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Professor Clare Downham
M.A. (Hons), M.Phil, Ph.D. FSA.

Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • Keynote Speaker, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Annual National Irish Studies Conference (Manchester Irish Festival) , 2015)
  • Second Annual Bridekirk Lecture, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Bridekirk, Cumbria, 2012)
  • Plenary Speaker - Celtic Student conference, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (University of Aberdeen, 2010)

Editorships

  • Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, gen. ed. Oliver Nicholson (Advisory Editor, 2004 - 2018)

Examination Roles

  • University of Cambridge, PhD (2018)
  • University of Lancaster, Undergraduate History (UG, 2017 - 2021)
  • University of Lancaster, PhD (2012)
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, PhD (2011)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • History Canada (interviewer/interviewee 'Real Vikings' documentary series) (2015)
  • BBC, Channel 5, National Geographic, ZDF, TG4 (broadcast interviews, consultancy) (2009 - 2014)
  • Shenanigan's Irish Bar (St Patrick's day lectures) (2014 - 2015)
  • HappyEndings Productions (format designer and writer) (2013 - 2015)
  • Various school visits in NW England (AHRC Hagiography at the Frontiers project) (2011 - 2013)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Society of Antiquaries, London (Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 2021 - present)
  • Icelandic Research Fund (Reviewer, 2018)
  • Irish Research Council (External board member, 2016 - present)
  • Poznan Conference of Celtic Studies (Advisor Board Member, 2014)
  • Arts and Humanities Research Council (College Member, 2014 - 2017)
  • Australian Research Council (Invited International Member, 2014 - present)
  • Viking Society for Northern Research (Council Member, 2013 - 2016)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Undergraduate Curriculum Lead
  • Combined Honours Representative