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