Dr. Alla Kurzenkova

An enthusiastic Affiliate Researcher with over 3 years of experience in archaeological excavation at the early medieval settlement of Chornobyl, and over 6 years of experience lecturing at various universities in Ukraine, and running seminars on archaeology at the University of Glasgow. A forward-thinking researcher with a background in early medieval Rus' history and Scandinavian activity in the eastern Baltic and along the eastern European river networks, as well as early medieval cross-marked stones and related monuments in the medieval landscape and the Viking Age on the west coast of Scotland. Confident and hardworking in carrying out fieldwork on remote islands in Scotland, delivering engaging talks to diverse audiences, promoting interactive learning environments, adapting methodologies effectively, and communicating project outcomes with clarity and accuracy.

• Kurzenkova, A. 2024. ‘The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone Is a Palimpsest of Early Medieval Archaeological Sites: The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Scientific and Rescue Excavations’. In Canadian Journal of Archaeology. (Scheduled for publication in 2025).
• Kurzenkova, A. 2024. ‘Saint’s Dedication and Early Medieval Cross-Marked Stones on the Isle of Barra’. In International Journal of Arts and Social Science. Volume 7 Issue 12: 169-78.
• Kurzenkova, A. 2021. ‘Something about the Mental Map of the Viking Age: Ukrainian Landscape in the Scandinavian Runic Inscriptions (Overview of the Pilgårds and the Berezan Runestones)’. In European vector of development of the modern scientific researches: collective monograph. Riga, Latvia: 124-139.
• Kurzenkova, A. Kurzenkov, M. 2021. ‘Ceramic Produced Items of Late Medieval and Modern Times of Chornobyl Annalistic Settlement (on Materials of Archeological Research of 2020)’. In Eminak: Scientific Quarterly Journal, 4(36), 29-39.
• Kurzenkova, A. 2019. ‘Memory Set in Stone: Another Look at the Berezan Runic Inscription’. In Kyiv-Mohyla Humanities Journal (6), Kyiv: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: 191-201.
• Kurzenkova, A. 2018. Скандинавські руни як носії історичної пам’яті: східноєвропейський аспект [Scandinavian Runes as Carriers of Historical Memory: the East European Aspect]. Вінниця, 2018. 104 pp. [in Ukrainian].

Publications on Websites

• Kurzenkova, A. 2023. ECR Case Study: The Early Christian Cross-Marked Stones of the West Coast of Scotland. Scottish Archaeological Research Framework. [Online] Available at: https://scarf.scot/students/early-career-research/ecr-case-study-the-early-christian-cross-marked-stones-of-the-west-coast-of-scotland/

PEER RECOGNITION

Awards

1. Awarded by the British Academy’s Researchers-at-Risk Scheme with the support of Cara (Council for At-Risk Academics) from June 2022 to June 2025.

2. Awarded under the SIRFA ECR Bursary SIRFA (Scotland’s Islands Research Framework for Archaeology) to attend the Orkney Symposium (24-27 March 2023 in Kirkwall, Orkney, UK).

3. Awarded under the Seedcorn funding scheme of the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK. The short-term project carried out two field trips to the Isle of Mull (Calgary Bay 14-15/08/23) and the Isle of Islay (Kildalton Chapel 28-29/08/23).

Fellowships & Affiliations

1. Affiliate Researcher of the Department of Archaeology, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow, UK, under the British Academy’s Researchers-at-Risk Scheme since June 2022.

2. Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland since April 2023.

3. Visiting Researcher at the Department of Scandinavian Languages (Uppsala University, Sweden) from November 2015 to January 2016.

4. Project participant in the Fulbright Programme in Ukraine with the support of the US Embassy in Ukraine (‘War Testimonies_UA: Phenomenology of the Russian-Ukrainian War’) from May 2018 to March 2022, Ukraine.

• Clio World. Edited by Professor Potyl’chak A. Editor-in-Chief, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine. Available at: https://clioworld.com.ua/en/home-en-gb

• Attended the Vitae workshop for BA Researchers at Risk Fellows focusing on Career Development Within and Beyond Academia in person. April-May 2024, British Academy, London, UK. Served as a panel member for an online session during Vitae’s International Researcher Development Conference (September 2024).
• Participated in statutory training for Graduate Teaching Assistants on GTA Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education 2023/2024 in person. 18th October 2023, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
• Took part in workshops led by Professor Catherine Steel at the University of Glasgow, aimed at understanding what constitutes 4* outputs and how one's research could potentially achieve high-quality outputs. 23 August 2023, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
• Attended an in-person discussion of the UK Committee on Research Integrity. The Early Career Researchers (ECR) focused roundtable event aimed to gather the perceptions of early career researchers about how research misconduct is managed by the UK research system. 28 June 2024, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
• Completed the Developing as a Teacher in Higher Education (DAT HE) course at the University of Glasgow (September-December 2024).
• Participated in the UK Committee on Research Integrity’s Early Career Researcher-focused roundtable discussion, held in person at the University of Dundee, on 28 June 2024.

• Dr Stephen H Harrison
  Senior Lecturer (Archaeology)
  Research interests: the archaeology of Early Viking Age Ireland and Britain.
  Telephone: +44 141 330 4021
  Email: Stephen.Harrison@glasgow.ac.uk
  Address: Archaeology, Molema Building, Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
  ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4528-3588
• Prof Stephen Driscoll
  Professor of Historical Archaeology
  Research interests: the Early Medieval Celtic world, with a particular focus on the Early Historic period in
  Scotland.
  Telephone: 01413306114
  Email: stephen.driscoll@glasgow.ac.uk
  Address: R328 Level 3, Archaeology, Molema Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
  ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4943-2571