Meet the team

The Archive Centre team is made up of five people who are here to help you get the most from our archives and special collections.

Carole McCallum (University Archivist)

Carole manages the Archive Centre representing the service in relevant committees, groups and organisations. She is responsible for the service’s policies, strategic development and corporate identity. Central to this is the development of public, community and cultural engagement as part of the university’s role in society. Carole seeks external support for the service through funding applications.

Heather Panayiotaki (Assistant Archivist)

Heather has a particular focus on the preservation of digital records, digitisation standards and the implementation of our new digital repository. She is also working on consolidating processes within the service as we work towards archive accreditation standards. Heather is keen to build relationships not only with our academic departments but also the wider community, encouraging greater participation and use of our excellent resources.

Kirsty Menzies (Assistant Archivist)

Kirsty’s main focus is accessioning and cataloguing. She is not only concentrating on tackling backlogs but also looking at processes and in-house standards. Working closely with Katie and Simon we are developing roles that give the team ownership and pride in our outputs while increasing collection knowledge. Kirsty leads on our integrated pest management and continues promoting our Social Enterprise Collection Scotland.

Simon Docherty (Archive Assistant)

Simon supports the reading room by retrieving and returning requested items and sourcing relevant resources for researchers from our uncatalogued collections. He maintains control of our collections by keeping our location plan current, along with a lengthy list of other background duties. Simon works closely with Carole on the current reorganisation of our artefact store.

Katie Malone (Archive Assistant)

As well as working on numerous background duties, Katie fronts the reading room Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm making sure the physical space works for each day’s activities. She ensures our researchers and visitors are not only made welcome but are also aware of best practice in relation to the use of archives and special collections. Katie leads on maintaining our social media presence and is an active member in the wider service’s wellbeing group.