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Research Interests
Will Megarry is an archaeologist, geographical information systems (GIS) and heritage management specialist with over 15 years commercial and academic experience. He has a particular interest in (and has published widely on) the application and transferability of geospatial technologies to archaeology and cultural heritage site management and protection. His career has included time in commercial GIS and heritage management consultancy and he has worked at World Heritage Sites and other cultural heritage sites around the world including Petra, Machu Picchu and the Brú na Bóinne. He is a member of ICOMOS Ireland and an Expert Member of ICOMOS-ICAHM.
He is Senior Lecturer in Geographical Information Science, teaching GIS and remote sensing, with a particular focus on their use as decision support tools for policy and management decision making. He is also an active field archaeologist with an ongoing project looking at Neolithic stone tool production in the Shetland Islands, UK, funded by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. When not not researching prehistory, he is interested in the more recent archaeologies of emigrant communities and is PI on the Hidden Histories Project, exploring Ulster heritage in Ontario, Canada.
More recently, his research has been exploring the intersection between climate change and cultural heritage. He is a Bureau Member of the ICOMOS Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Working Group and Principal Investigator on the AHRC-DCMS funded Values-based Climate Change Risk Assessment: Piloting the Climate Vulnerability Index for Cultural Heritage in Africa project, which is providing foundational training in climate vulnerability assessment to heritage professionals in Africa. He also coordinated the Heritage on the Edge Project, a collaboration between ICOMOS, CyArk and Google Arts and Culture.
Teaching
ARP 1013 - Introduction to World Archaeology (Contributor)
ARP 2057 - Archaeology in Practice (Module Coordinator)
ARP 2058 - Archaeology of Islands (Module Coordinator)
ARP 4508 - Geospatial Techniques in Archaeology (Module Coordinator)
Achievements
Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries London (FSA)
Member of ICOMOS Ireland and Bureau Member, ICOMOS Working Group on Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
Expert Member, ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management
Secretary, Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies in Athens
Particulars
Associate Director of the Centre for GIS and Geomatics, Queen's University Belfast
Member of the Historic Monuments Council of Northern Ireland (Since 2018)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
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R8488NBE: The Storegga tsunami c.6150 BC - a wave of destruction and the start of something new?
25/08/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R7455NBE: Hidden Histories: Recording and Communicating Ulster-Canadian Heritage
02/06/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R3034MEE: Heat mapping for an integrated local energy system
12/03/2018 → 30/11/2018
Project: Research
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An application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Sukur Cultural Landscape
Day, J., Heron, S., Odiaua, I., Downes, J., Itua, E., Lass Abdu, A., Ekwurzel, B., Sham, A. & Megarry, W., 22 Jun 2022, Abuja: ICOMOS Nigeria. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and the Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania
Heron, S., Day, J., Mbogelah, M., Bugumba, R., Abraham, E., Pauline, N., Sadi, M. B., Khamis, M. S., Madenge, S. & Megarry, W., 22 Jun 2022, Dar es Salaam: CVI Africa Project. 52 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Heritage, Climate Justice and Equity: (Climate Action Working Group Toolkit)
Arokiasamy, C., Burke, S., Flores, M. R., Chao-Shiang Li, P., Lim, K., Loopesko, L., Marique, L., McDermott, D., Megarry, W., Paulus, A., Peterson, J., Santana, M., Smith-Christensen, C., Underwood, C. & Yen, A. Y., 18 Apr 2022, International Council on Monuments and Sites . 10 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Matumizi ya Kiashiria cha Mabadiliko ya Tabia-nchi kwa Magofu ya Kilwa Kisiwani na Magofu ya Songo Mnara, Tanzania
Heron, S., Day, J., Mbogelah, M., Bugumba, R., Abraham, E., Sadi, M. B., Pauline, N., Khamis, M. S., Madenge, S., Mafuru, S. & Megarry, W., 22 Jun 2022, Dar es Salaam: CVI Africa Project. 56 p.Translated title of the contribution :Application of the Climate Vulnerability Index for the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and the Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Swahili translation Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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An integrated geospatial approach for repurposing wind turbine blades
Delaney, E. L., McKinley, J. M., Megarry, W., Graham, C., Leahy, P. G., Bank, L. C. & Gentry, R. C., Jul 2021, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 170, 12 p., 105601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Association of Canadian Studies of Ireland Visiting Fellow at Carelton University
Megarry, William (Recipient), 01 Jun 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Megarry, William (Recipient), 08 Feb 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Global Challenge Research Training Program
Megarry, William (Recipient), 21 Nov 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Just Transitions, Heritage Education for Climate Adaptation - ICOMOS Universities Panel
William Megarry (Advisor)
03 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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ICOMOS Activities Priorities for Climate Action
William Megarry (Advisor)
18 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List - Independent Expert Panel
William Megarry (Advisor)
15 Jul 2022 → …Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Discovery 2021!
William Megarry (Speaker) & Gabriel Cooney (Speaker)
06 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Co-Chair of the ICOMOS, UNESCO and the IPCC International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate (Event)
William Megarry (Chair)
01 Sep 2021 → 31 Mar 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership of national or international committees and working groups
Press / Media
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Ireland's New World Heritage Tentative List
21/07/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Heritage on the Edge - Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
29/01/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment