Research
Research groups
Research interests
- cultural heritage
- digital humanities
- knowledge organisation
- infrastructure studies
- data environmentalism
Current research
I started out working on and the . Whilst I retain a passion for printed images and visual culture, these days I work primarily at the intersection of history, cultural heritage, and digital technologies. My current research examines histories of knowledge organisation and production in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain.
I am also committed to improving research infrastructure and research culture, and in 2025 I began work on three major projects: the funded ''; 'Embedding Trust in Evaluation', funded by the Research England Development (RED) Fund; and 'Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research', a UKRI Digital Research Technical Professional Skills NetworkPlus project.
Previous externally funded research projects have focused on linked data approaches to archival work (': Re-evaluating Women's Work in Archaeology, History and Heritage, 1870 – 1950', Arts and Humanities Research Council), legacy descriptions of art objects ('', Arts and Humanities Research Council), the preservation of intangible cultural heritage ('', British Council, and '', British Academy), the born digital archival record ('', European Commission), and decolonial futures for museum collections ('', Arts and Humanities Research Council).