Catherine Feely
Catherine has been a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Derby since January 2014. Before that she was a lecturer in Nineteenth-Century British History at the University of Manchester, a Teaching Associate in Modern British History at the University of Sheffield and a Teaching Fellow in Modern History at Durham University. Her research expertise is on nineteenth- and twentieth century British social and cultural history. In 2017, she led the development of an MA Public History and Heritage, delivered in partnership with heritage organisations, with a view to equipping students with both the research and practical skills to enrich the local historical culture; graduates are now working as researchers, curators, audience specialists, archivists, textile conservators and freelance consultants. In 2017, she was awarded Lecturer of the Year by the University of Derby in recognition of her innovation in involving partners in the design of this degree.
At the of University of Derby, she has worked with Derby Museums Trust, Derbyshire Record Office, Derby Theatre, The Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the National Trust, amongst others, to highlight the importance of history and heritage to the city and county’s culture and economy. She is a member of the steering committee of the University of Derby’s CivicLAB group, helping to deliver the University’s Civic University Agreement in the city of Derby and the county of Derbyshire. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) in 2021 in recognition of her contribution to the promotion of the historical discipline.