Staff Profile:Professor Michael Fulford
- Name:
- Professor Michael Fulford
- Job Title:
- Professor
- Responsibilities:
- Director, Silchester Field School
- Areas of Interest:
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- Roman urban archaeology, economy and trade, material culture, landscape and technology
- Research groups / Centres:
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Social Archaeology Research Group
- Publications:
- Qualifications:
- BA, PhD Southampton, FBA, FSA
Professor Michael Fulford was promoted Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading in 1988, following previous appointments as Reader (1985) and Lecturer (1974). He has served as Dean of the former Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences (1994-7) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning (1998-2004). He chairs the University's Committee for the Museum of English Rural Life, the Committee for Museums, Archives and Collections, and the Forum for Rural Research. His principal research interests are in Roman archaeology, particularly in the fields of urbanism, economy, material culture, technology and trade.
He directs the Silchester Roman town Insula IX 'Town Life' Project, which is in its twelfth year and is currently supported by several funding sources including AHRC and the JISC. The JISC is also currently funding VERA (Virtual Environment for Research in Archaeology) in collaboration with the School of Systems Engineering at Reading, University College, London and York Archaeological Trust. AHRC is also funding a major research project, the Samian pottery industries of Roman Gaul, in collaboration with the University of Leeds and the Römisch Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany and a collaborative doctoral award with the British Museum on Romano-British pewter ware.
He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1994 and is currently a Vice-President and Chair of the Board for Academy-Sponsored Schools and Institutes. He is President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies and Chair of RAE 2008 Main Panel H (Architecture and the Built Environment, Town & Country Planning, Geography and Environmental Studies, Archaeology).
