Prof. Dr. Paul Basu
Founding Director of Global Heritage Lab, Professor of Anthropology University of Oxford, Curator at Pitt Rivers Museum
Paul is an anthropologist specialising in critical heritage, museum and material culture studies in transcultural contexts.
William Nsuiban Gmayi
Doctoral Researcher
William's research based at the Global Heritage Lab explores the restitution of knowledge held in colonial anthropological archives.
Cihan Simsek
Research Assistant
Cihan is the assistant of Jun.-Prof. Julia Binter and supports her in all aspects of her work by conducting literature research, project and teaching assistance. His research interest lie within the triangle of art history, museology and decolonization.
Helen Siegburg
Former Office Manager
Helen supports the Global Heritage Lab team in all administrative processes and serves as the link between them and the general university administration.
Dr. J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi
Former Postdoctoral Researcher
J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi's research interests include critical heritage studies, museums, indigenous knowledge systems, cultural landscapes, and contemporary archaeology.
Dana Dierks
Former Student Assistant
As a student assistant, Dana supports Jun.-Prof. Julia Binter in various aspects (project administration and literature research). Dana's main areas of interest are new materialism, posthumanism, decolonial theory, identity and spatial studies in transculturality.