An open letter to the British Museum concerning BP sponsorship

In November 2021 I started collecting signatures for an open letter to the British Museum’s Director and Trustees, arguing the case for ending their sponsorship relationship with BP. The response was excellent – there are 302 signatories to the letter as sent in February 2022, including academics, curators, museum and heritage professionals, commercial and public …

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On quitting flying

A couple of weeks ago I flew back from a trip to visit my partner’s family. We had a nice time. It was also a milestone, because it was the last time that I am flying anywhere for the foreseeable future. In the end, this was not a difficult decision. That doesn’t mean that living …

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Decarbonising academia: what’s happening outside archaeology

I started writing about decarbonisation and archaeology without a plan. I still don’t have a plan. But since publishing last week’s blogpost I’ve been very relieved to see that there is an appetite within our discipline for change and that I’m far from alone in thinking what I’m thinking. I’ve had some fascinating conversations and …

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