Many of the Trust’s alumni, the first of whom came to study with the support of Dr Anderson and his Trust from 1989 onwards, have gone on to lead successful careers in academia and other fields both in the UK and other countries around the world. Many provided their tributes to the Founder for a privately circulated volume edited by Trustee Elizabeth Gray following Dr Anderson’s death in 2015 (PDF version available here).

Information about the current and previous holders of the Trust’s musical scholarships can be found on the following pages: Resident Music Scholar, Jean Middlemiss Award, Trust Special Award.

Details of the current programme of visiting scholars can be found here. A list of visitors from previous years can be found below.

2023

ABDEL KADER, Hesham Ahmed Mohamed, Inspector of Antiquities, Tell el-Amarna Inspectorate, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; PhD student, Ain-Shams University, EGYPT: ‘The Baths and water management at Hermopolis Magna in the Roman Period (27 B.C. – 641 A.D.)’. Hesham recounts his experiences in London here.

Hesham Abdel Kader outside the offices of the Egypt Exploration Society 

ABDELLATIF, Hasnaa, Lecturer, Egyptology Department, Fayoum University, EGYPT: ‘The Early Demotic Papyri from Illahun’. Hasnaa’s report on her month in London is here.

Dr Hasnaa Abdellatif

ABDELMAKSOUD, Yasser, Inspector of Underwater Archaeology in the Red Sea Sohag, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, EGYPT: ‘The shrine of Neb Hepet Ra Montuhotep II at Abydos’. Yasser’s account of his time in London is here.

Yasser Abdelmaksoud at the Egypt Exploration Society

AMER Mohamed, Osama, Inspector of Antiquities, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, EGYPT: “Book of the Dead Papyri” – “Pan-Grave Culture”. Second visit. Place not taken up in 2023.

CEGLINSKI, Arkadiusz, PhD student, Reception of antique, European 18th century residences, classical archaeology, University of Warsaw, POLAND: ‘The beginning of archaeology and inspirations from the ancient world. Formation of Warsaw landscape residences in the second half of the 18th century’. Arkadiusz, whose ‘whole visit to London was very intensive, but also fruitful and enjoyable’ remembers his experiences here.

Arkadiusz Ceglinski in the British Library

CORA, Dominika, MA student, Jagiellonian University, POLAND: ‘Mezzotint in selected Eighteenth-century artistic environments in Italy, France and Russia – genesis, models of expansion and reception’. Second visit.

ATTA Derbala, Ahmed, Lecturer in Archaeology, Minia University, EGYPT: ‘Mud-Straw Coffins in Roman Egypt’. Ahmed remembers ‘a very fruitful month in London’ here.

Dr Ahmed Atta Derbala outside the Houses of Parliament

DOYON, Wendy, CAORC-ECA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, American Research Center in Egypt, Cairo, EGYPT: ‘Empire of Dust: Egyptian Archaeology and Archaeological Labor in Nineteenth-Century Egypt’. Wendy’s account of her time in London is here.

Dr Wendy Doyon at the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford

DUNAJKO, Monika, PhD student, Classical Archeology, University of Warsaw, POLAND: ‘Warsaw classical archeology and plaster casts of ancient works. Reconstruction of the collection of the University of Warsaw’. Monika reports on a very productive visit to London, here.

Monika Dunajko at the Victoria & Albert Museum

ELFIKY, Hend, Lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology, Cairo University, EGYPT: ‘Religious and Artistic Features of Kushite Royal Princesses’ Coffins: Three unpublished Coffins from Torino Museum’. Dr Hend’s report on her time in London is here.

Dr Hend Elfiky in the Department of Egypt and Sudan, British Museum

ELNAGAR, Warda, PhD student, Egyptology, University of Montpellier, FRANCE: ‘Recherches Archéologiques à Tell Dafana dans le cadre du Projet National du 30 Juin <<Les éléments architecturaux et les mobiliers céramique>>’.

Warda Elnagar in Kensington Gardens on her first day in London

ELNAGGAR, Amany, Curator, Egyptian Museum, Cairo; PhD student, Archaeology, Ain Shams University, EGYPT: ‘The Pottery Discovered in The Thary Cemetery at South of the Giza Plateau: A Comparative analytical Study’. Amany’s report on a ‘wonderful month’ is here.

Amany Elnaggar in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

FABREGAT, Jaume Vilaro, PhD student, Egyptology, Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, ITALY: ‘Non-stola yellow coffins of the Twenty-First Dynasty: Identification of models, workshops and individual craftspeople’. Jaume’s account of a very enjoyable and productive month in London is here.

Jaume Vilaro Fabregat in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

FAWZY, Amira, Archaeologist, Karnak Temples, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Postdoc, Department of Egyptology, South Valley University, EGYPT: ‘Study and Publication of the Artifacts from The Excavation in front of the first pylon at Karnak Temples’. Amira remembers ‘a truly transformative experience’ here.

Amira Fawzy in the Department of Egypt and Sudan, British Museum

KACZANOWICZ, Marta, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, POLAND: ‘Royal women in Late Period Egypt (ca. 747–332 BCE)’. Marta’s account of a second visit supported by the Trust is here.

Dr Marta Kaczanowicz in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

KHALIL, Heba, Curator, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; PhD student, Egyptology, LMU, GERMANY: ‘A new concise study of clay moulds producing minor arts based on an unpublished collection in the Egyptian museum in the Egyptian museum in Cairo’. Place not taken up in 2023.

KUZMINSKI, Michal, PhD student, Archaeology, University of Warsaw, POLAND: ‘The Roman Forum at the turn of Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. Transformations of the public space’ Second visit. Michał reflects on a visit that was ‘highly enjoyable but also immensely beneficial for my research’ here.

Michał Kuźmiński in the Chatsworth Archive.

LECHUGA IBÁÑEZ, Cristina, PhD student, Egyptology, University of Jaén, SPAIN: ‘Studying and contextualizing the Offering trays from Qubbet el-Hawa’. Second visit.

MAHFOUZ, Ali, Director of Mansoura Storage Museum, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; PhD student, Egyptology, Mansoura University, EGYPT: ‘A Study of Five Unpublished Coffins in the Grand Egyptian Museum’. Ali recalls a memorable month in London, here.

Ali Mahfouz in the British Museum

MARTYNENKO, Mikhail, PhD student, Polish history, memory studies, University of Rostov-on-Don, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: ‘Historical politics of the Polish People’s Republic in the 1980s: mnemonic transformations’. Place not taken up in 2023.

PRAET, Maarten, PhD student, Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA: ‘The Reign of Mentuhotep II Reconsidered’. Martin’s account of his stay in London is here.

Maarten Praet in the Department of Egypt and Sudan, British Museum

RADOSAVLJEVIC KRSMANOVIC, Anica, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac, SERBIA: ‘Individual differences in the process of foreign language learning’. Place not taken up in 2023.

RIZKALLA, Shenouda Fahim Youssef, Inspector of Antiquities, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, EGYPT: ‘Cultural Heritage in the local communities of Egypt: Developing a mission statement for the Akhenaton Museum in el-Minya.’ Second visit. Place not taken up in 2023.

SEADA, Noura, Assistant Lecturer in the Tourism Guidance and Egyptology Department, 6 October University; PhD student, Egyptology, Helwan University, EGYPT: ‘Child burials in Ancient Egypt’. Place not taken up in 2023.

SUBANOVIC, Katarina, PhD student, Linguistics, University of Kragujevac, SERBIA: ‘The interrelationship between lexical and grammatical aspects on the example of ingressiveness in English and Serbian’. Katarina remembers a ‘special experience’ in July 2023, here.

Katarina Subanovic at Shakespeare’s Globe

SUVERINA, Ekaterina, Postdoc, National Research Institute, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: ‘A Genealogy of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Neo-Empirical Biopolitics in the Late USSR and Contemporary Russia’. Dr Suverina writes about her experiences in the UK here.

WOOD, Rachel, PhD student, Archaeology/Glass Studies, University of California, USA: ‘Divergence in Decoration: Opaque Red Glass Production in Europe from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman Empire’. Rachel remembers a happy month spent in London in August 2023, here.

Rachel Wood

2022

Owing to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and complications affecting international travel the Trust’s programme of visitors was suspended in 2020 and 2021. However the following students and scholars who were awarded places to study in London with the support of the Trust in 2020, were offered alternative dates in 2022. During 2020 all our scholars were given ‘book grants’ to assist them with their research at home while travel remained impossible; see further here.

ABDELFATTAH, Asmaa, Curator, Egyptian Museum, Cairo; MA in Egyptology, Cairo University, EGYPT: ‘The Religious Iconography located beneath the head of the mummy on the coffins of the twenty first dynasty.’

Asmaa Ali with Trust Director Dr Chris Naunton in the music room at Hornton Street, November 2022.

ALARCÓN ROBLEDO, Sergio, PhD in Egyptology, Harvard University, USA: ‘Architecture and Landscape Development in North Saqqara.’ Second visit.

Sergio Alarcon Robeldo (seated, centre) with colleagues at the seminar he organised on North Saqqara in June 2022.

AMER, Osama, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector, Aswan; Special Diploma, Institute of African Research and Studies, Aswan University, EGYPT: ‘Book of the Dead Papyri from the Tomb of User (QHN 2), Qubbet el-Hawa, Aswan.’

Trust visitors Osama Amer (far left) and Shenouda Rizkalla (far right) with Dr Anna Garnett and Professor Stephen Quirke of UCL during Osama and Shenouda’s visit to london in July and August 2022.

ARRANZ CÁRCAMO, Marta, PhD in Egyptology, University of Alcalá (UAH), SPAIN: ‘Ophidic iconography in ancient Egypt: the case of the serpent goddesses during the New Kingdom.’ Second visit. Place not taken up in 2022.

BAGDONE, Karolina, PhD, Dept of Contemporary Literature, Vilnius University, LITHUANIA: ‘Lithuanian Poetry and its Relation to 20th-century Western Literature.’ Karolina reflects on a very productive month in London here.

Karolina Bagdone.

BULAVINTSEV, Nikita, PhD, Institute of History and International Relations, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, RUSSIA: ‘Historical Memory and the 1968 Riots in Western Europe (1970-2008).’ Place not taken up in 2022.

DAMARANY, Ayman, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector, Abydos; MA, Institute of African Studies and Research, Cairo University, EGYPT: ‘Comparison of human sacrifice in the customs, religious beliefs and royalty between Abydos and Nubia during the Archaic period (a cultural anthropological study).’ Place not taken up in 2022.

DE LA TORRE ROBLES, Yolanda, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Jaén, SPAIN and member of the Qubbet el-Hawa Project: ‘The reoccupation of the funerary spaces of tomb QH33 during New Kingdom and Late Period.’ Second visit.

DWORZAK, Dr Agata, Post-doctoral researcher, Institute of Art History, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, POLAND: ‘Artistic Practice in the field of Early Modern Sculpture/Architecture, with particular reference to Prints and Publications held in British Collections.’ Agata recalls her visit to London here.

Agata Dworzak at the British Museum

EID, Ali Hassan, Assistant lecturer in Egyptology, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, EGYPT; PhD in Egyptology, Free University, Berlin, Germany: ‘The Political Situation in Egypt during the 13th Dynasty.’ Second visit. Place not taken up in 2022.

ELNAGAR, Warda, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector, Karnak Temples, EGYPT; PhD, Université Rennes 2, France: ‘Recherches Archéologiques à Tell Dafana dans le cadre du Projet National du 30 Juin <<Les éléments architecturaux et les mobiliers céramique>>.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

FEDOROVA, Anna, PhD, Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, ITALY: ‘Social Network Analysis, Creative Performance and Personality.’

FLAMMINIO, Sarah, Adjunct and postgraduate researcher, Dept of English Language and Literature, University of Gdansk, POLAND: ‘The Life, Works and Military Service of the British War Artist, Lieut. John Worsley.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

JASINSKA, Dr Katarzyna, Assistant Professor and post-doctoral researcher, Institute of Polish Language, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, POLAND: ‘Medieval Lexicography in Poland in the European Context, with special reference to the MSS of John of Garland’s Distigium, sive Cornutus in the British Library.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

KLECZKOWSKA, Katarzyna, PhD, Institute of Philosophy/Classical Studies interdisciplinary programme, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, POLAND: ‘Animals in Early Greek Thought, with special reference to the evolution of the concept of the soul and intelligence.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

KUZNICOV, Tatjana, PhD in Pre- Modern History, University of Zagreb, CROATIA: ‘Stylistic analysis and artistic origin of Ramesside period funerary stelae.’ Tatjana reflects on a very successful trip to London here.

Tatjana Kuznicov in the study room of the Department of Egypt and Sudan and the British Museum.

LECHUGA IBÁÑEZ, Cristina, PhD in Egyptology, University of Jaén, SPAIN: ‘Offering trays from Qubbet el-Hawa, Egypt.’ Cristina’s report on her time in London is here.

Trust visitors Cristina Lechuga Ibáñez and Yolanda de la Torre (3rd and 4th from left) with Dr Chris Naunton and a group from the Egypt Exploration Society in the music room at Hornton Street in September 2022.

MAMDOUH, Sayed, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologist; PhD, Faculty of Archaeology, Egyptology Department, Sohag University, EGYPT: ‘Publishing of a Re- discovered Tomb in Qurnet Marei: TT 382 (Usermontu).’ Place not taken up in 2022.

MENDEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Dr Daniel Miguel, University lecturer (part- time), Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Universidad de La Laguna, SPAIN: ‘The Book of the Twelve Caverns in the British Museum’.

MOUSTAFA, Mohamed, Conservator, Wood Laboratory, The Grand Egyptian Museum; MA, Egypt Japan University Of Science & Technology, EGYPT: ‘Evaluating the efficiency of nano gel materials in cleaning the selected gilded wooden artefacts from ancient Egypt.’ Mohamed will be visiting to take up a one-month placement in the conservation department at the British Museum.

L-R: Trust visitors Beatriz Noria Serrano and Mohamed Moustafa with Dr Chris Naunton at the opening of the exhibition ‘Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt’ at the British Museum in October 2022.

MROCZEK, Diana, Postgraduate research assistant, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, POLAND: ‘Classical Sculpture in UK Collections: A typological study.’ Diana reports on her time in London here.

NAGY MOSTAFA ALI, Essam, Archaeologist and Fieldwork and Engagement Manager, The Egypt Exploration Society, Cairo, EGYPT; PhD in Egyptology, Ludwig- Maximilians Universität München, Germany: ‘The cult of Osiris at Karnak during the Late Period: The chapel of Osiris-Ptah Neb-ankh as a case study.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

NORIA SERRANO, Beatriz, PhD in Egyptology, Department of History and Philosophy, Ancient History Seminar, University of Alcalá, SPAIN: ‘Social and cultural aspects of maternal filiation in Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period of Pharaonic Egypt.’

ORTIZ GARCÍA, Dr Jónatan, ‘Juan de la Cierva’ Postdoctoral Fellow (funded by the Ministry of Science of Spain), Department of History and Philosophy, Seminar of Oriental Studies, University of Alcalá, SPAIN: ‘The West Armant Project.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

RIZKALLA, Shenouda, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inspector, el-Minya; PhD in Egyptology, Helwan University, EGYPT: ‘An Unpublished Collection of Serapeum Stelae in Cairo Museum.’

Shenouda Rizkalla (L) and Osama Amer (R) with Dr Marcel Marée, Curator in the Department of Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum.

ROTKO, Olga, PhD, Institute of Philology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, RUSSIA: ‘Phraseological Paronyms: A Lexical Account of Confusable Idioms.’ Place not taken up in 2022.

SŁOWIK, Justyna, Registrar and postgraduate researcher in Byzantine Art, Archdiocesan Museum, Krakow, POLAND: ‘A Comparative Study of Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Manuscripts in the Collection of the British Library.’ Place not taken up.

 

2019

ANTONATOS, Dr Pavlos, Curator in the Department of the Egyptian Collection of the National Museum at ATHENS: ‘Coptic textiles: Unique and original Coptic textile parcels from the darkness of the private collector’s wood cases, to the light of scientific research.’ Dr Antonatos reflects on his experiences in London here.

ALARCÓN ROBLEDO, Sergio, PhD in Egyptology, University of California LOS ANGELES (UCLA), USA: ‘The Earliest Developments of Monumental Architecture: Early Dynastic Saqqara.’
Sergio describes his visit to London, here.

ARRANZ CÁRCAMO, Marta, Predoctoral research, Autonomous University of MADRID, Spain: ‘Ophidic iconography in ancient Egypt: the case of the serpent goddesses during the New Kingdom.’
Marta remembers a very rewarding and productive month, here.

BACIĆ, Milica, MA in English Language and Literature, University of KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia: ‘Eugene O’Neill’s Autobiographical Plays.’
Milica remembers her visit here.

BELAN, Mikhail, DPhil in History, OXFORD University: ‘British bankers and Russian society in the 17th century.’
Mikhail describes the very useful month he spent in London, here.

CORA, Dominika, PhD in History of Art, Jagiellonian University in CRACOW, Poland: ‘Reception of 18th century English prints in Europe – genesis and problematic aspects.’
Dominika remembers a very productive month spent visiting numerous institutions, here.

DAMARANY, Ayman, MA in Anthropology, CAIRO University, Egypt: ‘Comparison of human sacrifice in the customs, religious beliefs and royalty between Abydos and Nubia during the Archaic period (a cultural anthropological study).’
Award not taken up.

DE LA TORRE ROBLES, Yolanda, PhD in Heritage, University of JAÉN, Spain: ‘Las reutilización de los espacios funerarios de la tumba QH33 durante el Reino Nuevo y la Baja Época.’

EID, Ali Hassan Hassan, PhD in Egyptology, Freie Universität BERLIN, Germany: ‘The Political Situation in Egypt during the XIIIth Dynasty.’
Ali remembers a very fruitful visit, here.

EL SEAIDY, Mohamed, MA in Egyptology, MANSOURA University, Egypt: ‘The deities Shta, Shtat and their role in the ancient Egyptian religion.’
Award not taken up.

EMAM, Mahmoud, PhD in Nubian Archaeology, CAIRO University, Egypt: ‘Meroitic and Post-Meroitic amulets from the third century BC to the sixth century AD.’
Emam remembers a very productive visit here.

FARAH, Mai, PhD in Egyptology, CAIRO University, Egypt: ‘The Tomb of HekamaatRe- Nakht (Turo) (TT 222), Qurnet Murai, Luxor.’
Mai recalls her month with us here.

GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, Luisa María, PhD in Heritage, University of JAÉN, Spain: ‘The Egyptian provincial administration in the early Middle Kingdom from the historical study of the governor of the First Nome of Upper Egypt: the case of Sarenput Ist.’
Luisa remembers her second visit to London with the Trust’s support, here.

KACZANOWICZ, Marta, PhD in Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University, POZNAŃ, Poland: ‘Old Tombs, New Tenants. Late Dynastic Reuse of Theban Tombs (1069-332 BCE).’
Marta describes her experiences here.

KAPIEC, Katarzyna, PhD in Egyptology, WARSAW University, Poland: ‘The Southern Room of Amun in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari – Its Decoration and Ritual Function.’
Kasia recalls her second visit to London with the Trust here.

KARIC, Milica, PhD in Philology, University of KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia: ‘Fictionalization of the Holocaust in the Novels by Jerzy Kosinski, Jane Yolen and D. M. Thomas.’
Milica describes here experiences here.

KUTIEV, Hristo, Attorney at Law, SOFIA Bar Association, Bulgaria: ‘Preparatory Actions for the Criminal Case to be Reviewed in Court.’
Hristo recalls his experiences in London here.

KUŹMIŃSKI, Michał, MA in Archaeology, University of WARSAW, Poland: ‘Provenance, dating and iconography of the collection of the engraved glass gems in the National Museum in Warsaw.’
Michal’s recollections are here.

MAMDOUH, Sayed, PhD in Egyptology, SOHAG University, Egypt: ‘Publishing a Re-discovered Tomb in Qurnet Marei: TT 382 (Usermontu).’
Award postponed to 2020.

MASSOUD HASSAN MOHAMMED, Ahmed, MA in Egyptology, University of ASYUT, Egypt: ‘The Necropolis Surrounding the Mausoleum of Agha Khan: Archaeological and Architectural Studies.’

MITRAKHOVICH, Stanislav, MA in Political Science, Russian State University for the Humanities, MOSCOW: ‘EU-Russia relations in the context of party politics.’
Stas recalls his time in London, here.

MOHAMED, Osama, Special Diploma, ASWAN University, Egypt: ‘The Book of the Dead Papyri from the Tomb of User (QHN 2).’
Award postponed to 2020.

PAVLEVCHEV, Nikolay, PhD in Civil and Family Law, PLOVDIV University, Bulgaria: ‘Termination of debtor’s participation in commercial companies due to insolvency.’
Nikolay’s thoughts on his visit are here.

SAMOILENKO, Yuliia, PhD in History and Archaeology, ZAPORIZHZHIA National University, Ukraine: ‘The Foreign Policy of Montenegro in The Context of Geopolitical Transformations in The Balkans (2006-2017).’
Yuliia remembers what became a crucially important month for her, here.

In addition the Trust will be hosting two visiting students of the Royal Drawing School during November 2019.
Awards not taken up.

 

2018

BELOHOUBKOVÁ, Dana, PhD student in Egyptology, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, PRAGUE, Czech Republic: ‘Manifestation of the Pharaoh in Eighteenth Dynasty.’ 

CARIDDI, Ilaria, PhD student in Antiquities, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Università Ca’ Foscari, VENICE, Italy: ‘Eloquent Silence. Socio-cultural perspectives on the value of silence in ancient Egyptian literature and autobiographies.’
Ilaria shares her thoughts on a ‘most productive, stimulating and enjoyable month in the Kensington house’ here.

DAMARANY, Ayman Mohamed, MA in Anthropology, Institute of African Studies and Research, CAIRO University, Egypt: ‘Comparison of human sacrifice in the customs, religious beliefs and royalty between Abydos and Nubia during the Archaic period (a cultural anthropological study).’
Award deferred to 2019.

EL-SEAIDY EL SAID, Mohammed Eied Masters student in Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Egyptology Department, MANSOURA University, Egypt: ‘The deities Shta, Shtat and their role in the ancient Egyptian religion.’
Award deferred to 2019.

FULINSKA Dr Agnieszka – PhD student in Greek and Roman Art, Jagiellonian University, KRAKOW, Poland: ‘Royal attributes and the public image of the Hellenistic rulers.’
Dr Agnieszka Fulińska reports on her visit here.

GONZÁLEZ, Luisa María García, PhD student in Heritage, Department of Anthropology, Geography and History, University of JAÉN, Spain: ‘The Egyptian provincial administration in the early Middle Kingdom from the historical study of the governor of the First Nome of Upper Egypt: the case of Sarenput Ist.’
Luisa reflects on her stay here.

GREEN Ashleigh – PhD in Classics and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of MELBOURNE, Australia: ‘Birds in Roman Life and Myth.’
Ash reports on her time in the UK here.

HASSAN Ahmed Ali, Fatma, PhD student in Egyptology, Faculty of Archaeology, CAIRO University, Egypt: ‘The festival and ritual Practices in Gebel el-Silsilah until the end of the New Kingdom.

JONES Christopher – PhD in History, Department of History, Colombia University, NEW YORK, U S A: ‘Power and Elite Competition in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, 745-612 B.C.’
Christopher remembers his stay in Highgate, here.

JOVANCIC Nemanja – MA student in English Language and Literature, English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia: ‘Paradise Lost: Politics and Warfare, Earthly and Heavenly.’
Nemanja reports on his time in London here.

KAPIEC, Katarzyna (Kasia), PhD student in Egyptology, Faculty of History, WARSAW University, Poland: ‘The Southern Room of Amun in the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari – Its Decoration and Ritual Function.’
Kasia reflects on her experiences here.

KESHK, Fatma Mahmoud Mohamed, PhD student in Egyptology, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, Free University of BERLIN, Germany: ‘Layout and functions of open spaces in Egyptian settlement sites from the Predynastic Period until the end of the Middle Kingdom Period: archaeological and ethnographic approach.’
Award not taken up.

KOLEVA Dr Zhana Zhelyazkova – Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Law, Faculty of Law, Paisii Hilendarski University of PLOVDIV, Bulgaria: ‘Abuse of Rights, Interests and Trust by Commercial Transactions.’
Dr Koleva recounts her experiences here

MAGDI Eid Youssef, Shaimaa, PhD student in Egyptology, Egyptology Department, Faculty of Archaeology CAIRO University, Egypt: ‘Egypt Conservation, restoration and excavation at the Tomb of Paser TT367 at the necropolis of Sheikh Abdel Qurna at Thebes.’

MISCICKI Dr Laurence – PhD student in Polish literature, Jagiellonian University, KRAKOW, Poland: ‘Between art and trauma: “Black Torrent” by Leopold Buczkowski. A cultural landscape of post-war Polish borderland literature as seen from outsiders’ perspective.’
Read more about Laurence’s experiences here.

MONTES Moya, Dr Eva Maria, Researcher in Archaeobotany (Carpology), University Research Institute for Iberian Archaeology, University of JAÉN, Spain: ‘Fruits, seeds and organic artefacts discovered by the Qubbet el-Hawa Mission to Aswan, Egypt.’

PETROVIC Jelena – MA student in English Language and Literature, English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia: ‘The semantics/pragmatics interface in the translation of David Lodge’s “Changing Places.’
Jelena recalls her experiences in London here.

SHAHROKHI Anahita – PhD Student in Archaeology, University of Warsaw, WARSAW, Poland: ‘Islamic Art and Architecture in North Caucasus (Case Study Ancient city of Derbent in Dagestan Republic)’.
Read more about Anahita’s experiences here.

SMITH, Danielle Maree, Masters (Research) student in Egyptology, Department of Ancient History, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University, SYDNEY, Australia: ‘Exploring the Relationship Between Content and Placement: A Case Study on the Coffin Set of Meruah.’
Read more about Danielle’s experiences here.

TOPUZOV Dr Dimitar – Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Law, Faculty of Law, Paisii Hilendarski University of PLOVDIV, Bulgaria: ‘Perspectives for development and harmonization of the Bulgarian legal regulation of relations between spouses with the national legal systems of the Western European countries.’
Dr Topuzov’s thoughts on his visit are here.

WAGNER Dr Katarzyna – PhD student in History, University of WARSAW, Poland: ‘Townspeople and taxes. Wealth inequalities in selected cities of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century.’.
Dr Wagner’s report on her experiences is here.

YARMOLOVICH, Victoria, Department for Global History, Institute for the Humanities and Management, MOSCOW State University, Russia: ‘Ancient Egyptian Fineware Pottery from Memphis as evidence for history of Egypt during the Late and Ptolemaic Periods.’
Victoria shares her thoughts on her time in London, here.

 

2017

The following students and scholars were awarded places to study in London with the support of the Trust in 2017:

AMIN, Sara – Postgraduate student in Pharmaceutical Science, Beni Suef University, BENI SUEF, Egypt: postgraduate diploma thesis: ‘The Role of Breast Feeding in Healthy Nutrition: Ancient Egyptian Sources and Modern Theories’.
Award not taken up.

BAKKAR, Fatma Ibrahim – Head of Digital Documentation, NMEC (National Museum of Egyptian Civilization), CAIRO, Egypt. : ‘Unfinished Works of Art from Ancient Egypt in the Collections of London’s Museums’.

BARDONOVA, Martina– PhD candidate, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, PRAGUE, Czech Republic: ‘Grain Management between the Old and Middle Kingdom (2600-1700 BC)’.

BELAN, Mikhail – Post-MA student, Department of Mediaeval and Early Modern Studies, Moscow State University, MOSCOW, Russia: ‘The Diffusion of Colonial Theory through Early Print Campaigns’.

BULAWKA, Nazarij – PhD candidate, Department of Near Eastern Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, WARSAW, Poland: ‘The Archaeology of the Central Asian Iron Age (YAZ I-III culture): the application of Geographic Information Systems in the study of landscape and settlement patterns’.

BULAWKA, Sylwia – PhD candidate, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, WARSAW, Poland: ‘Egyptian Flint Artefacts from the Middle Kingdom until the end of the Roman period in London’s Museums and Libraries’.

COUTINHO, Dr Maria – Post-doctoral researcher, Instituto de Historia da Arte, Faculdade de Ciencias Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, LISBON, Portugal: ‘The English provenance of MS Masson 122, Library of the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris’.

EL-SAYED, Ramadan Ahmed Mohammed – Assistant Lecturer/PhD student in History of Islamic Art, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt: ‘Models of Women in the Arabic Painting School’.
Award not taken up.

HAMDEN, Dr Ahmed – Lecturer in Egyptology, Touristic Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, October 6 University, CAIRO, Egypt: ‘Two Unpublished Stelae from the New Kingdom in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo’.
Award not taken up.

HASSAN Ahmed Ali, Fatma – Assistant Lecturer/PhD student, Department of Egyptology, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, CAIRO, Egypt: ‘The Festival and Ritual Practices in Gebel el-Silsilah to the end of the New Kingdom’.

KOCZUR Joanna – Postgraduate student, Institute of History and International Relations, University of Szczecin, SZCZECIN, Poland: ‘Landscape Archaeology in South-East Asia with particular reference to developments in Quantitative Methodology’.

LINK-LENCZKOWSKI, Michal – PhD candidate, Department of Mediaeval and Post-Mediaeval Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, KRAKOW, Poland: ‘The Infrastructure of Trade in Northern European Cities in the Late Mediaeval and Early Modern Era’.

MARKOVIC, Nenad – PhD candidate, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, PRAGUE, Czech Republic: ‘A Study of the Elite Families in Memphis in the late Saite and early Persian Era (570-486BC)’.

PETERKOVA-HLOUCHOVA, Marie – PhD candidate, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, PRAGUE, Czech Republic: ‘Gods with Solar Aspects in the Old Kingdom’.

PISZCZATOWSKA, Marta – Curator, Museum of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy/PhD candidate, Institute of History, Medical University of Bialystok, BIALYSTOK, Poland: ‘Medical and Pharmaceutical Museums and their Role in Education and the Promotion of Science’.

POLACZYK Piotr – MA student, Department of Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University, POZNAN, Poland: ‘International Trends in the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage’.

RYBSKA Magdalena – MA student, Department of Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University, POZNAN, Poland: ‘Images of the Warrior on Stone Monuments from 4th-3rd Millennium in Europe and the Middle East’.

TOPUZOV, Dr Dimitar – Chief Assistant Professor in Family and Civil Law, Faculty of Law, Plovdiv University, PLOVDIV, Bulgaria: ‘Principles of European Family Law, with particular reference to Property Relations between Spouses’.

YANKULOVA, Dr Radoslava – Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Plovdiv University, PLOVDIV, Bulgaria: ‘The Constitutional Status of Persons with Mental Disabilities’.