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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.

Two users looking at a rare book from UCL's Special 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.

The UCL Research Institute for Collections

The UCL Research Institute for Collections is a virtual centre for scholarship, pedagogy and impact based around UCL’s exceptional range of collections.

Read the full announcement on the Research Institute for Collections website.