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Dr

Thomas Pickles

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Thomas Pickles is Associate Professor of Early Medieval History in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. He is Research Coordinator for History and Programme Leader for the MRes in History. He is General Editor for the Brepols series Studies in the Early Middle Ages, a member of the Advisory Board of the journal Northern History, and Chair of the Chester Archaeological Society, and Principal Investigator of the UKRI AHRC funded project Early Christian Churches and Landscapes (ECCLES). He teaches on the Undergraduate and Postgraduate History programmes, and supervises MRes and PhD researchers.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Lecturer in Medieval History
    University of Chester, History & Archaeology, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2013 - 31 Aug 2014
  • Senior Lecturer in Medieval History
    University of Chester, History & Archaeology, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2014 - 31 Dec 2022
  • Associate Professor of Early Medieval History
    University of Chester, History & Archaeology, Chester, United Kingdom1 Jan 2023

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Stipendiary Lecturer in Medieval History
    University of Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Sep 2004 - 31 Aug 2005
  • Fellow by Special Election and Lecturer in Medieval History
    University of Oxford, St Catherine's College, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Sep 2005 - 31 Aug 2009
  • Lecturer in Medieval History
    University of York, History, York, United Kingdom1 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2012
  • Lecturer in Medieval History
    Birkbeck, University of London, History, Classics and Archaeology, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2012 - 31 Aug 2013

DEGREES

  • BA Honours Modern History Class I
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Oct 1997 - 31 Jul 2000
  • Master of Studies in Historical Research (Medieval)
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Oct 2000 - 30 Sep 2001
  • D. Phil. Medieval History
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Oct 2001 - 30 Sep 2005

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
    University of York, York, United Kingdom30 Sep 2010

LANGUAGES

  • Latin
    Can read
  • French
    Can read, speak and understand
  • German
    Can read

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

RESEARCH & INNOVATION ROLES

  • People, Culture and Environment Coordinator
  • Engagement and Impact Coordinator