Chair (Core Management Team)
David is currently Head of Research at York Archaeology and an Honorary Research Fellow in the University of Nottingham’s Department of Classics and Archaeology. He has over 35 years experience in professional archaeology and specialist interests in Bronze and Iron Age Britain, prehistoric ceramics, geoarchaeology and the archaeology of the Trent catchment. He has been involved in preparation of the 2012 updated Agenda and Strategy, conversion of the Research Framework to an interactive digital resource and revision of The Archaeology of the East Midlands, published in 2006.
Secretary (Core Management Team)
Vicky is a Project Manager with York Archaeology and a specialist in human bioarchaeology. She has been a member of the Core Management Team of the East Midlands Research Framework Steering Group since September 2018, working towards building and enhancing the digital platform that was launched successfully in October 2019. She also manages the East Midlands Research Framework social media accounts.
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CBA Liaison (Core Management Team)
David is a Project Manager with Albion Archaeology, as well as currently being Chair of the Upper Nene Archaeological Society and editor of the Bedfordshire Archaeology journal. He joined the Core Management Team of the East Midlands Research Framework Steering Group in 2021, to act as the representative for CBA East Midlands and CBA South Midlands.
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Mark is currently Professor of Mediterranean Prehistory at the University of Nottingham. As well as having an interest in early metallurgy in the Mediterranean, he also has a strong interest in the Bronze Age of the Trent Valley, where he has excavated. His other interests include the Bayesian modelling of radiocarbon dates and field survey techniques. He is currently chair of Trent Valley Geoarchaeology, a transregional research collective and has served on the EMHERF Steering Group since 2008, advising on the preparation of the updated Agenda and Strategy and the conversion of the Research Framework to an interactive digital resource.
Liz Mordue is the Lead Planning Archaeologist for Northamptonshire (covering North Northants and West Northants unitaries) and has worked in development control in Northants since 2010. Prior to that she worked for a variety of fieldwork contractors, mainly in the Midlands and East Anglia, and in development control in Lincolnshire. She has been a member of the EMHERF Steering Group since 2021.
Jim leads the fieldwork division at ARS Ltd, following a successful project management career in commercial archaeology with Northamptonshire Archaeology, latterly MOLA. His focus lies in landscape archaeology, urban excavation, and infrastructure projects with a particular interest in Saxon and medieval sites. Jim has been supporting the East Midlands Research Framework Steering Group as a Representative from the Commercial Sector since 2016.
Matthew Nicholas
Matthew Nicholas is one of Historic England’s Science Advisors. Science Advisors provide support and advice to local authorities determining planning applications affecting archaeological sites and the archaeological units carrying out these excavations.
Matthew is based in the East Midlands, and his advice covers all aspects of the investigation and analysis of the historic environment to enhance its understanding and management. The contact details for all the Science Advisors (and an overview of the work they do below) can be found at: https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/technical-advice/archaeological-science/science-advisors/
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