Conservation moves over to Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
Conservation is being moved to the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History to benefit the subject, the department and other activities on Campus Gotland, says Erik Lindberg, Dean of the Faculty of Arts. Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt.
From 1 January 2025, conservation as a subject area will form part of the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. “The move is part of the faculty's quality management, with the aim of strengthening and continuing to invest in our activities on Campus Gotland,” explains Erik Lindberg, Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
As part of the faculty’s quality management, in 2023 the Faculty of Arts examined the options for developing activities at Campus Gotland, in particular the possibilities of creating fewer but stronger educational and research environments in archaeology, osteology, conservation and game design.
Following an inquiry and discussions with those concerned, the Faculty of Arts board decided on 28 August 2024 that the subject area of conservation should change its organisational placement from the Department of Art History to the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
Campus Gotland to be strengthened
“We believe that a move to the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History will provide a more appropriate location for the subject of conservation, which will benefit both the subject and the faculty's activities in general on Campus Gotland. The move is part of the faculty's quality management, with the aim of strengthening and continuing to invest in our activities on Campus Gotland,” explains Erik Lindberg, Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
The decision means that approximately twenty-five employees at the Department of Art History, which is based in Visby, will have a new organisational placement at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. The organisational move will take place on 1 January 2025.
“We hope that the move will lead to greater opportunities for local administrative support in Visby. It will also create a larger critical mass of research and teaching staff at the department, which in turn strengthens the activities. For doctoral students in the relevant environments on Campus Gotland, a move will also mean a larger departmental environment and greater opportunities for collaboration between them,” concludes Lindberg.
Anders Berndt