Dr Samuel Alberti FRSE
Director of Collections, National Museums Scotland
Sam Alberti is Director of Collections at National Museums Scotland, and an Honorary Professor in Heritage Studies at the University of Stirling. For twenty years he has worked at the intersection of museums and universities, first in Manchester, then as Director of Museums and Archives at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (including the Hunterian Museum), and latterly as Keeper of Science & Technology at NMS; while holding visiting research appointments in London, Philadelphia, and Edinburgh. He has published, curated and lectured widely on the histories and cultures of science, nature and medicine. Sam is passionate about STEM engagement, especially in relation to climate change.
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Brining together curators and museum researchers to discuss what it means for academic institutions to be accountable to colonial legacies.
