About David Hopes
MICRO-BIO
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I'm currently Head of Collections & Interiors for the National Trust for Scotland. I hold a Master's degree in Museum Studies and was briefly a Research Associate there with the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries. Previous to this I was D...More
EXPERIENCE
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The National Trust for Scotland
- Head of Collections and Interiors (Policy)
- Conservation and Policy
- Present
EDUCATION
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University of Birmingham
- PhD
- October 2011 to July 2014
With a strong focus on communities of practice and shared modes of learning, my thesis examined how we interact with artefacts in physical and digital environments.
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University of Leicester
- MA
- November 2000 to June 2002
Museum Studies. Six modules including interpretation, conservation, management, and ethics. Dissertation analysed a long-closed museum from various semiotic perspectives. Distance learning.
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Open University
- BA (Hons)
- August 1996 to May 1999
Arts course which included comparative history: The Enlightenment, Britain and America from 1760-1820, Post colonial literature in English, and The Roman Family.
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University of Glasgow
- BSc
- September 1991 to May 1994
Chemistry