The page of the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre at the University of Cambridge The group also organises fieldtrips and other activities.
The Heritage Research Group meets once a week in term-time for discussions on the theme of heritage. The program includes talks by invited speakers as well as members of the group (students and researchers from the fields of Archaeology, Social Anthropology, Classics, etc.). Since 1996 the Heritage Research Group has also hosted a series of one-day seminars and two-day conferences, known as the Ca
We are looking for a Centre Administrator for the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre. The job involves working closely with the Director(s) to run the Centre's many activities and help shape the next few years.
Centre Administrator (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge Centre Administrator (Fixed Term) in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge.
22/03/2025
On the 27th March from 2-5pm, Pamela Jane Smith Shaw, Kingsley Daraojimba, and Ferdinand Saumarez will be exhibiting, in the McDonald Institute, Factum Foundation's https://factumfoundation.org 3-D exact replicas of the famous and exquisite Igbo-Ukwu Bronzes. The technology is pioneering and the Igbo-Ukwu people will be present to greet you.
Please drop by, say hello, drink a cup of tea.
Home - Factum Foundation The Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation is a not-for-profit organisation, founded in 2009 in Madrid by Adam Lowe.
13/06/2024
EVENT: We're delighted to announce that registration for the 2024 Cambridge Heritage Symposium is now open!
This year's event is entitled "Heritage Expertise: Paradigm or Platitude" - and runs between Wednesday 19th June-Thursday 20th June.
Attendance is £20 - follow this link to sign up: https://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/archaeology/heritage-symposium/heritage-expertise-paradigm-or-platitude-june-2024
01/05/2024
🚨EVENT: Tomorrow (May 2nd), join us at the McDonald Institute for our first CHRC Lunchtime Seminar of the term!
This time, Prof. Kalliopi Fouseki will talk on "unpacking urban heritage dynamics through a 'Deep Cities' approach".
Please find attached the revised poster for the event!
10/04/2024
Today, our Director - Dr. Dacia Viejo Rose - will give a public lecture in Madrid in relation to the "Chagall: A Cry of Freedom" exhibition at MAPFRE
The talk is entitled “Variable monumentality: Heritage and identity in precarious times”
For more: https://bit.ly/3UaVXmP
20/03/2024
ICYMI: Join us tomorrow (21st March, 1pm) for our latest CHRC lunchtime lecture.
Dr. Bryan Lintott will be joining us to talk about Heritage in Extremis.
Join us in person at the McDonald Institute, or online here: https://rb.gy/64cddc
18/03/2024
EVENT: Join us on Thursday for a fascinating lunchtime seminar, as Dr. Bryan Lintott talks on "Heritage in Extremis".
Event starts on 21st March, 1pm at the McDonald Institute, or online here: https://rb.gy/64cddc
13/03/2024
ICYMI: Join us tomorrow at the McDonald for a fascinating lunchtime seminar on the University of Cambridge's African Collections by Dr. Eva Namusoke of the Fitzwilliam Museum!
Event is 1pm at the McDonald Institute (14th March), or online here: https://rb.gy/gyibk9
11/03/2024
EVENT: Join us on Thursday (14th March, 1pm) for our latest lunchtime seminar - this time with Dr. Eva Namusoke of the Fitzwilliam Museum!
Eva will be talking on the University of Cambridge's African Collections!
Join us in person at the McDonald - or online here: https://rb.gy/gyibk9
07/03/2024
It's a hugely exciting month for the CHRC Lunchtime Seminar series - with some wonderful talks, starting with our very own Dr. Alisa Santikarn's talk on Elephants, Temples and Nationalism this Thursday (1pm)!
Sign up to join online here: https://rb.gy/ybsszw.
06/03/2024
ICYMI: Join us tomorrow for Dr. Alisa Santikarn's fascinating lunchtime talk on Elephants, Temples and Nationalism in Thailand and Cambodia!
Join us in person at the McDonald at 1pm - or online here: https://rb.gy/ybsszw!
05/03/2024
EVENT: Join us this Thursday (1pm) for a fascinating talk by our very own Alisa Santikarn!
Alisa will be talking on Elephants, Temples and Nationalism!
Join us in person at the McDonald or online here: https://rb.gy/ybsszw