Research Institute for Collections Fellows 2024 announced
13 May 2024
The Research Institute for Collections has appointed four fellows to visit UCL to conduct research on topics using UCL’s archives, rare books, records, and museum collections.
Prejudice in Power Fellow
Dr Ishita Marwah’s project ‘A Touch of Force’ will use material from the Galton Laboratory Collection and the Galton Archive.
Liberating the Collections Fellows
Raffaella Fryer-Moreira will work with Guarani and Kaiowá indigenous communities and the Grant Museum of Zoology Collections at UCL.
Dr Liz Bruchet’s project, ‘Embodied Narratives: illuminating mental health and disability in an art school archive’, will delve into the archival records of the Slade School of Fine Art to explore the experiences of disability and mental health within the context of art education.
Special Collections Visiting Fellow
Helen Strong’s project ‘Exploring the Historical Roots and Evolution of Forest School Camps in the UK’ will look at the Forest School movement, which focuses on outdoor learning for personal growth.