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Cromore Road, Coleraine Campus
BT52 1SA Coleraine
United Kingdom
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Education: PhD Ulster University, 2006, MA Queens University Belfast, 1997, BSc Hons Ulster University, 1993. Wes worked in commercial archaeology before joining the government's Underwater Unit (OPW) in Dublin. He came to Ulster as a Research Fellow in 1999, and was appointed lecturer in 2008.
Wes is a maritime archaeologist, with interests in the activities and economies of coastal communities in the medieval and post-medieval eras. His research examines strategies for exploiting and utilising marine resources and their resulting effect on the coastal landscape. In addition to research carried out at home, Wes has been active in north and east Africa working in regions affected by conflict, under-resourcing and neglect.
Wes teaches aspects of human, cultural and historical geography across the three-year geography degree programme. He is also involved in teaching environmental management and conservation to geography and environmental science students. He contributes to student field trips and residentials in Ireland and abroad.
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):
Committee, Irish Post-Medieval Archaeology Group
Standing Committee Member (Archaeology), Royal Irish Academy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Forsythe, Wes (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Honorary award
Wes Forsythe (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Wes Forsythe (Organiser & Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Wes Forsythe (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Wes Forsythe (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Wes Forsythe (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk