David Oulton

Web and Digital Developer

Biography

Background

An Edinburgh native, I was introduced to design concepts and internet technology when I had to build my first website as a self-employed proofreader. 

Since starting with the University in 2011 I've progressed from content writing and design to full-stack web development, building custom research sites, mapping tools, virtual tours and more, alongside managing various CMS and online services.

I was part of the initiative to introduce digital methods to humanities research, attending several summer schools and online courses to learn about TEI/MEI, Linked data, and many aspects of digital cultural heritage. 

Recent interests include digital estate decarbonisation - using fast-loading low-maintenance static websites.

I am currently on short-term Innovation Fellowship grant at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, investigating how to use of public databases to accelerate net-zero uptake in shared buildings, part of my work with property management project 7days.property 

 

 

Research summary

Digital platforms, mapping and geodata, digital humanities, UX, accessibility

Current research interests

Digital mapping : geodata, map design, dashboards

Past research interests

Digital Humanities CMS : Wordpress, Drupal, Omeka Web technologies : HTML, CSS, JS, PHP Accessibility

Knowledge exchange

Introduction to TEI seminars (part of digital humanities initiative) 2017 

Current project grants

Innovation Fellowship Grant - Edinburgh Futures Institute. Short-term grant over summer 2025 to investigate use of large-scale data to improve uptake of net-zero measures in high-density buildings.

Invited speaker

"Curious Cures" Hackathon : guest developer, working with small team of PhD students to prototype exhibition app using library resources. Cambridge, 2023

Participant

Text Encoding Initiative Annual Conference, Vienna 2016

Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School (DHOxSS) series

    Introduction to Digital Humanities - 2015     Text Encoding Initiative (TEI, XML) - 2016     Digital Musicology  (MEI, XML) - 2018     Digital Cultural Heritage - 2022

Programming 4 Humanists

    Encoding and Analyzing Digital Editions - Texas A&M University,  2017 

 

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