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nubie.gif (63902 bytes) Wendy Goodridge.

Wendy Goodridge is proud to be the first ever volunteer at the Egypt Centre in 1997. She was employed as a museum assistant in 1998 and is now the assistant curator.

Brief C.V.

University of Wales Swansea, Department of Classics & Ancient History, BA (Hons) Classics & Ancient History
Department of Museum Studies Leicester University, MA in Museum Studies.

Research Interests:

museology
object-centred learning
museum collectors and collecting

Conference Organised.

Egypt Centre Conference 2003 (organised jointly with Stuart Williams)
Egypt Centre Conference 2004 (organised jointly with Carolyn Graves-Brown)
Egypt Centre Conference 2005 (Organised jointly with Carolyn Graves-Brown and Stuart Williams)
Egypt Centre Conference 2006 (Organised jointly with Carolyn Graves-Brown and Stuart Williams)

Advisor:

Has advised other museums on education in museums. These include: Manchester University Museum; Haselmere Museum, Cyfartha Castle, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery.
Invited to attend a workshop for a draft document re: Out of School Hours Learning to be introduced to the National Assembly for Wales in January 2002 by Education Extra.

Publications:

2001 Egyptian Mathematics. Egypt Centre, University Of Wales, Swansea.
2001 Travelling Mathematics exhibition for schools
2002 Pharaoh's Formulae: A Fun Approach to Egyptian Mathematics, Gem News, No. 86 Summer 2002, 19 and front cover
2006 Offerings from the British Museum Egypt Centre publication to accompany the British Museum loan on display in the museum. (co-author with Stuart Williams)

Presentations:

Various talks and lectures have been given to local groups on Museological and Egyptological topics.
Invited to Showcase, a presentation of innovative Out of School Hours Projects in the Swansea area. Egypt Centre's Out of School Hours Activities are particularly innovative.

Collaborations:

City and County of Swansea on Out of School Hours Activities
Vice Chair of Steering committee for Children's University Swansea, which was launched on December 6th 2005
Local schools participating in the Out of School Activities Saturday Egyptology Club
Department of Mathematics, University of Wales Swansea on Egyptian Mathematics Exhibition along with mathematics teachers of local schools
Department of Classics And Ancient History on development and delivery of material culture in Egyptology courses
Dorling Kindersley. Launch of book in 2002.
Taliesin. Joint project incorporating Harry Potter and Egyptian magic.
The British Museum. Department of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan. Display of British Museum artefacts at the Egypt Centre. British Museum Loan.
Business Services. Organising representatives and fund-raising for the Nile Bike Ride Challenge October 2003.
Work Steps. This ensured the employment of a part-time member of staff who has learning difficulties. The post is partly funded by Work Steps and partly by New Opportunities Funding.
The Barings Foundation. Applied for and won a funding grant of £15,000 for an innovative volunteer project.
GEM Cymru
Training of volunteers through organisation of courses arranged by outside bodies such as City and County of Swansea and CyMAL.
Worked with Dessin museum graphic designer for mathematics exhibition
Beyond the Borders, Wales leading International Storytelling Festival

Outside Interests:

Fundraising for children's charities, in particular the Egypt Centre workshops for disadvantaged children living in Swansea and the Sunshine Project International home for abandoned children and babies in Luxor, Egypt. http://www.sunshine-international.co.uk/.

e-mail w.r.goodridge@swansea.ac.uk

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