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Professor

Meggen Gondek

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0002-8418-549X
  • Professor
    Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

BIOGRAPHY

Meggen Gondek researches and teaches across a range of archaeological methodologies and topics. She provides research and teaching experience in early medieval archaeology, art and landscapes across all undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research programmes in Archaeology at the University. 

 

She also works for the AHRC as Head of RICHeS Infrastructure Headquarters (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science).  RICHeS is a long term, £80 million commitment from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) – part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) – to support excellence and collaboration within heritage and conservation science. 

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Archaeology
    University of Chester, United Kingdom1 Aug 2016
  • Head of Department of History and Archaeology
    University of Chester, United Kingdom1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2022
  • Reader in Archaeology
    University of Chester, United Kingdom1 Aug 2010 - 31 Jul 2016
  • Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Archaeology
    University of Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2006 - 31 Jul 2010

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Head of RICHeS Infrastructure Headquarters
    Arts and Humanities Research Council, United Kingdom19 Aug 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD in Archaeology
    University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • M.Phil (Distinction) in Medieval Archaeology
    University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • BA in Archaeology with a minor in Medieval Studies (summa cum laude)
    Tufts University, Medford, United States

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    Advance HE

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences