Here the AHRC Heritage Priority team present a curated selection of in progress or recently completed AHRC-funded heritage research projects which articulate with the aims of the AHRC Future Heritage Strategy. We also feature links to research projects that were undertaken by our own team.

Principal and Co-investigators
PRINCIPAL AND CO-INVESTIGATORS
Prof Ben Walmsley (PI/Director)
Prof Franco Bianchini (Co-I)
Sue Hayton (Co-I)
Prof Andrew Higson (Co-I)
Dr Leila Jancovich (Co-I)
Prof Stephanie Pitts (Co-I)
Dr David Stevenson (Co-I)

CORE TEAM
Anne Torreggiani (Co-Director)
Liz Harrop (Centre Manager)
Dr Robyn Dowlen (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Tamsin Curror (Communications Manager)
Mikey Nissenbaum (Administration & Events Officer)
Lisa Baxter (Partnerships Consultant)

Research Organisations
University of Leeds
University of Sheffield
University of York
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Funding sources
AHRC
Arts Council England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Dates of funding
October 2019—September 2024

Principal and Co-investigators
Sophia Labadi

Research Organisations
Kent University

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2019-2020

Principal and Co-investigators
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Professor Sarita Malik

CO-INVESTIGATORS
Dr Churnjeet Mahn
Dr Michael Pierse
Dr Anandi Ramamurthy
Professor Ben Rogaly

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Dr Photini Vrikki
Dr Panayiota Demetriou (Yiota)

Research Organisations
Brunel University London
University of Strathclyde
Queen’s University Belfast
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Sussex

INTERNATIONAL/ NATIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS
Runnymede Trust
CRCI
Filmlab: Palestine
Voices that Shake
Greenwich Inclusion Project
Preet Nagar
Green Shoot Productions

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2016-2020

Principal and Co-investigators
Prof Stuart Taberner (PI)
Prof Paul Cooke (Co-I)
Dr Deena Dajani (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Inés Soria-Donlan (Project Manager)
Lauren Wray (Project Officer)

Research Organisations
University of Leeds

Funding sources
AHRC
GCRF

Dates of funding
2018-2021

Principal and Co-investigators
Jon Henderson
Luciana Esteves
Isobel Templer
Garry Marvin
Stephanie Wynne-Jones
Colin Breen
Solange Macamo
Annamaria La Chimia
Paul Lane

Research Organisations
University of Nottingham
UNESCO
The British Museum
World Monuments Fund
WIOMSA
British Institute of Eastern Africa
Society for Underwater Technology
3deep Media
kaleidoscopio
K.M.F.R.I
Eco Africa
Nautical Archaeology Society
Zavora Marine Lab

Funding sources
GCRF/AHRC

Principal and Co-investigators
Michael Hutt (PI)
Stefanie Lotter (Co-I)
Mark Liechty (Co-I)

Researchers:
Jeevan Baniya
Yogesh Raj
Seira Tamang
John Whelpton

Research Organisations
SOAS, University of London
Social Science Baha, Kathmandu
Martin Chautari, Kathmandu

Funding sources
GCRF
AHRC

Dates of funding
2017-2020

Principal and Co-investigators
Adrian Grant (Principal Investigator)
David Coyles (Co-Investigator)
Brandon Hamber (Co-Investigator)

Research Organisations
Ulster University
Derry City and Strabane District Council
The Nerve Centre

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2019-2021

Principal and Co-investigators
Ulrike Meinhof (PI)

Research Organisations
University of Southampton

Funding sources
AHRC FoF

Dates of funding
2015-2017

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr Geoff Bright (PI)
Dr Sarah McNicol (Co-I)
Andrew McMillan (Co-i)

Research Organisations
Manchester Metropolitan University;
Co-operative College, Manchester;
Unite Community;
AMARC;
New Vic Theatre, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire;
Burslem Jubilee Project, Stoke in Trent;
East Durham Arts Network, Seaham;
Sheffield Live!;
WEA North West Region;
Young Minds Rochdale.

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2017-2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Rodney Harrison (PI)
Caitlin DeSilvey (Co-I)
Cornelius Holtorf (Co-I)
Sharon Macdonald (Co-I)

Research Organisations
University College London
Linnaeus University
University of Exeter
University of York

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2015-2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Laura Jeffery (PI)
Rebecca Rotter (Co-I)

Research Organisations
University of Edinburgh;
Chagos Refugees Group, Mauritius and UK;
Vinesh Hookoomsing, Linguist, Mauritius;
Gopalen Chellapermal, Film Director, Wild Square Production, Mauritius;
Satyen Bhujun, Film Director, AVARTS, Mauritius;
Hans Ramduth, Exhibition Designer, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Mauritius;
Saradha Soobrayen, Poet, UK;
Carolyn Murphy, Arts and Heritage Project Manager, UK;
Crawley Museum, UK;
Chagos Solidarity Trust Fund, Mauritius.

Funding sources
AHRC
ESRC

Dates of funding
2017-2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Deborah Sutton (PI)
Hilal Ahmed (Co-I)

Research Organisations
Lancaster University
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi
Indian National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage, Delhi Chapter.

Funding sources
AHRC
GCRF

Dates of funding
2017-2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Richard Hingley (PI)
Chiara Bonacchi (Co-I)
Tom Yarrow (Co-I)

Research Organisations
Durham University
University of Stirling

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2016-2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Alice Purkiss (Project Lead)
Professor William Whyte (PI)
Dr Oliver Cox (Co-I)
Charles Pugh (National Trust Supervisor)

Research Organisations
University of Oxford
National Trust

Funding sources
AHRC
National Trust
InnovateUK Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Dates of funding
2016 - 2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Sian Sullivan (PI)
Angela Impey (Co-I)
Rick Rohde (Co-I)
Mike Hannis (Research Fellow)
Chris Low (Research Fellow)

Research Organisations
Bath Spa University
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of Edinburgh
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (Namibia)
Gobabeb Research and Training Centre (Namibia)
Save the Rhino Trust (Namibia)

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2013-2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Sara Penrhyn Jones (PI)
Bryony Onciul (Co-I)
Catherine Elizabeth Rigby (Co-I)
Anna Woodham (Co-I)

Research Organisations
Bath Spa University
Kings College London
University of Exeter
Monash University, Australia
Aberystwyth University
National Trust
National Library of Wales
Welsh College (Coleg Cymraeg)
Cornish Audio Video Archive

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2015 - 2016

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr Helen Johnson (PI)
Prof Heather Shore (Co-I)

Research Organisations
University of Hull
Leeds Beckett University
Hull History Centre

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2017-2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Naomi Sykes (PI)
Olivier Hanotte (Co-I)
Garry Marvin (Co-I)
Richard Thomas (Co-I)
Greger Larson (Co-I)

Research Organisations
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham and International Livestock Research Institute
University of Roehampton
University of Leicester
University of Oxford

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2014-2017

Principal and Co-investigators
Kate Pahl
Fay Hield
Richard Steadman-Jones

Research Organisations
The Full English
Arts on the Run
Babel Songs
Soundpost

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2013-2014

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr Andrzej Jakubowski (PL)
Kristin Hausler (PI)
Prof Francesca Fiorentini (PI)

Research Organisations
University of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland
British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London, UK
Department of Legal Science, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies at the University of Trieste, Italy

Institute of Law Studies (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Institute of Art (Polish Academy of Sciences)

Funding sources
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland
Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Italy
European Commission

Dates of funding
2015 - 2018

Principal and Co-investigators
David O'Brien (PI)
Mark Richard Taylor (Co-I)

Research Organisations
University of Edinburgh
Creative Scotland
Barbican Centre For Arts and Conferences

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2017-2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Prof. Andrew Burton (PI)
Prof. Andrew Newman (CI)
Prof. Vee Pollock
Judith King (Senior Research Associate)
Dr Niki Black (Research Associate)
Dr Nick Cass (Research Associate)
Dr Rebecca Farley (Research Associate)

Research Organisations
Newcastle University
University of Leeds

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2017-2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr Miranda Anderson
Prof Douglas Cairns
Dr Mark Sprevak
Prof Michael Wheeler
Dr Peter Garratt
Prof George Rousseau

Research Organisations
University of Edinburgh
University of Stirling
University of Durham
University of Oxford

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2014 - 2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr Brett Matulis (PI)
Prof Sian Sullivan (Co-I)
Dr Jessica Moyer (PDRA)

Research Organisations
Leicester University
Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (National Rural Women’s Coalition)
GABRIELLA Philippines
Center for Environmental Concerns (Philippines)
Department of Literature, De La Salle University, Manila

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
2016 - 2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Felix Driver (Principal Investigator)
Mark Nesbitt (Co-Investigator)
Caroline Cornish (Researcher)
Laura Newman (Researcher)
Harriet Gendall (Project Officer)
James Morley (Project Officer - Database)
Hanouf Al-Alawi (Education Officer)

Research Organisations
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
January 2017 – December 2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Jon Swords (Principle Investigator)
Richard Watson (Co-Investigator)
James Charlton (Co-Investigator)
Claire Nally (Co-Investigator)
Kay Rogage (Co-Investigator)
David Kirk (Co-Investigator)

Research Organisations
Northumbria University
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
FaulknerBrowns Architects

Funding sources
AHRC
EPSRC

Dates of funding
2017-2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr John Cooper
Professor Tim Ayers

Research Organisations
University of York
UK Parliament
History of Parliament Trust

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
October 2013 - June 2017

Principal and Co-investigators
Paul Cooke (Principal Investigator)
Simon Popple (Co-Investigator)
Stuart Taberner (Co-Investigator)
Daniela Wegrostek (Project Officer)

Research Organisations
University of Leeds
The Bishop Simeon Trust
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
November 2016- December 2017

Principal and Co-investigators
Dr George Revill (Principal)
Gair Dunlop (Co-Investigator)
Dr Johanna Wadsley (Research Associate)

Research Organisations
The Open University
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee
National Trust
Regional & local partners

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
September 2016 - March 2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Professor Nicholas Thomas

Research Organisations
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Te Umwanibong- the Kiribati Museum & Cultural Centre
Solomon Islands National Museum

Funding sources
AHRC Translating Cultures
Care for the Future Innovation Award on International Development

Dates of funding
November 2016 - March 2018

Principal and Co-investigators
Richard Axelby (Programme Manager)
Emma Crewe (Principal Investigator)
Niraja Gopal Jayal (Co-Investigator)
Cristina Leston-Bandeira (Co-Investigator)
Mandy Sadan (Co-Investigator)

Research Organisations
SOAS
Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation, led by Myat Thet Thitsar
Forum for Social Studies, led by Meheret Ayenew

Funding sources
AHRC GCRF

Dates of funding
Oct 2017 – Sept 2020

Principal and Co-investigators
Rodney Harrison (Principal Investigator)
Cornelius Holtorf (Co-Investigator)
Caitlin DeSilvey (Co-Investigator)
Sharon Macdonald (Co-Investigator)

Research Organisations
UCL and partners

Funding sources
AHRC

Dates of funding
April 2015 – March 2019

Principal and Co-investigators
Trinidad Rico and Rodney Harrison

Research Organisations
Rutgers University and UCL

Funding sources
AHRC GCRF Innovation Grant

Dates of funding
November 2016 to June 2017