Miles has worked on archaeological projects across the UK, as well as in Germany, Sicily and Russia. He is co-director of BU’s Archaeological Field School and also the Durotriges Project and REGNVM, both investigating the transition from the Iron Age to Roman period in Southern Britain. He an expert in all things Roman and Iron… Read more »
History, Politics & Social Studies
Dr Sally Reynolds
Principal Academic in Paleoecology
Areas of expertise
Sally is a hominin and mammalian palaeontologist who works on African Plio-Pleistocene fauna of the period from three million years to around 10,000 years ago. She has undertaken research in palaeontology around the world and has a particular interest in how landscapes, guild structure and the individual biology of species interact to create patterns of… Read more »
Professor Sine McDougall
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Areas of expertise
Sine’s research focuses on how we understand, learn, and use icons and signs used on computer interfaces, traffic and public information signs. Her recent research explores the cognitive processing underpinning the visual appeal of interfaces, with the aim of explaining how consumer appeal develops over time and how this influences decision-making. Other projects are examining… Read more »
Ian Hanson
Visiting Research Fellow and Deputy Director of Forensic Science for Archaeology and Anthropology at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP)
Areas of expertise
Ian has supervised and directed numerous forensic excavations across the Middle East and the Balkans. In addition he has undertaken human rights and forensic investigations for the international agencies in the Balkans, Iraq, Cyprus and Africa. Over the past decade he has designed, directed and managed training courses for forensic science scene investigation. He also… Read more »
Professor Timothy Darvill OBE
Professor of Archaeology
Areas of expertise
As a European prehistorian, Tim is best known for his publications on prehistoric Britain, archaeological excavations in Britain, and studies of the way that archaeological sites are managed. He is one of the leading authorities on Stonehenge and led an excavation inside the circles. He is currently focusing his attention on the origins and meaning… Read more »
Dr Terri Cole
Principal Academic in Forensic Psychology
Areas of expertise
Terri has conducted research predominantly into offering criminal and offender profiling. She is particularly interested in how psychologists can pragmatically work with police officers to assist investigations. She has recently co-authored a book entitled Forensic psychology – theory, research, policy and practice.
Paul Cheetham
Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Science
Areas of expertise
Paul is the Programme Leader for BU’s MSc Forensic Archaeology, as well as co-director of BU’s Durotriges excavation project, researching the transition of Iron Age to Roman Britain. He has performed archaeological geophysical survey excavation on many important World Heritage-listed archaeological sites, including Stonehenge and Pompeii. He has assisted the UK police in over 40… Read more »
Professor Jonathan Parker
Professor of Society & Social Welfare
Areas of expertise
Jonathan’s research interests centre on social work and welfare, conflict and violence, and he has recently been conducting cross-cultural research with colleagues in Southeast Asia. He was pivotal in developing the best-selling Transforming Social Work Practice series of text books and has published widely on disadvantage; marginalisation and violence; Southeast Asia; religion; social work; and welfare education internationally…. Read more »