Congratulations to our newest Council and committee members who were elected at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday.

The new Council members are:

  • Professor Jenny Pickerill – Vice President, Research and Higher Education
  • Dr Simon Oakes – Councillor, Education
  • Oliver Steeds – Councillor, Expeditions and Fieldwork

They join the current members of Council, our board of Trustees, who are responsible for the Society’s governance and meet four times per year. 

The Trustees who retired at this year's AGM are:

  • Professor Jamie Woodward – Vice President, Research and Higher Education
  • Dr Emma Rawlings Smith – Honorary Secretary, Education
  • Professor James Esson – Councillor, Research and Higher Education
  • Dr David Preece – Councillor, Education
  • Prem Gill – Councillor, Expeditions & Fieldwork

The new committee members are:

  • Dr Becky Briant – Committee member, Research and Higher Education Committee
  • Professor Peter Hopkins – Chair of Annual Conference 2026, Research and Higher Education Committee
  • Helen Bartlett – Committee member, Professional Practice Committee

Thank you to all our outgoing Council and committee members for their hard work and dedication to the Society.

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