For the past month I have been assisting Dr. Michaela Giebelhausen, from the university’s Art History and Visual Studies department, conduct research for her future monograph on the artist George Stubbs. The title of this future work is to be, George Stubbs: The Horse in the English Landscape. Michaela has myriad questions to answer with … Continue reading “George Stubbs: The Horse in the English Landscape – by Joe Canning (CRI 2025)”
Category: Heritage and Archaeology
The Film and Television Archive by Andreia Marujo (CRI 2025)
Hello, my name is Andreia, and I am doing an MA in International Heritage Management at the University of Birmingham. When I heard about the opportunity to do a CRI internship, I didn’t think twice. I was very excited. All the internships sounded incredibly interesting, and it was hard to choose the one where I felt … Continue reading “The Film and Television Archive by Andreia Marujo (CRI 2025)”
Lisel Haas – by Franziska Eggers (CRI 2025)
I am very grateful to have received the opportunity to take part in the Collaborative Research Internship programme, where I have been working on the Lisel Haas project with David Evans-Powell, Sara Jones and Bertz Associates. Lisel Haas was a German-Jewish emigré photographer who moved to Birmingham with her father in 1938. Having had an … Continue reading “Lisel Haas – by Franziska Eggers (CRI 2025)”
Finding Stories in Medieval Objects at the Museum of the Order of St John by Bethan Welch (CRI 2025)
My name is Bethan Welch, and I am studying MA International Heritage Management. Over the last six weeks, I have been lucky enough to work with the Museum of the Order of St John as a Collaborative Research Intern. The main aim of the internship has been to research ten objects from the medieval collection … Continue reading “Finding Stories in Medieval Objects at the Museum of the Order of St John by Bethan Welch (CRI 2025)”
At the Crossroads of Empire: the Longobard Church of Sant’Ambrogio by Jack Gunn
by Jack Gunn, BA History It didn’t take me long to realise that this research scholarship was going to be an experience to treasure. I had dubbed it “My Trip of Firsts” and it would certainly become that in regard to the first time flying on my own, taking part in academic research and field … Continue reading “At the Crossroads of Empire: the Longobard Church of Sant’Ambrogio by Jack Gunn”
German Vernacular Photographic Heritage of the Great War
There was much more to Oliver’s scholarship than searching through photographs for ‘funky beards’. Rather, these personal photographs of German soldiers provide a sometimes emotional insight into the lives of young men, many of whom were travelling abroad for the first time.
Crossroads of Empires: The Lombard Church of Montecorvino Rovella
‘Being guided by seasoned professionals has been a highlight of my academic career’ – Kylie (BA Ancient History and Archaeology) shares her experiences of spending two and a half weeks excavating a Lombard church in southern Italy.
At the Crossroads of Empires
There was much more to Benjamin’s research trip to Italy than the wonderfully preserved Church of Sant’Ambrogio – during the two and a half week project he also had the chance to explore chapels and churches at Salerno and Formis.
Postgraduate Placement Scheme: Investigating the Architecture of Iron Age Marsh Forts
Jess Stevens (MRes Archaeology) spent her summer working with Prof Henry Chapman and fellow Postgrad Theo Reeves to explore the architecture of Iron Age marsh-forts, and discovered that mapping their layout can sometimes lead to more questions.
Interpreting and Planning the Landscape Architecture of Iron Age Marsh-Forts
In 2018, the College of Arts and Law funded several Postgraduate Placements, one of which supported a project aiming to shed more light on the poorly understood Iron Age Marsh-Forts. The project was led by the recent recipient of the Award for Outstanding Impact in Culture, Prof Henry Chapman, ably assisted by two Postgraduates including Theo Reeves, who shares his experiences here.