Lorna M. Hughes

Lorna M. Hughes (born 1 May 1968) has been Professor in Digital Humanities at the University of Glasgow since 2015. From 2016 to 2019, she oversaw the redevelopment of the Information Studies subject area (previously HATII, the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute.) The re-launch was marked by an international symposium at the University of Glasgow in 2017.

Hughes studied at the University of Glasgow, where she completed a MPhil in History and Computing. Her Master's research on the structure and contingencies of data in seventeenth century Scottish landholding charters was used in the first edition of the TEI Guidelines in 1990.

Hughes's research addresses the creation of digital cultural heritage, and the use and re-use of digital collections for research, teaching, and public engagement. She has a specific interest in the conceptualisation, development, implementation and categorisation of digital methods in the humanities, and the collaborations between the humanities and scientific disciplines that drive this agenda. Amongst her publications, she is the author of ''Digitizing Collections: Strategic Issues for the Information Manager'', published by Facet in 2004, and editor of ''Digital Collections: Use, Value and Impact'', published by Facet in 2011. She is the co-editor of ''The Virtual Representation of the Past'' (with Mark Greengrass) published by Ashgate in 2008; and ''Cultural Heritage Infrastructures in Digital Humanities'', (with Agiatis Benardou, Erik Champion, and Costis Dallas. Her digital outputs include ''“Rhyfel Byd 1914-1918 a’r profiad Cymreig / Welsh experience of the First World War 1914-1918”''. National Library of Wales, and the digital archive and performance: ''“The Snows of Yesteryear: Narrating extreme weather”'', National Library of Wales/Aberystwyth University. She has made numerous media appearances, including BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' discussing sustainability of digital cultural heritage. Hughes was elected to the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe) in 2020. Provided by Wikipedia