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Research output per year
Personal profile
Teaching Interests
Colin teaches aspects of conflict, environmental and landscape change and development on the geography and environmental science degrees. He is course director for the Combined Subjects degree programmes, undergraduate Geography programmes, and leads the annual 2nd year fieldschool to Cyprus and the 3rd year programme to Catalonia.
Research Interests
Colin’s research focusses on historic landscape and societal change, environment and conflict, and the historical archaeologies of past maritime societies. He is currently engaged in research across the Middle East and Africa, as well as across the Atlantic maritime zone of NW Europe.
Elected Fellow Society of Antiquaries (FSA) 2006
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Current and Recent Grants
2019-23: Maritime endangered archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (MarEA). Co. PI: C Breen. The Arcadia Fund. £2m (with Southampton University)
2017-2022: Rising from the depths: utilising marine cultural heritage in East Africa to develop sustainable social, economic and cultural benefits. RCUK Global Challenges Fund Co I C Breen £2.4m (led by Edinburgh University)
2017-18 Syria Coastal Heritage Management and Environmental Change. PI C Breen. HFF £68,000.
2013-14 Heritage, Community and Sustainability. PI C Breen. AHRC £79,493.
2013-14 Ulster and Western Scotland heritage and community sustainability. PI C Breen. AHRC £53,082.
2012-15: Climate change, maritime and freshwater archaeology services. PI: C Breen. Co-Is: W Forsythe and R Quinn. Funding: NI Environment Agency. £390,000
2012-13 Community-led heritage knowledge co-production for sustainable development. PI C Breen. AHRC £18,990
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, National University of Ireland, Galway
Unknown, Open University
Master
Bachelor, University College Cork
Master, University of St Andrews
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Climate change and coastal archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa: assessing past impacts and future threats
Westley, K., Andreou, G., El Safadi, C., Huigens, H. O., Nikolaus, J., Ortiz-Vazquez, R., Ray, N., Smith, A., Tews, S., Blue, L. & Breen, C., 2 Sep 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating cultural and natural heritage approaches to Marine Protected Areas in the MENA region
Crystal El Safadi , Sophie Tews, Georgia Andreou, Ortiz-Vazquez, R. & Lucy Blue , 31 Oct 2021, In: Marine Policy. 132, 104676.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maritime Endangered Archaeology Project
Andreou, G., Huigens, H. O., Ortiz-Vazquez, R., Nikolaus, J., Westley, K., El Safadi, C., Breen, C. & Blue, L., 2021, 2 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Rising from the Depths Network: A Challenge-Led Research Agenda for Marine Heritage and Sustainable Development in Eastern Africa
Henderson, J., Breen, C., Estevez, L., La Chimia, A., Lane, P., Macamo, S., Marvin, G. & Wynne-Jones, S., 22 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Heritage . 4, 3, p. 1026-1048 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Alliance of Pirates: Ireland and Atlantic Piracy in the Early Seventeenth Century
Breen, C., 8 Jul 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. p. 1-1 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Press / Media
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The Coalition of Aid and Development Agencies in Northern Ireland (CADA) One World Festival: Climate injustice: transforming many small actions into a collective response
Paul Dunlop, Sara Mc Dowell, Colin Breen & Sara Benetti
13/10/20
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Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities