Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Sainsbury Research Unit for the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (SRU), is a centre for the study of the arts and material culture of these three regions, with six permanent academic faculty supported by library and administrative staff. Visiting fellows, research associates and postdoctoral researchers working on special projects also contribute to the lively academic community within the unit. The unit has its own teaching and study facilities and a specialist research library known as the Robert Sainsbury Library, all on hand within the Sainsbury Centre.
The SRU offers MA and PhD degrees, with generous scholarships and funding support for students. It also offers visiting fellowships for postdoctoral scholars and hosts regular conferences, symposia and other academic meetings. Combining anthropological, art-historical, archaeological and museological approaches, SRU research and teaching are focused on the distinctive cultures of the three regions, especially how artworks and objects are made, used, and circulated – in effect, how they matter to people, both in their original contexts and in the contexts of museums and exhibitions. The MA and PhD programmes are intended for those interested in careers in higher education, museums and galleries, publishing, journalism and development.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Abdulmalik Abdulrahman Abdulmalik
- School of History and Art History
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Awet Araya
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - Lecturer in the Arts of Africa
Person: Academic, Teaching & Research
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Aristoteles Barcelos Neto
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - Associate Professor in the Arts of the Americas
- Area Studies - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Where the land meets the sea: coastal heritage and resilience in Benin, West Africa
International Development Research Centre
1/01/25 → 15/11/26
Project: Research
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Eastern Jordan Holocene Environmental Project (EJHEP)
Council for British Research in the Levant
1/09/24 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Looking Forward, Looking Back: Past and Present West African Communities Revealed through Museum Collections
1/06/24 → 31/05/28
Project: Fellowship
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Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation and minimize losses and damages
Clarke, J., Haour, A., Morel, H., Forster, J., Orlove, B., Holtorf, C., Hutcheson, A., Aryee Adinorkuor, V., Brunnschweiler, C., Brooks, N., Wade, S., Wellington, N-A., Appeaning Addo, K. & P. Simpson, N., 23 Jan 2025, In: npj Climate Action. 4, 4, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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A coastal occupation in Bénin, West Africa: Earthenwares and salt at the time of Atlantic entanglement
Haour, A., Coulson, I., N'Dah, D. & Labiyi, N., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology. 19, 2, p. 249-268 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aerial, surface, and subsurface multimodal mapping in Coastal Peru: Insights from Cerro San Isidro, Moro Region, Nepeña Valley
Golay Lausanne, K., Chicoine, D., Navarro Vega, J. & Lau, G. F., May 2024, In: Advances in Archaeological Practice. 12, 2, p. 143-155 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Alfonso Caso Medal
Savkic Sebek, Sanja (Recipient), 18 Sept 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Anthropology Dissertation
Ferrandiz Gaudens, Alba (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Journal of the History of Collections (Journal)
Chris Wingfield (Peer reviewer)
1 Sept 2024 → 31 Dec 2026Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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ICOFOM 47th Annual Assembly - Transnational Island Museologies
Clémentine Debrosse (Speaker)
5 Jun 2024 → 7 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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2024 Museum Ethnographers Group annual conference
Nick Warr (Visitor)
25 Apr 2024 → 26 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Artists Takeover? Hew Locke at the British Museum and Glenn Ligon at the Fitzwilliam Museum
20/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Divine Lords of the Andes
George Lau & David Chicoine
1/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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British Academy newsletter
25/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution