ARMA 2022: Keynote speakers announced!
ARMA 2022: Keynote speakers announced!
We’re thrilled to announce our keynote speakers for conference. Building on the success of ARMA’s first virtual conference in 2021, ARMA 2022 takes the form of a 3-day hybrid. Like last year, days 1 and 2 take place in the virtual environment and will be inclusive and engaging. Day 3 in Newcastle is all about networking and discussion, and in round-table format we deep-dive into a couple of the most pressing issues currently facing research management. Book your place now at www.armaconference.com.
Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Co-Chair, UKCORI
Professor Rachael Gooberman-Hill is speaking in her capacity as co-chair of the UK Committee on Research Integrity, which she co-chairs with Professor Andrew George.
Titled Research integrity in the UK: landscape, strategy, and opportunities, Professor Gooberman-Hill will introduce the work of the Committee and share emerging plans including for strategy and the annual report.
Rachael is a social anthropologist by training, leads programmes of interdisciplinary research, and is Director of the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research at the University of Bristol. She is also a member of the Development Board of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health, and has held roles on governance bodies of scholarly associations. Throughout her own work Rachael has had keen interest in research integrity, governance, and support for continual improvement.
Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and International Champion, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Professor Christopher Smith is the Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and International Champion for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
This keynote is titled Resilience and connectivity, diversity and engagement: the UKRI Strategy 2022-2027 and the case for change. UKRI’s new strategy emphasises four principles for change: diversity, connectivity, resilience and engagement. Professor Smith will reflect on these principles and what they mean for UKRI, for the relationship between UKRI and ARMA, and for our global network.
Professor Christopher Smith has been Professor of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews since 2002, and he was also Dean of Arts (2002-2006), Dean of Graduate Studies (2006-2009), and Vice-Principal (2007-2009), before being seconded as Director of the British School at Rome, the UK’s leading humanities and creative arts research institute overseas, from 2009 to 2017. From 2017 to 2020 he was a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellow, with a project on The Roman Kings: A Study in Power. He held visiting positions in Erfurt, Princeton, Otago, Pavia, Milan, Siena, Aarhus and Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Professor Smith’s research explores constitutionalism and state formation with a particular emphasis on the development of Rome as a political and social community, using archaeological, historical and anthropological approaches. He is the author or editor of over 20 books from textual editions to museum studies. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland, the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Academia Europaea.
Registration is open for ARMA 2022. Book your place now at www.armaconference.com
