Dr James Hopkins

Biography

I am an historian of knowledge with a particular focus on:

• the spatial disciplines (architecture, planning and geography); 
• architecture and the built environment;  
• networks and institutions of knowledge;
• transnational transfers of knowledge.

I am very active in the Research Group on University Histories (see our blog) and the International Planning History Society, of which I am Treasurer. 

I hold a hybrid academic-heritage management post. Outside of my research and teaching, I am responsible for:

• Engagement of multiple audiences with the history of the University of Manchester;
• Conservation of the University’s heritage, including the University Collections. 

Find out more about the heritage management aspect of my role.