Mr Matthew Porter
Curatorial Assistant, Collections Task Force
Department: Earth Sciences
Division: ES Collections
Summary
Originally trained as a Palaeobiologist, I am now the curatorial assistant within Task Force for the Earth Sciences department. In this role I will facilitate mass digitisation, collection moves, documentation assistance and re-storage projects. The team will work with the Earth Sciences collection staff on the management and care of the specimens, tackling a variety of projects and developing standards and workflows for the future enhancement of our collections.
Qualifications
Degrees
- Bsc Honours Degree Biological Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom, 2004 - 2007
- MSc Palaeobiology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, 2008 - 2009
- MSc Museum Studies, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, 2011 - 2013