Dr Sarah Scott
Associate Professor of Archaeology
National Teaching Fellow
University Distinguished Teaching Fellow
Tel: +44 (0)116 223 1309
Personal details
- BSc (Leicester)
- DPhil (Oxford)
- FSA
- SFHEA
I completed my undergraduate studies in Archaeology at the University of Leicester in 1989 and my DPhil at the University of Oxford (1989-92) (British Academy and Linacre College Domus Scholar).
I was Fellow in Social Sciences at the University of Durham (1993-95) before joining the school at Leicester in 1995.
Teaching
I coordinate and contribute to campus-based and distance learning undergraduate and MA modules in
- classical and historical archaeology
- heritage management and archaeology
- ancient history in education
I also supervise campus-based and distance-learning MA and PhD students.
I have undertaken writing, marking and coordination for a wide range of modules within the School's distance learning programme since 1997.
I was awarded a University Distinguished Teaching Fellowship in 2013 in recognition of teaching excellence.
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2016.
Administration
I am currently
- School Equalities Champion
- Chair of the School's Athena Swan Self AssessmentTeam
- School Publications Coordinator
- AccessAbility Officer
I am a member of the Enterprise Committee for the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and a member of Senate Disciplinary Committee.
I am Academic Lead for Employability and Outreach, and since 2013 have coordinated our Leicester Award and HEAR-accredited volunteering programme. I am leading a team of students and staff, working in partnership with Classics for All, to support the introduction of classical subjects in state schools in Leicester, and to provide a wide range of enrichment opportunities based on our world-class research in classical archaeology and ancient history.
Selected publications
Scott, S. 2017. 'Gratefully dedicated to the subscribers': The archaeological publishing projects and achievements of Charles Roach Smith. Internet Archaeology 45. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.45.6
Scott, S. 2014. Britain in the classical world: Samuel Lysons and the art of Roman Britain 1780-1820. Classical Receptions Journal, 6 (2), pp. 294-337. https://doi.org/10.1093/crj/clt030
Scott, S. 2013b. Samuel Lysons and his circle: Art, science and the remains of Roman Britain. Bulletin of the History of Archaeology 23 (2), pp. 1-22. http://doi.org/10.5334/bha.2323
Scott, S. 2013a. Pioneers, publishers and the dissemination of archaeological knowledge. A study of publishing in archaeology 1816-1851. Internet Archaeology 35. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.35.1
Scott, S. 2012. Fourth-century villas in the Coln Valley, Gloucestershire: Identifying patrons and viewers. In S. Birk and B. Poulsen eds Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, pp.183-212.
Scott, S. 2010. Review article: Local responses to Roman imperialism. American Journal of Archaeology 114, No. 3, pp.557-561.
Scott, S. 2006. Art and the archaeologist. World Archaeology 38, No. 4, pp. 628-643.
Scott, S. and Webster, J. eds 2003. Roman Imperialism and Provincial Art. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Scott, S. 2000. Art and Society in Fourth-Century Britain. Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph 53. Oxford: Oxbow. 192 pp.
Research
My research interests include
- the history of archaeological thought and method
- the archaeology and anthropology of art
- the history of archaeological publishing
- archaeology and ancient history in education
- Roman provincial art
