The Team

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Professor Julian Richards OBE

Director

Julian has overall responsibility for the HSDS, representing this organisation and the ADS at key strategic events, in key partnerships, and high-profile projects.

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Dr Tim Evans

Assistant Director

Tim has responsibility for all day-to-day operations of the HSDS, maintains and develops key partnerships and strategically important projects.

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Jo Tozer

HSDS Service Manager

Jo is responsible for the establishment and operational delivery of the HSDS for users and depositors. Liaising with funders and partners, Jo manages the strategic development of this new service and represents the HSDS at national and international level.

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Kieron Niven

HSDS Standards Manager

Kieron has oversight for the development and maintenance of appropriate data and technical metadata standards, including the Guides to Good Practice, to ensure that our standards reflect the needs of the designated community and best practice for preservation.

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Jenny O’Brien

HSDS Archives Manager

Jenny has oversight of our digital archives, developing and overseeing the implementation of policies ensuring that collections are managed according to best archival and curatorial practice, and leading on accreditation of the archives according to appropriate standards.

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Hugh Corley

Collections Development Manager

Hugh is responsible for providing deposit advice and developing strategies and costings for depositing data with the HSDS.

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Dr Ewan Chipping

Training Officer

Ewan works with a range of external partners to develop training materials for both all HSDS services and develop training courses in digital data management for Heritage Science and Conservation Research.

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Olivia Foster

Digital Archives Supervisor

Olivia is responsible for accessioning and archiving datasets deposited with the HSDS, creation of Special Collections for archives (including database interfaces) and providing supervision to the archives team by overseeing the implementation of policies that ensure collections are managed according to best archival and curatorial practice.

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Evelyn Curl

Data Standards Officer (HSDS)

Evelyn is responsible for developing and monitoring data and technical metadata standards for the HSDS, providing guidance for depositors, advising on file formats and metadata, and participating in data curation. 

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Grace McCulloch

HSDS Communications and Training Assistant

Grace supports all aspects of the HSDS’s communications and training strategy by developing and maintaining engaging multimedia promotional and training content that empowers end users and simplifies data deposition.

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Burcu Aksahin

Digital Archives Assistant

Burcu is responsible for archiving smaller collections, general curatorial tasks, and raising awareness of HSDS collections and services.

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Dr Solange Bohling

Digital Archives Assistant

Solange is responsible for archiving smaller collections, general curatorial tasks, and raising awareness of HSDS collections and services.

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Lydia Mayfield

Finance & Administration Assistant

Lydia is responsible for raising purchase orders and invoices for the HSDS, and provides administrative support for HSDS research projects.

Supported by the wider Archaeology Data Service team.