Katherine Dixon

PhD researcher in Medieval English Literature, University of Cambridge


Katherine is a PhD student in the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge. Her work, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, focuses on fifteenth-century Middle English sermons, and their parochial listeners in particular. In autumn 2018 she was been part of a student team who have collaborated with the Fitzwilliam Museum in the ThinkLab project.

Do Not Touch: getting in touch with PhD students to answer difficult questions at the Fitzwilliam

by and | 19.12.18

The Fitzwilliam Museum has been thinking about tactile access to collections for a long time. From touch tours for the blind and partially sighted to education seminars for students, the Museum understands that touch can offer a fantastic opportunity to learn from and enjoy the collections. Working in Collections Care, I am approaching this topic from a slightly different angle;… Read full article