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Alexandra Gushurst-Moore is the Research & Impact Coordinator of the Fitzwilliam Museum and Coordinator of Cambridge Visual Culture. Her doctoral thesis, entitled “The Making of Modern Fantasy in the Visual Arts of England, ca. 1850–1920”, was supervised by Elizabeth Prettejohn at the University of York. She holds an MA(Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and an MSt from the University of Oxford. Beyond her research, she has professional experience of and interest in British educational policy, the strategy and operation of HEIs and the facilitation of inclusive and supportive research cultures.

I am a post-doctoral physicist working in the Department of Radiology, with a background in programming and a particular interest in medical image analysis and software design. I am currently involved in setting up and maintenance of processes for data storage, sharing and archiving for the department - with particular emphasis on medical research image data.
 

My role involves supporting the teaching and research activities at the Fitzwilliam Museum. I studied music and trained as a teacher at Cambridge University before switching to librarianship. I then did my information and library studies masters at Aberystwyth University, and have since worked in academic law and music libraries before coming to the Fitzwilliam. I am interested in Open Access and supporting scholarly research, and completed the Research Support Ambassador course in 2017.

In my role as Library Manager (Biological Sciences) I support STEMM students and researchers across the School of Biological Sciences. I have worked in a variety of different roles over the years and have worked with different groups such as business students and polar scientists. I teach regularly on various research topics and manage library services in the departments of PDN, Genetics, Plant Sciences and Zoology.

Additional areas of expertise:

Social media use in research, Research communication and outreach, Public engagement, Creative Commons, Open sharing.