Profile – Sustaining Health Zone

Education:

Broadwater Comprehensive, Surrey; Godalming 6th Form College; Newcastle University; University of Sheffield
Qualifications:

BA (Archaeology); Msc in Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy; PhD
Work History:

I have worked at Exeter University; Queen’s University Belfast and now at Plymouth University
Current Job:

Associate Professor in Physical Geography

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Much of my work is very much at the interface between the sciences and humanities. I really love being able to move between different approaches. I get bored quite easily and being an academic allows me to explore loads of things that I find fascinating! Thats the great thing about being a scientist – I am paid to investigate interesting, cool stuff! I am hugely privileged to be able to do this
My Typical Day:

Most of my days are very different! Typically, I would start with checking my emails, writing to research colleagues, my PhD students and undergraduate students. I will often have a teaching session to give and prepare, have meetings with students and colleagues. This keeps me pretty busy. Quite frequently, about once a month, I travel away to research meetings or fieldwork. I am involved in several large research projects that require me to undertake fieldwork. For instance, recently I came back from a meeting in Malta; I am involved in a large research project looking at the temple civilisations there and why they collapsed 4000 years ago.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I would donate the funds to help a science communication project that is designed to help create public awareness of archaeology, heritage and environmental change issues within Uganda.

Nicki Whitehouse