Community

A brief introduction to ESCALATOR - April2022

A short flyer with more information about the ESCALATOR programme, our flagship activities, and ways to connect to the community. Please download the [full PDF](escalator-overview.pdf).

How to join the ESCALATOR community?

An infographic showing various ways to get involved in the ESCALATOR community and project.

Who should join the ESCALATOR community?

An infographic showing information about who belongs in the community. If you're not listed here and think you can contribute to, or benefit from the community, please get in touch. We will update the infographic based on your feedback.

Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA)

The Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA) was officially established with the acceptance of its constitution at a general meeting of participants on April 5, 2016 at the Second National Digital Humanities Workshop also held at the NWU.

National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)

The scope or application of the NIHSS will be to advance and co-ordinate scholarship, research and ethical practice in the fields of Humanities and the Social Sciences (HSS) within and through public universities.

South African Humanities Deans Association (SAHUDA)

The South African Humanities Deans Association is established by resolution of the Deans of Faculties of Humanities (or equivalent faculties).

The Carpentries

The Carpentries builds global capacity in essential data and computational skills for conducting efficient, open, and reproducible research. We train and foster an active, inclusive, diverse community of learners and instructors that promotes and models the importance of software and data in research. We collaboratively develop openly-available lessons and deliver these lessons using evidence-based teaching practices. We focus on people conducting and supporting research.