Dr Ann-Marie Foster

Biography	Ann-Marie is a public historian with interests in heritage, war studies, and ephemera. They joined RGU in 2024, after previous lecturing and research roles at Northumbria University and Queen's University Belfast. Ann-Marie currently holds an AHRC Early Career Fellowship in Cultural and Heritage Institutions, working on a project which promotes access to collections for disabled and chronically ill researchers. They are based part-time at Imperial War Museums working on this until 2026.
Research Interests	Digital cultural heritage; public history; ephemera studies; histories of war

Biography

Ann-Marie is a public historian with interests in heritage, war studies, and ephemera. They joined RGU in 2024, after previous lecturing and research roles at Northumbria University and Queen's University Belfast.

Ann-Marie currently holds an AHRC Early Career Fellowship in Cultural and Heritage Institutions, working on a project which promotes access to collections for disabled and chronically ill researchers. They are based part-time at Imperial War Museums working on this until 2026.

Research Interests

Digital cultural heritage; public history; ephemera studies; histories of war