Bridging the gap between computer science and the humanities is the central tenet of the workshop ‘Humanities-Centred Artificial Intelligence’ (CHAI). The proceedings of the fourth edition of this workshop, held in Würzburg in September 2024, are now available open access.

Initiation rites have shaped societies for thousands of years. Many of them involve written artefacts that are necessary to perform the ritual acts. The recently published volume on ‘Written Artefacts in Rites of Passage’ explores the material culture of initiation rites.

With the beginning of the winter semester, a new cohort of students has started studying the MA programme ‘Manuscript Cultures’ at our Graduate School. With its equal share of modules in the humanities and the natural sciences, the programme is unique in Germany.