Museum Volunteer Manager – Syd Howells

Syd Howells is the Museum Volunteer Manager at the Egypt Centre and is the first point of contact for anyone wishing to volunteer here or undergo a work placement.

Phone: 01792 606065

Email Address:  l.s.j.howells@swansea.ac.uk

 

 

 

Brief CV

• M.A. in Museum Studies, Leicester University (2016).
• B.A. (Hons) in History, Swansea University (2013).
• Certificate in Higher Education in Egyptology, Swansea University.
• Archaeological experience in Egypt and the United Kingdom.

 

Research Interests

• Propaganda (both ancient and modern)
• Volunteering in the Heritage Sector
• The Ethics of Collecting
• The History of Eccentricity

 

Publications 

• 2020 ‘Dr William Price at the Egypt Centre, Swansea University’ The Swansea History Journal, Minerva. No. 28. pp. 111-114
• 2017 ‘Informal Learning in a Museum Setting’ https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/blog/informal-learning-museum-setting  European Commission, Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe
• 2015 ‘Engaging with the Hard to Reach: From Town to Gown’ included as a chapter in  Advancing Engagement: A Handbook for Academic Museums (Volume Three)
• 2013 ‘Acceptance and Removing Barriers: Young Volunteers in a University Museum Setting’ GEM (Group for Education in Museums) Case Studies Vol. 11

 

Outside Interests

• Archaeology
• History: I am a member of the Historical Association Swansea Branch Outreach Speakers Group  http://www.haswansea.org.uk/page13.html (talks include Wonderful Things: A Look at the History and Collections of the Egypt Centre, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities at Swansea University and Dr William Price and the Welsh Pharaohs)
• I am the Welsh Representative of the British Association of Friends of Museums (BAFM)
• I sit on the Committees of both the Friends of the Egypt Centre and the Royal Institution of South Wales
• Music
• Photography