Dr Anna Walas
Roman Archaeologist

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I am a Roman Archaeologist specialising in the Roman army of the Imperial period. I have a particular interest in social use of space, social construction of time, epigraphy, daily routines and practices within Roman military bases and finds distribution.

On this website you will find up to date information about my research, publications, excavation projects and other activities. You will also find information about how to contact me and a blog.


Biography

I graduated from Jagiellonian University, Krakow, one of the oldest archaeology departments in Central Europe. Following this, I completed an M.Phil Degree at the University of Cambridge, Girton College. My MPhil thesis, supervised by Prof Martin Millett, looked at auxiliary commanding officers’ houses in Britain. Later, I obtained a fully funded PhD position and the post of a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Leicester. I finished my PhD in 2015 and later worked in university outreach and widening participation at the University of Leicester and later oversaw development of research impact and REF Impact submission at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nottingham, where I also acted as a regional curator for Nottingham’s editions of the Being Human Festival. During my time at Nottingham I  taught PhD students through Researcher Academy,  and MA Students on Faculty-wide modules. My work included mentoring academics, and tutoring colleagues as part of the Faculty of Arts Research Leadership Programme.  

 In 2022, I was seconded to AHRC City of Caves Project, part of the AHRC Place-based KE programme, where I acted as a Community Archaeology Liaison Officer and oversaw public engagement and Nottingham City of Caves Stakeholder Group. In 2024, I was awarded the British Institute of Libyan and North African Studies Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship to work on my monograph. 

I hold the positions of Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, at the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham and at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University. 

 

I am currently a fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies, London. Find out more about the project below.

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Awards

  • 2024 American Institute of Archaeology, Kress Travel Grant

  • 2024 British Academy and the British Society for North African and Libyan Studies, Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • 2024 Ministry of Defence Stewardship Fund, Archaeological heritage protection, education & information provision at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus (Understand the archaeological sites and Duty of Care), Co-I

  • 2023 British Academy, Being Human Festival Hub Award for public engagement. Funding obtained to run a national hub of the festival with 13 interactive humanities engagement events

  • 2023 AHRC Midlands 4 Cities Consortium, 6 Months PhD Placement funding. Funds obtained to mentor an existing PhD student in public engagement programming, in partnership with Being Human Festival

  • 2023 University of Nottingham Policy and Engagement Institute Awards: two nominations in categories for Best Public Engagement Initiative, and Director’s Award for my contribution to the AHRC City of Caves project

  • 2023 Western University, Canada, Research Collaboration Award

  • 2022 American Institute of Archaeology, Kress Foreign Scholar Travel Award

  • 2022 British Academy, ‘Being Human Festival’ funding for public engagement

  • 2022 Society for Libyan Studies, Travel Grant Award

  • 2021 British Academy, Small Research Grant, Co-I Walas, PI James, SRG21/210457

  • 2021 British Academy, ‘Being Human Festival’ funding for public engagement

  • 2020 European Research Council, Seal of Excellence

  • 2019 British Academy, ‘Being Human Festival’ funding for public engagement

  • 2018 Society for Libyan Studies

  • 2018 Barbican Research Associates

  • 2018 Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

  • 2018 University of Nottingham Research Priority Area: Texts and Society

  • 2018 British Academy, ‘Being Human Festival’ funding for public engagement

  • 2010–2015 School of Archaeology and Ancient History PG Grants – 9 grants

  • 2010 University of Leicester, GTA PhD Scholarship

  • 2009 Polish Women’s Benevolent Association, Small Grant

  • 2009 University of Cambridge, Cambridge European Trust Bursary

  • 2009 Jagiellonian University, Travel Bursary

  • 2007–2008 Jagiellonian University, Student Performance Award