Sophie Forgan

Elected Trustee – April 2018

Sophie Forgan
Dr Sophie Forgan

Dr Sophie Forgan brings a lifelong interest in the history of science and in museums, ever since studying the Royal Institution in the mid-19th century for her PhD. Her academic career was chiefly at the University of Teesside, teaching on both design and history courses. She has always been concerned with bringing the history of science together with insights from other disciplines. 

Sophie is actively involved in the world of heritage, has served on the Yorkshire and Humberside Committee for the Heritage Lottery Fund, and contributes to projects and debates. She recently retired from many years as the active chair of trustees of the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby.

Sophie is the Ri Lead Trustee for Heritage and a Trustee of the Philip Freer Studentship Fund and the AE Freer Life Interest Fund.

What the Ri means to me

Ever since I saw Sir Lawrence Bragg lecture as a child, I have been fascinated by the ways in which science is communicated to different audiences and its role in such an historic site. I look forward to seeing how both approaches and audiences develop over the coming years.

This page was last updated on 13 January 2022.