Adnan Almohamad is a PhD candidate in The Institute of Archaeology and Classical Studies (ASA), University of Lausanne. He is also currently the Arabic Translation Coordinator in the project of International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA). His master's degree in Archaeology of the Ancient Near East and Egypt was awarded by Charles de Gaulle University, France in 2008. From 2009 to 2014, he worked at DGAM of Syria, he also lectured on ancient pottery in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aleppo. His current work focuses on documenting the looting and destruction of archaeological sites in northern Syria and the relationships of local communities in Syria with their cultural heritage before and during the war.
Dr Alexander Boyd FSA(Scot) was awarded his Doctorate at Northumbria University in 2024, a survey of military environments in Scotland. He has been a guest lecturer at institutions such as Curtin University and Glasgow School of Art, and has published several monographs of his photographic work. His publications include St Kilda - The Silent Islands (shortlisted in 2019 for a Saltire Award), The Isle of Rust (2020) with Jonathan Meades and Professor Dan Hicks, and The Point of the Deliverance (2023). He is a Fellow of the Winston Memorial Trust, the National Library of Scotland, and an affiliate of the University of St Andrews Centre for Energy Ethics. His current work focuses on the Ardeer Peninsula in Scotland.
Steering group
Matthew Davies, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Jessica Reinisch, Research Lead, Historical Studies
Joseph Viscomi, Birkbeck Director of the Raphael Samuel History Centre
Heike Bauer, Head of Research, Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences