Erin studied Physics and English Literature at Carnegie Mellon University, and worked as a software developer before completing her PhD in 19th century English literature at the University of Sheffield. Since then, she has worked in digital support for Arts and Humanities research. Through the Digital Hub, she is broadening the support she offers to include digital innovations in teaching and learning.

erin.snyder@nottingham.ac.uk

Matt provides access and support to staff and students who wish to use the digital equipment and software to enhance their research with digital content. He also provides advice and runs workshops on the creation, manipulation and use of digital images in teaching, research and on heritage projects. 

Matt manages two paid postgraduate Research Associates and recruits and mentors a team of student volunteers who learn digital and transferable skills and gain work experience. The volunteers also work on digitisation projects and events which Matt organizes and supervises in collaboration with academic staff and external partners. 

matt.davies@nottingham.ac.uk

Leah Guy

Leah is a part-time PhD student in the Centre for Research on Cuba (CFC) in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. Her thesis uses popular culture (magazines, newspapers, cartoons) to investigate labour histories in 1930s Cuba. Leah has academic interests in the cultural histories of the Caribbean and Latin America and recently undertook a curatorship at the Centre for Research on Cuba to create a catalogue of digital sources at the Hennessy Collection. 

Leah works Wednesdays 10-5 in the DTH where she will supervise student volunteers on the digital marketing team. She will also support Faculty of Arts students and staff with equipment requests or enquiries. Having coordinated an annual postgraduate workshop at the CFC for a community of international researchers, Leah recognises the potential of social media and digital resources for academic marketing. She looks forward to working with the volunteers on marketing campaigns to promote, but also encourage more students to come and make use of the diverse range of technologies available in the DTH.

Find out more about the Digital Marketing Project

Abigail Spanner

Abigail is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. Her thesis is on a 3rd-century AD epic poem called the Posthomerica, a late adaptation of the Trojan War story. Abi's academic interests include visuality and visual impairments in epic poetry.

Abi works Thursdays 10-5 in the DTH, where she will be offering support to Faculty of Arts students and staff coming in to use or borrow equipment. She will also supervise a team of student volunteers working on the Hunter Archaeological Society Journal digitisation project.

Find out more about the Hunter Archaeological Society