Kirsty is responsible for managing and developing the current Mass Observation Project and supporting partnership research projects across both phases of the Mass Observation Archive; generating new material, increasing its use among academic and non-academic communities, collaborating with partners and building its profile for learning, teaching and research.

Kirsty joined the University of Sussex Special Collections in February 2011, she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is currently undertaking a distance learning MSc in Social Research Methods and Evaluation at the University of Huddersfield. Her role is funded by the Mass Observation Archive Trust.

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