Natural Sciences Collections Association

Current posts

• Curator of Natural History, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service

Contact details

Natural History Section, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Serrvice, Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3JQ
E-mail:
Telephone: 01603 493642

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Zoology (Southampton University, 1972)
• PhD (Queens University Belfast, 1976)
• Museums Diploma (1979)

Employment and experience

• 1984 to present Curator of Natural History, Norwich Castle Museum
• 1976 to 1984 Assistant Keeper of Natural History, Norwich Castle Museum
• 1975 to 1976 Assistant Keeper, Ipswich Museum and Art Gallery
• 1965 to 1975 Part-time volunteer, Ulster Museum

Committee work

• 1985 to 1987 Biology Curators Group: Committee Member and Chair

Member of other professional organisations

• Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
• British Ornithologists Union

Additional information

I am interested in developing low-cost, low-technology solutions to storage and conservation problems in natural history collections. I am researching the social history of 19th century naturalists in Norfolk.When I get the time, I engage in a bit of Diptera taxonomy, particularly shoreflies (Ephydridae).