Biography

William Carruthers is a historian specializing in archaeology, the field sciences, and heritage. He explores the intricate connections between these disciplines, their methodologies, and their tangible remnants in relation to the modern and contemporary contexts, with a particular focus on regions extending from the Middle East into South Asia.

He currently serves as a Lecturer in Heritage and Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Essex. Previously, he held the position of Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of East Anglia. Over the course of his career, he has been honored with fellowships from prestigious institutions such as the Leverhulme Trust, the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, the Max Weber Stiftung, and the European Commission.

He has also occupied postdoctoral roles at distinguished organizations including the German Historical Institute London, the M.S. Merian - R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies in New Delhi, and the European University Institute in Florence. Notably, from 2017 to 2019, he served as an Honorary Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.

Their academic journey includes the completion of an AHRC-funded PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge in 2014. During his doctoral research, he was awarded a fellowship at the American University in Cairo. Furthermore, they hold prior degrees in archaeology from the UCL Institute of Archaeology. He dedicated significant time to language studies, undertaking immersive programs at the Middlebury College language schools in Vermont for both Arabic and German.

Throughout William's career, he has actively contributed to the fields of archaeology and heritage in both the United Kingdom and Egypt. His commitment to education is evident through their teaching experiences at various prestigious institutions, including Cambridge, the European University Institute, UCL, and UEA.

In recognition of their scholarly achievements, they were honored with election as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in May 2023.

He now currently resides in London.