Qualifications

  • The Archaeology and Anthropology of Death and Burial through the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

    Teaching Description:

    • Teaching Week 1 - The archaeology of death and burial

    • Teaching Week 2 - The Ancient Dead

    • Teaching Week 3 - Memento Mori: the relationship between death and art

    • Teaching Week 4 - Catacombs, crypts, and graveyards: death tourism

    • Teaching Week 5 - Ashes to Ink: new ways of engaging with the dead

  • Modules taken:

    • Anthropological Theory and Practice

    • History of the Book

    • Research Methods in Anthropology

    • Anthropology Placement - International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute (IPPPRI)

    • Dissertation - 'Does Up Helly Aa preserve, shape, and reinforce cultural identity, a sense of place, and community cohesion, and, in turn, does this process help to sustain the festival itself?'

  • Selection of modules taken:

    • Sociology of Death (1st - 70%)

    • Qualitative Social Research Methods (1st - 70%)

    • Gender, Sexuality, Science and Technology (1st - 70%)

    • Philosophy of the Social Sciences (2:1 - 67%)

    • Contemporary Sociological Theory (2:1 - 63%)

    Third-Year Placement: Research and Administrative Assistant for the Tobacco Control Research Group based at the University of Bath.

    Final Year Dissertation: ‘How were the religious practices and beliefs of Jewish survivors in the UK affected by the Holocaust and modernity?’ This involved qualitative research methods and using archival sources. (2:1 - 69%)

  • A-Levels:

    • Religious Studies (A)

    • History (B)

    • English Literature (C)

    GCSEs:

    • 5Bs including B in English Language

    • 4Cs including C in English Literature and Science

Completed TV & Film Industry Training & Courses 

  • In November 2020, Pam Relton hosted a three-day online course about conducting production research. It taught me the essential skills needed to be a TV researcher.

    Topics:

    • How to spot and tell a good story

    • Widening your sources of information

    • Finding and casting contributors

    • Writing proposals and research briefs

    • Hot internet research tips

    • Accuracy and record keeping

    • How to generate ideas

    • A not-so-heavy dose of editorial and legal compliance

    • Three-day online course with Lowri Thomas, a Location Manager in Wales

  • I attended an NFTS virtual classroom in January 2021, run by Lloret Dunn.

    Course Content:

    • Understand and interpret a scripted location brief

    • Increase awareness of local location potential

    • Research and assess location suitability

    • Offer suggestions for oft-needed locations:

      • Police Station, Hospital and Airport

    • Follow a scouting challenge

    • Work to a deadline

    • Manage digital images and start a location library in Dropbox

    • Create and maintain a location contact list

    • Understand the most common architectural styles

    • Package, present and pitch locations

  • Online workshop run by experienced Production Managers who discuss having a career in TV and discusses:

    • The different genres of TV

    • Creative versus production and the skills required for each

    • Hierarchy of TV and production

    • Different periods of Scheduling

    • Budgeting and cost monitors

    • Different elements of production

    • Post production

    • The online module by ScreenSkills was designed for Film and TV film crews to understand their personal responsibility in reducing the risk of coronavirus and the safety measures that productions take on set

    • In March 2021, I attended a training day that had a mixture of live speakers and recorded speakers from some of the most respected crew in the UK Film and HETV Drama Industry

  • Urban Myth Films hosted a webinar in April 2021 with production companies and broadcasters in Wales.

    • Each introduced what they do and what opportunities they may have

  • I attended the February 2021 two-day online event where I met a host of exhibitors in the Film and TV Industry to discuss advice/guidance on how to start a career in TV, CV workshops, and job opportunities.

    Exhibitors included:

    • BBC Early Careers

    • BBC Studios

    • Edinburgh TV Festival

    • ITV

    • NFTS

    • Nottingham News Centre

    • S4C

    • Sky

    • During my placement, I attended a media training course with BBC experts Tim and Lily

Completed Heritage and Museum Industry Training & Courses

  • The online learning programme built my confidence and competence in key areas of museum practice.

    Topics covered:

    • Supporting Anti-Racism

    • Working Ethically

    • Working with Collections

    • Working with Community Partners

    • Working with the Learning and Engagement Manifesto

    • This course introduced a critical method for assessing the value of heritage assets

    • This module looks at how a structured approach to photo reading can enable you to understand a site/landscape better and avoid missing important details that lead to mistaken interpretations

    • This module provides an introduction and overview of understanding and managing UNESCO and World Heritage Sites, including Stonehenge, Canterbury Cathedral and Hadrian’s Wall

    • Module in understanding the development management process from the 13th century to the modern day

Completed High-Income Skills, Genealogy and Anthropology Training & Courses

  • The University of Strathclyde produced a FutureLearn course that developed my understanding of genealogy - how to research my family tree and communicate the results.

    Topics:

    • Documentary evidence (primary, derived primary and secondary evidence)

    • Transcriptions and indexes

    • Research strategies

    • Genealogy databases

    • Recording and organising research

    • Identify major source types - civil, religious and census records

    • Using Archives

    • Principles of Genealogical Proof

    • Genetic Genealogy

    • Accessing sources for context

    • Documenting and protecting research

    • Creating a family history

    • Durham University taught how to learn how the deceased are located, recovered and analysed using DNA and pathology

Attended Conferences

    • Professor Jo Story from the University of Leicester discussed the transformation of manuscripts adopted in England in medieval England

    • This lecture was hosted by Bristol Museum and Dr Peter Guest (freelance archaeologist and numismatist specialising in the Roman period)

    • They discussed recent findings about Isca, the Roman Legionary Fortress at Caerleon.

  • The Museums Association conference discussed how museums change lives in a post-pandemic world and help society respond to its many challenges. It further discussed how museums could build on what they had learned in being responsive, creative and resourceful to emerge stronger and more relevant in the wake of Covid-19.

    It explored how to work effectively with communities hit hardest by economic hardship and social upheaval during the pandemic. The conference also discussed the measures museums could take to improve the health and well-being of visitors and how they can tackle urgent contemporary crises, including the climate crisis, racism and discrimination. Lastly, it discussed how their collections and research can engage with audiences in new and exciting ways, including the impact of digital technology.

  • Title: Myths, Methods, and Messiness: Insights for Qualitative Research Analysis

    • The Fifth Annual Qualitative Research Symposium was hosted at the University of Bath on Wednesday, 20 January 2019.

    • Keynote Presentation: Professor Gary Goertz from the University of Notre Dame discussing Rethinking the Methodology of Conceptual Typologies