Who are we for?
UMG is a membership organisation, open to HE institutions with responsibility for museums, galleries or collections and individuals interested in furthering the work of UMG.
What do we do?
UMG provides a forum for communication and the dissemination of good practice. In advocating for the university museum sector, UMG promotes the role of university museums, galleries and collections in research and HE teaching and the importance of their contribution to widening participation and public engagement.
UMG aims to provide members with briefing, news and information on a wide range of topics. As well regular e-communication, UMG organises conferences and events, including an annual meeting linked to the AGM that supports networking, staff development and the sharing of knowledge about current developments and opportunities for the sector.
For more information, please email us at umg@glam.ox.ac.uk
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs
Esme Ward, Director, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester
Xa Sturgis, Director, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Treasurer
Janneke Green, Head of Special Collections, Manchester Metropolitan University
Membership Secretary
Harriet Warburton, Research & Impact Manager, Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM), University of Oxford
Members
Luke Syson, Director, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
Tannis Davidson, Curator, Grant Museum of Zoology, University College London
Carol Shiels, Senior Lecturer, Pathology Museum, St George’s, University of London
Jago Cooper, Director, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA
Ex-officio member representing UMIS
Jessica Burdge, Assistant Director of University Collections and Museums, University of St Andrews
Co-opted members
Jennifer Powell, director, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
Rhi Smith, Museum Studies Programme Director, University of Reading
Louise Dennis, Curator of Museum of Design in Plastics, Arts University Bournemouth
Layla Bloom, Curator, Galleries Team, Leeds University Library Galleries
Executive Assistant
Mary Mansfield
