Helping the National Trust uncover new narratives - 101 Jobs that Change the World (Ep 12)

Millions of people visit National Trust properties every year. But many don't realise how much their visit relies on research - from the interpretations they read on signs, to the conservation of historic collections and landscapes.

Meet Alice Purkiss. In her role as the National Trust Partnership Lead at Oxford University, she helps people from the two organisations connect and carry out research together. Whether it's uncovering new narratives about a well-loved landscape, or piecing together the complex history of a property, this research deepens our understanding of heritage and the humanities. Alice helps to break down the barriers to collaboration, spotting opportunities for researchers to work together and maximise the benefits of their work.

"I think the work is really important because it really is connecting specialists in different industries, in different fields over mutual interests and mutual collections, and ultimately building new research and new knowledge," says Alice. "Personally, I absolutely love the people that I get to work with, the places I get to go to and also the insights I'm gaining every day into different industries and different subject areas."

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