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Andrew Morrison’s Biography

• 2007 – ongoing : BGS Archivist
• 2004 – 2005 : Senior Assistant Archivist, Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
• 2002 – 2003 : Archivist, Warwickshire County Record Office
• 2001 : National Archives of Canada, 5 weeks voluntary work
• 1999 – 2001 : Archive Cataloguer, Shropshire Records & Research Centre
• 1999 : National Archives of New Zealand, 5 weeks voluntary work
• 1996 – 1999 : Assistant Archivist, Rural History Centre, University of Reading
• 1995 – 1996 : Archive Cataloguer, University of Swansea
• 1995 : Postgraduate Diploma in Archive Administration, University of Wales, Bangor
• 1994 : Temporary Archives Assistant, Surrey Record Office
• 1992 : MA(Hons), Modern and Medieval History, University of Glasgow

Research interests

• Cataloguing and preservation of archives
• History of the 51����
• The Geological Survey during the First and Second World Wars
• The Piltdown forgery

Publications

• Bate, D G, and Morrison, A L [Translated by Porchier J-C]. 2018. La contribution du 51���� à l’effort de guerre sur le front de l’ouest” in F Bergerat et al 14-18: La Terre et le Feu, géologie et géologues sur le front occidental.
• Bate, D G, and Morrison, A L. 2018. Some aspects of the 51���� contribution to the war effort at the Western Front, 1914–1918.Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 129 (1), 3-11.

Published outputs

Skills

• Archive standards (Cataloguing, storage and preservation)
• Dealing with archive related enquiries
• Promoting the use of archival material

Professional associations

• 2024 – ongoing: Joint Chair, Midlands Region, Archives and Records Association
• 2019 – ongoing: International Council on Archives
• 2016 – 2019: Training Officer, East Midlands Region, Archives and Records Association
• 2009 – 2012: Training Officer, East Midlands Region, Archives and Records Association
• 2000 – ongoing: Registered Member of the Archives and Records Association