratory (DHLab)
The Department of English of the Faculty of Arts successfully launched a digital humanities laboratory (DHLab) on the 16th of September, 2022 as a hybrid event for on-site and online invitees. Gracing the occasion was the Acting Dean of the Faculty, Professor Chandana Aluthge who is also the Director of the University’s AHEAD Operational Technical Secretariat, and Professor Thusitha Abeytunga, Lead Academic Expert (RDI) of the AHEAD Operations and Management Support Team. The DHLab is a virtual research space that offers opportunities for exploring the intersection of English Studies and digital humanities for students, teachers, and researchers. The DHLab is an initiative launched as a component of a Development Oriented Research (DOR) Project of the Department of English (2019-2022), funded by the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) Operation through the World Bank. The Department of English won this competitive grant in 2019. Read More
The Digital humanities laboratory (DHLab) can be accessed here. https://dhlab.cmb.ac.lk
