Triple Celebration for Cambridge Archaeologists at Awards for Research Impact and Engagement

Professor Gilly Carr (Institute of Continuing Education, Department of Archaeology and St Catharine’s College) was celebrated as runner up in the Established Academic category for her work on The Safeguarding Sites project.

"I am very pleased that the work of the new Charter for Safeguarding Sites, funded and produced by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), has been recognised by the University of Cambridge. The Charter, which I chaired, was launched only last year and its real impact will only grow in the future; I thank the University for seeing its future value."

Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu (PhD student, Department of Archaeology) was awarded runner up in the Early Career Research category for his Legacies of Biafra Heritage Project.

"I am honoured to have received this important recognition from the University of Cambridge for my work with communities in southeastern Nigeria. I am grateful to: my collaborators at the Centre for Memories in Enugu, Nigeria, including the project volunteers and participants; my supervisor, Dr. Dacia Viejo-Rose and colleagues at the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre; as well as the Public Engagement team at the University of Cambridge. I would also like to thank the Royal Anthropological Institute, Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the University's Public Engagement Starter Fund for supporting the project."

Also runner up in the Early Career Researcher category, Dr Nik Petek-Sargeant (McDonald Institute For Archaeological Research) was selected for his Historical East African Archaeology and Theory (HEAAT) project.

"I am extremely happy that the work that the Ilchamus community has done to preserve their material culture and traditional practices, and that the Namayana Women’s group, my team and I helped facilitate, is being recognised by the University. Considerate and engaged work, though slow, can have a massive impact and it shows that communities value their histories. I would also like to thank the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the British Academy, the British Institute in Eastern Africa, the Cambridge Humanities Research Grants, Smuts Fund, and the McDonald Institute for their support and funding."