Congratulations to the 2024 RIC Fellows

Thank you to everyone who took their time to apply.

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. Dr Marwah will look at the minutiae of the governance and running of the lab which became a part of the institutional history, the lived experience of the people who were forced into being its ‘data’ and the continuing experiences of institutional racist legacies faced today.

Two Liberating the Collections Fellows

Raffaella Fryer-Moreira will work with Guarani and Kaiowá indigenous communities and the Grant Museum of Zoology Collections at UCL. Together, they plan to create an online exhibit that delves into new ways of presenting zoology and natural history to a broad audience. This project aims to break the tradition of excluding indigenous perspectives from the curation, storytelling, and display of natural history. By using innovative exhibition techniques, it seeks to involve a wider and more diverse audience in the exploration of these topics.

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. Through careful and creative examination, Dr Bruchet will uncover relevant records and transform them into compelling collection stories. These narratives will highlight perspectives that have been overlooked in traditional art school archives and the stories they tell. By conducting this research, Dr Bruchet aims to provide a deeper understanding of the connections between artists, art education, mental and physical health, ability, and well-being. Ultimately, the goal is to enhance public awareness of these marginalized voices.

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. While it's often linked to Scandinavia, the UK has its own history of outdoor education research on UK Forest School history, especially on Forest School Camps that started in 1929. The project aims to examine this history, tying it to the evolving perception of children's importance in British society and the countryside's role in youth development through leisure activities.