Research Interests
I am keen to supervise postgraduate research that falls under the following headings:
- history of geography and geographical ideas
 - historical geographies of knowledge
 - history of science and religion
 
Public outreach & key achievements
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An account of public outreach associated with a recent research project funded by the AHRC can be found here: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FJ004952%2F1 (under outcomes, impact summary)
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For a public talk on the history of science and religion, see http://scm.ulster.ac.uk/explainingaway/Dr_Diarmid_Finnegan.MP3
 
Research students
William Ward, The Old World in the New: Theories of Pre-Columbian Contact in Science and Society, 1860-1920 [Funded by the Northern Bridge Consortium]
Karen Rann, The art of contouring: towards a creative historical geography of contour lines in Britain and Ireland, 1778 – 1860 [Funded by the Northern Bridge Consortium]
Alumni: Where are they now
Dr Ciaran Toal, Research Officer, Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum
Dr Colm Lavery, Research Officer, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Science
 - School of Natural and Built Environment
 - Society, Space and Culture (SSC)