Hana Morel

Hana Morel is currently Research Fellow for the Welcome-funded INKLUDE project, based in Research Governance, Ethics and Integrity whilst working across multiple faculties/teams. 

Hana has over a decade of working across sectors with a focus in heritage, sustainability and policy in the UK and abroad. Her areas of interest include policy engagement and knowledge brokerage; heritage and archaeology; social and environmental sustainability, and; understanding democratic mechanisms. She has a particular interest in the role of culture and heritage in addressing international/national agendas and its contribution towards addressing global challenges.

Previous positions include:

• Visiting Fellow, UCL's Institute of Advanced Studies
• Policy Coordinator, UCL Public Policy Unit CAPE Project
• Sustainability and Advocacy Lead, Museum of London Archaeology
• Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, UNESCO UK
• Policy & Research (Climate Change) Consultant, Historic England
• ICCROM Research Consultant, Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE project)
• Scientific Coordinator, International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change (working with ICOMOS, UNESCO, IPCC, CIPRED, ICLEI and IUCN)
• Sustainability Manager, Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network, CITiZAN
• Senior Policy Advisor (Climate Change), Historic England 
• Research Associate, AHRC Heritage Priority Area, UCL
• Policy Researcher, Bournemouth University Executive Office (under PVC Global Engagement)

She is widely published, and contributes to various heritage-related advocacy groups such as The Archaeology Forum, Heritage Alliance, and RESCUE. She previously was a member of the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group (2017-2023). 

Hana was awarded her PhD from University College London in 2016 in which she explored the development of planning policy and archaeology/heritage in global cities and its impact on archaeology and heritage practice. She interviewed over 100 individuals working across sectors to then co-create a people-centred narrative of archaeology/heritage  in global cities post-WW2.

Hana is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and Royal Society of Arts. 

Policy Development; Academic Policy Engagement; Knowledge Brokerage; Heritage; Culture; Archaeology; Social Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Climate Action; Deliberative Democracy; EDI.

An up-to-date list of publications can be found via Google Scholar.