Our co-directors team comprises staff and research students from the University of Glasgow and partner institutions:
Dr Michael Given is Professor in Landscape Archaeology at the University of Glasgow with interests in approaches to archaeological landscapes and archaeological survey, and the archaeology of post-medieval Scotland and classical and historic Cyprus. Michael co-directs our field school project and leads on survey and landscape archaeology.
Dr Gareth Beale is a lecturer in Digital Archaelogy at the University of Glasgow with research interests in the critical and creative use of technology for the documentation and representation of archaeology. Gareth co-directs our field school project and co-leads on digital media and engagement.
Dr Nicole Smith is a digital humanities expert, specialising in the connections between people and place via the process of heritage and interrogating the potential of creative practice and digital technologies to this end, within Education at the University of Glasgow. Nicole has a background working in the cultural heritage sector, as a curator and as a specialist in digital technology implementation for museums, libraries, archives and art galleries. Nicole co-directs our field school project and co-leads on digital media, engagement and our collaborations with the Glencoe Folk Museum.
Lizzie Robertson is a PhD Researcher at the University of Glasgow whose practice centres around creating new forms of interaction with Scottish Highland landscapes and their archaeological, historical and geographical dimensions, through innovative soundscape installations and experiences – challenging the dominance of visual technologies in the communication of landscape narratives. Lizzie co-directs our field school project and co-leads on digital media, engagement and our collaborations with the Glencoe Folk Museum and NTS.
Dr Edward Stewart is an Affiliated Researcher at the University of Glasgow and Clyde Valley Archaeological Research Framework Engagement Officer at Archaeology Scotland. He has an interest in the management of the post-medieval uplands in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, and the contemporary politics of landscape change in this region. Edward co-directs our field school project, leading the excavations and co-leading engagement through NTS open day events, site tours and volunteering opportunities. Edward is also involved in the redesign of the Glencoe Folk Museum ‘Land and People’ galleries. .
Derek Alexander is the Head of Archaeological Services at the National Trust for Scotland, and since 2024 has co-directed our summer field school excavations. Through Derek’s involvement the excavations are supported by a team of experienced volunteers from the NTS archaeology team. Derek also facilitates our relationships with the NTS Glencoe and Dalness team, and supports engagement activities both on the day-to-day of our field school, but also during the annual ‘Glencoe Archaeology Festival’.
We are also assisted and supported by a wider community of specialists and collaborators from the Univerity of Glasgow, and partner institutions:
Jordan Barbour (GUARD Archaeology)
Nicholas Cullen (University of Stanford)
Catriona Davidson (Glencoe Folk Museum)
Megan Dennis (University of Montana)
Sarah Elliot (University of Bournemouth)
Jesper Ericsson (Hunterian Museum)
Natasha Ferguson (Independent)
Derek Hall (Independent)
David Higgins (Society for Clay Pipe Research)
Parris Joyce (Glencoe Folk Museum)
Cole Juckette (University of Glasgow)
Cynthia Larbey (University of Glasgow)
Shuna Mayes (Independent)
Sabrina Ross (Independent)
Aris Palyvos (University of Glasgow)
Meike Maria van Lit (University of Glasgow)
Giovanna Vitelli (Hunterian Museum)
Nicki Whitehouse (University of Glasgow)
In and out of the field we are also supported by our amazing undergraduate site assistants: Lucy Ankers, Lauren Blackburn, Samantha Bodiam, Erin Brunt, Ethan Power, Megan Kidd, Leonore Kitt, and graduate supervisors Amy Hellier and Kaitlyn Whitsitt.
