Professor Gilly Carr

I am Professor of Conflict Archaeology and Holocaust Heritage. I am also Academic Director in Archaeology at PACE, a Fellow and Director of Studies in Archaeology at St Catharine's College, and a Partner of the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre. Outside the University I am a member of the UK delegation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, and a member of the Academic Advisory Board of the UK Holocaust Memorial. My research sits at the intersection of archaeology, heritage studies, Holocaust studies and history. I have a particular interest in European WWII and Holocaust archaeology and like to excavate at such sites each summer. I am also interested in the archaeology, material culture and heritage of WWII internment and imprisonment, and am also an expert in the heritage and memory of the German occupation of the Channel Islands, especially its victims of Nazism. I am currently working on the state of Holocaust heritage in the 21st century and the problems it faces, particularly from climate change.

As Academic Director in Archaeology at PACE, I have oversight of all archaeology, classical studies and Medieval period certificates and diplomas. My role is to ensure high quality and accessible undergraduate-level teaching and to support the part-time tutors in my team in teaching effectively for our diverse range of students to help them all achieve to the best of their ability. 

I received my PhD and MPhil in archaeology here in Cambridge (St John's College).