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School of Geography and the Environment

 School of Geography and the Environment

Research: Landscape Dynamics: Oxford Rock Breakdown Laboratory: Preserving Our Past Research Cluster

Core Participants

  • Prof. Peter Borsay, University of Wales, Lampeter (British urban landscape, 1660-1820 and the history of heritage)
  • Dr J.H. Chandler, Loughborough University (automated methods of digital photogrammetry)
  • James Dixon, University of the West of England (art and archaeology in the context of urban renewal)
  • Claire Doherty, University of the West of England (curatorship)
  • Dr David Harvey, University of Exeter (integrating oral history, landscape archaeology, and agricultural conservation studies) - Co-investigator ()
  • Dr Dan Hicks, University of Bristol (desk-based archaeology) - Co-investigator ()
  • Dr John Hughes, University of Paisley (characterisation of historic mortars, lime burning, geomaterials in construction)
  • Dr Adrian Hyde, University of Sheffield (soil mechanics and foundation engineering, including the use of geotechnics applied to archaeological resources)
  • Mena Jones, London Metropolitan University (urban planning)
  • Dr Sian Jones, University of Manchester (archaeological heritage and conservation)
  • Dr Alick Leslie, British Geological Survey, Exeter (specification of mortars for historical buildings, quarry assessments, and repair methodologies)
  • Dr Haida Liang, Nottingham Trent University (applied to art conservation, astrophysics)
  • Helen Lloyd, The National Trust (ceramics conservation)
  • Prof. Gary R. Lock, University of Oxford (computer applications and quantitative methods in archaeology, landscape archaeology, British later prehistory)
  • Dr Eric May, University of Portsmouth (environmental microbiology, microbiology of heritage materials)
  • Dr Angie McClanahan, University of Glasgow (archaeological heritage research, qualitative methods, and community archaeological research)
  • Janet Miller, Head of Heritage, WS Atkins
  • Paul Rooney, University of Wolverhampton (artist)
  • Dr Stephen Shaw, London Metropolitan University (inclusive planning and urban design for heritage-led regeneration and sustainable development of urban tourism in historic, but disadvantaged areas)
  • Dr Andrew Smith, Daresbury Laboratory (synchrotron radiation)
  • Dr Mary Thornbush, Oxford Rock Breakdown Laboratory, University of Oxford (novel and non-destructive techniques, methodologies, and applications) - Cluster Assistant
  • Prof. Heather Viles, University of Oxford (geomorphic approaches to integrating laboratory, field, and modelling approaches at different scales in the study of deterioration and conservation of historic building materials) - Principal Investigator ()
  • Dr David Wheatley, University of Southampton (application of computers to archaeological problems)
  • Dr Janet Wright, University of Staffordshire (geomorphology and stone weathering)