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Historic Environment Scotland Showcase

The Centre for Landscape hosted representatives of Historic Environment Scotland for a partnership building event

15 September 2023

Historic Environment Scotland Showcase, Friday 15th September 2023

HES Showcase, hosted by Centre for Landscape, Âé¶¹´«Ã½

On Friday 15th September the Centre for Landscape hosted a showcase event designed to develop reseach and engagement links between Historic Environment Scotland and Âé¶¹´«Ã½.

Representatives from Historic Environment Scotland delivered presentations outlining its broad work and recent strategies:

  • Ben Thomas – Research Manager
  • Kirsty Owen – Deputy Head of Archaeology
  • Stefan Sagrott – Senior Cultural Resources Advisor

This was followed by lightning presentations by some of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ researchers in attendance, intended to show the breadth of research methods and facilities at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ connected to landscape studies, and to share details of NU projects with connections to the historic landscape and archaeology of Scotland:

  • Claire Hickman – Reader in Environmental and Medical History
  • Annie Tindley â€“ Head of School of History, Classics and Archaeology
  • Craig Thomas – PhD researcher
  • Lisa-Marie Shillito – Professor of Geoarchaeology, Director of Archaeology Labs
  • John Pendlebury – Professor of Urban Conservation, School of Architecture Planning and Landscape and Co-Director of the Centre for Heritage
  • Magdalini Theodoridou, NU Academic Track Fellow (NUAcT), School of Engineering
  • John Witchell, PhD researcher
  • Maggie Roe, Professor of Landscape and Co-director of the Centre for Landscape
  • Prof. Sam Turner, Professor of Archaeology and co-director of the Centre for Landscape

The day ended with a group discussion including the HES represenatives and all researchers from Âé¶¹´«Ã½, with the aim of stimulating future research.