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Eliza Howlett

eliza howlett
Head of Earth Collections
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
01865 272951
eliza.howlett@oum.ox.ac.uk

My research interests include the history of palaeontology, especially the work of William Buckland, Elizabeth Philpot and Charles Lyell; people and places; and scientific networks. I have managed a number of digital humanities projects, including the digitisation of Charles Lyell's fossil collection and associated archives, and acted as Oxford lead for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum's HMS Challenger project. I am currently supervising an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship on university collections, academic teaching, and the making of geology (1813-74).

Museum of Natural History
  • Eg: Early Modern Ireland
  • Early Modern British Isles & Ireland
  • Modern British Isles & Ireland

My research interests include the history of palaeontology, especially the work of William Buckland, Elizabeth Philpot and Charles Lyell; people and places; and scientific networks. I have managed a number of digital humanities projects, including the digitisation of Charles Lyell's fossil collection and associated archives, and acted as Oxford lead for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum's HMS Challenger project. I am currently supervising an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship on university collections, academic teaching, and the making of geology (1813–74).

Period Early Modern Modern
Region British Isles & Ireland
Specialism Digital Humanities History of Science
Supervision DPhil Supervision Masters Supervision