Adrian Grant
  • Northlands Road, Magee Campus

    BT48 7JL Londonderry

    United Kingdom

20082024

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Biography

Adrian Grant is a Lecturer in History at Ulster University. He is currently PI on the National Lottery Heritage Funded 'Home in Troubled Times' project that explores histories of everyday life through the prisms of housing and migration during the Troubles. He is also project manager for oral history testimony collection and data analysis on behalf of the Truth Recovery Independent Panel that is investigating the workings of Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalen Laundries and Workhouses in Northern Ireland.

Adrian is an interdisciplinary researcher who explores various aspects of history and the role of history and memory in politics and contemporary society. His early research focused on Irish labour and political history in the 20th century and he has also worked on nineteenth century political and social history. His current research explores the history of post-war urban redevelopment and the everyday impacts of this for people and communities. This work has been funded by the AHRC and continues through the Historical Urbanism research programme. 

Adrian has worked across a number of schools and research departments at Ulster University including History, INCORE, the Transitional Justice Institute, Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, and the School of Arts and Humanities. This has facilitated numerous interdisciplinary working relationships with colleagues, including award-winning collaborative research on ‘hidden barriers’ in Belfast.

Adrian works closely with a range of external partners. He has been involved as a partner in the development of museum exhibitions, video games, podcasts and documentaries. He works closely with policymakers, particularly in relation to planning and sustainable placemaking in Northern Ireland. He is also a regular contributor to national and international media on topics relating to his research.

He is currently leading a project to transform the Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) through new research and the integration of modern web design standards. He also sits on various external bodies, including the Expert Advisory Group for the Digital Repository of Ireland, the advisory panels for the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies and the Derry North Atlantic (DNA) Museum, and the steering committee of the Oral History Network of Ireland.

Adrian is interested in hearing from prospective doctoral researchers interested in the following topics:

  • The study of urban change and its impacts during the 20th century
  • The conflict in, and about, Northern Ireland
  • Studies of memory, heritage and nostalgia in modern urban contexts
  • Studies linked to the above employing oral history as a methodology
  • Labour / working class histories of Ireland
  • Radical political movements and individuals in modern Ireland

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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