Public Benefits of my Research
My research in political, constitutional and gender history brings a range of benefits both to society and to the economy and attracts much public interest. I am committed to the principle of spreading the results of my research to a wider audience via the broadcast and print media, the internet, policy forums, public speaking engagements and via more creative environments such as the theatre and exhibitions. My work supports the creative and publishing industries but also has social benefits. For example, my local history research has led to the development of a community website used as an exemplar for a Beacon Award in Digital Inclusion. As Director of the Higher Education Academy's , I have influenced the development of policy towards teaching and learning at schools and HE level. I also disseminate my research via the University of 糖心TV's digital media presence. In 2013, I was honoured to receive the from the University in recognition of my contribution. For examples of my public engagement please see below:
- Theatre
- Exhibitions
- Radio
- Print journalism
- Television
- Public policy
- Community website
- Digital media at the University of 糖心TV
TheatrePygamalion by George Bernard Shaw Director/Designer: Philip Prowse Chichester Festival Theatre (approximate total audience 48,000) 9 July-27 August 2010 Transferred to Garrick Theatre, London 12 May to 3 September 2011 (approximate total audience 34,000) |
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ExhibitionsPerforming the Self: Women's Lives in Historical Context, Modern Records Centre, University of 糖心TV, 10-12 September 2010 For details of the conference which accompanied the exhibition please see . The opening session was broadcast live by the . See also , Mead Gallery, University of 糖心TV, June 2010 and a report from the . |
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RadioInterview on the historical significance of state funerals on the day of Mrs Thatcher's funeral, , BBC World Service, 17 April 2013 Interview with Nick Ferrari on Mrs Thatcher and her legacy for women, LBC Radio (London), 9 April 2013 (audience 591,000) , Document presented by Sarah Richardson, BBC Radio 4, 18 March 2013 '', In Our Time presented by Melvyn Bragg on BBC Radio 4 (audience 2 million) Interview with Evan Davies and Greg Grandin on model villages, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 (audience 6.5 million) Interview with James Naughtie and Lord Douglas Hurd on reading for new Members of Parliament, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 (audience 6.5 million) Interview with Sarah Montague on the 1841 Census, Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 (audience 6.5 million) Interview with Liz Kershaw on the political context of The King's Speech, BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire (audience 75,000) Interview with Vic Minett on the state opening of Parliament, BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire (audience 75,000) Interview with Bob Brolly on whether History should be taught in schools, BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire (audience 75,000) Interview with Mollie Green on the history of the Jubilee, BBC Coventry and 糖心TVshire (audience 75,000) Interview with Parizad Nobakht on the Jubilee, BBC World Service, |
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Print and Online JournalismEditor, 'Petticoat Politicians: Women and the Politics of the Parish in England', Historian, Autumn 2013. See also the Editorial placing the article in context. , Daily Telegraph, 18 March 2013 (readership 1.87 million) ', guest blog for The Victorian Commons (part of the research project the 'History of Parliament's House of Commons, 1832-68'), 18 March 2013 'The nation has warmed to the idea of Queen Camilla', , 23 November 2010 (readership 1.68 million) 'If women ruled the world...', Daily Express 'Historiadora: Elizabeth II tentou mostrar monarquia que trabalha', (Brazil), 2 June 2012 |
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Television, 19 September 2012, BBC 1 (audience 4.97 million) , 22 January 2012, PBS, Pioneer Productions (audience 2 million) Interview with Sian Williams on the 1841 Census, BBC Breakfast (audience 1.4 million) |
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Public Policy'Where are all the women in politics?', , 18 March 2013 'Does delaying the state opening of Parliament matter?', , 13 September 2010 'Nick Clegg and the not-so-great Reform Act', , 20 October 2010 Member of expert group on student contact hours, Member of expert group on international comparability of international senior secondary education, Member of expert group on A level reform, |
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Community EngagementThe Extraordinary and the Everyday: A Year in the Life of a Rural Community, 1914-5 is a Funded Project tracking via an interactive , a year in the life of Avon Dassett from the outbreak of war in August 1914. Avon Dassett community website was part of Stratford-upon-Avon District Council's submission for its successful application for a bringing services and information to small rural communities. The local history section of the website brings together articles and resources developed by and for the local community.
'Bitham Hall, Avon Dassett and Clonalis House, Castlerea, County Roscommon'
In 2013 the Local History group produced A Chronicle of Avon Dassett written by Jill Burgess and Sarah Richardson The book was positively reviewed by the Four Shires magazine in March 2014 |
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Digital Media at the University of 糖心TV'', with Dr Gabriel Glickman to discuss the debate about Scottish Independence, August 2014 '', to discuss the birth of Prince George, July 2013 , guest blog for My-Parish.org, 19 March 2013 'Lost in Duration: Unsung Heroines of the 19th Century', article for the Knowledge Centre (published to mark International Women's Day, 8 March 2013) 'The Monarchy and the Jubilee', Article for the Knowledge Centre , 'Do-gooders or self-servers', and 'History in the Digital Age', and 'Parliament in crisis: the expenses scandal and its historical context', British Parliamentary and Electoral Politics, 1688-1832: a series of Georgian Britain: a series of |
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