Ardern Hulme-Beaman
Ardern Hulme-Beaman works in two main areas within the wider fields of digital heritage and natural sciences.
Within the field of natural sciences Hulme-Beaman works at the boundary between ecology, zoology and archaeology. He specialises in statistical analysis of shape and 3D model analysis to understand evolutionary trajectories of anatomical shapes in association with different anthropogenic environmental selective pressures.
Within the field of digital heritage, Hulme-Beaman works on the application and development of digital 3D capture methods, specifically structure from motion photogrammetry. He founded the University of Liverpool Photogrammetry Team in 2018 for research, development and dissemination of digital 3D methods, primarily focused on photogrammetry. In this capacity he led the team that produced the 3D models for Fion Gunn’s Arrivals/Departures App. This group included staff and students and saw organic growth to 36 members over a 2 year period. The group took a non-hierarchical approach to knowledge exchange, which allowed for a thriving student driven approach to research. In 2019, Hulme-Beaman expanded this to found the UK NW Photogrammetry Hub to take Photogrammetry team students to museums of the UK NW for research and knowledge exchange.
Within the field of natural sciences Hulme-Beaman works at the boundary between ecology, zoology and archaeology. He specialises in statistical analysis of shape and 3D model analysis to understand evolutionary trajectories of anatomical shapes in association with different anthropogenic environmental selective pressures.
Within the field of digital heritage, Hulme-Beaman works on the application and development of digital 3D capture methods, specifically structure from motion photogrammetry. He founded the University of Liverpool Photogrammetry Team in 2018 for research, development and dissemination of digital 3D methods, primarily focused on photogrammetry. In this capacity he led the team that produced the 3D models for Fion Gunn’s Arrivals/Departures App. This group included staff and students and saw organic growth to 36 members over a 2 year period. The group took a non-hierarchical approach to knowledge exchange, which allowed for a thriving student driven approach to research. In 2019, Hulme-Beaman expanded this to found the UK NW Photogrammetry Hub to take Photogrammetry team students to museums of the UK NW for research and knowledge exchange.
Hulme-Beaman leads the UK NW Photogrammetry Hub and between
2021–2022 administered training of >100 museum professionals and volunteers across >30 different heritage institutions. This culminated in the publication of the NW hub virtual exhibition (December 2022), an eclectic mix of objects representing heritage collections across all participating institutions.
Research positions
2022–present Honorary Senior Research Fellow — Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology, University of Liverpool
2017–2021 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship — University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University. Project title: ‘From wolf to dog: Reconstructing their role in early human societies’
2014–2017 Research Fellow — University of Oxford, UK (November 2016 – February 2017), University of Liverpool, UK (July–November 2016), University of Aberdeen, UK (June 2014 – July); Project title: ‘Deciphering dog domestication through a combined ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometric approach’, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK
Academic Education
2010–2014 PhD in Zooarchaeology, summa cum laude — University of Aberdeen, UK & Le Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France. Thesis: ‘Exploring the human-mediated dispersal of commensal small mammals using dental morphology: Rattus exulans and Rattus rattus’
2012 PhD side project placement Cornell University, USA. Project title: ‘Exploring the phylogeographic distribution and human-mediated dispersal of the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)’
2008–2009 MSc Human Palaeoecology, Distinction — Durham University, UK (Collingwood College)
2005–2008 BA (Hons) Archaeology, 2.i — Durham University, UK (Collingwood College)
Teaching
International Visiting Fellowship (online)
University of Liverpool, UK (School of Architecture; April–June 2021, 20 hours)
Geometric morphometrics workshops (including digital 3D model building)
Haifa University, Israel (21th – 24th July 2019)
University of Oxford, UK (29th – 31st February 2018)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China (22nd – 25th February 2016) University of Nottingham, UK (30th March – 2nd April 2015)
Statistics in R workshop, University of Liverpool, UK (1st – 5th October 2018) Bioarchaeology: Advanced biological approaches in archaeology
University of Aberdeen, UK (October 2014, 2013, 2012)
Funding and Awards
2023 Arts Council England, Boundless Transitions, Art.P.T Gallery, Deptford London
2022 Undergraduate Research Scheme, University of Liverpool (X2)
2021 Art Fund, Respond and reimagine grant for ‘Photogrammetry collaborative network of NW museums’, Garstang Museum, University of Liverpool
2021 Graduate Research Scheme, University of Liverpool
2020–2021 Alumni and Friends Fund for the Photogrammetry Team, University of Liverpool 2020 Learning & Teaching and Student Experience Award, University of Liverpool
2020 Undergraduate Research Scheme, University of Liverpool
2019–2020 Alumni and Friends Fund for the Photogrammetry Team, University of Liverpool 2019–2020 Beacon Project Fund for photogrammetry research driven teaching, University of Liverpool
2017-2020 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University
2010-2014 College of Physical Sciences PhD Studentship, University of Aberdeen
2009 Birely Bursary — systematics of endangered species
Companies
PalaeoPi — Cofounder; RaspberryPi based robotics company for the application of 3D model building (2017–present)
Hexad Brewing — Cofounder; bespoke beer brewing company, (2016–2018)
Publications
Archaeology, Zoology and Ecology — 16 peer-reviewed papers (see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ardern-Hulme-Beaman/research)
See Instagram photos and videos from Ardern Hulme-Beaman @ardernhb
2021–2022 administered training of >100 museum professionals and volunteers across >30 different heritage institutions. This culminated in the publication of the NW hub virtual exhibition (December 2022), an eclectic mix of objects representing heritage collections across all participating institutions.
Research positions
2022–present Honorary Senior Research Fellow — Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology, University of Liverpool
2017–2021 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship — University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University. Project title: ‘From wolf to dog: Reconstructing their role in early human societies’
2014–2017 Research Fellow — University of Oxford, UK (November 2016 – February 2017), University of Liverpool, UK (July–November 2016), University of Aberdeen, UK (June 2014 – July); Project title: ‘Deciphering dog domestication through a combined ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometric approach’, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK
Academic Education
2010–2014 PhD in Zooarchaeology, summa cum laude — University of Aberdeen, UK & Le Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France. Thesis: ‘Exploring the human-mediated dispersal of commensal small mammals using dental morphology: Rattus exulans and Rattus rattus’
2012 PhD side project placement Cornell University, USA. Project title: ‘Exploring the phylogeographic distribution and human-mediated dispersal of the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)’
2008–2009 MSc Human Palaeoecology, Distinction — Durham University, UK (Collingwood College)
2005–2008 BA (Hons) Archaeology, 2.i — Durham University, UK (Collingwood College)
Teaching
International Visiting Fellowship (online)
University of Liverpool, UK (School of Architecture; April–June 2021, 20 hours)
Geometric morphometrics workshops (including digital 3D model building)
Haifa University, Israel (21th – 24th July 2019)
University of Oxford, UK (29th – 31st February 2018)
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China (22nd – 25th February 2016) University of Nottingham, UK (30th March – 2nd April 2015)
Statistics in R workshop, University of Liverpool, UK (1st – 5th October 2018) Bioarchaeology: Advanced biological approaches in archaeology
University of Aberdeen, UK (October 2014, 2013, 2012)
Funding and Awards
2023 Arts Council England, Boundless Transitions, Art.P.T Gallery, Deptford London
2022 Undergraduate Research Scheme, University of Liverpool (X2)
2021 Art Fund, Respond and reimagine grant for ‘Photogrammetry collaborative network of NW museums’, Garstang Museum, University of Liverpool
2021 Graduate Research Scheme, University of Liverpool
2020–2021 Alumni and Friends Fund for the Photogrammetry Team, University of Liverpool 2020 Learning & Teaching and Student Experience Award, University of Liverpool
2020 Undergraduate Research Scheme, University of Liverpool
2019–2020 Alumni and Friends Fund for the Photogrammetry Team, University of Liverpool 2019–2020 Beacon Project Fund for photogrammetry research driven teaching, University of Liverpool
2017-2020 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University
2010-2014 College of Physical Sciences PhD Studentship, University of Aberdeen
2009 Birely Bursary — systematics of endangered species
Companies
PalaeoPi — Cofounder; RaspberryPi based robotics company for the application of 3D model building (2017–present)
Hexad Brewing — Cofounder; bespoke beer brewing company, (2016–2018)
Publications
Archaeology, Zoology and Ecology — 16 peer-reviewed papers (see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ardern-Hulme-Beaman/research)
See Instagram photos and videos from Ardern Hulme-Beaman @ardernhb
