
Manuela: historian
Manuela is a historian who typically splits her time between working at home and in the office. Occasionally, she travels to archives across the UK and EU, where she may also perform other essential tasks.
Manuela’s work involves researching, analysing, recording, and interpreting the past using various sources, such as government records, newspaper archives, unpublished manuscripts, personal diaries, and private letters. Much of her time is spent gathering this information to piece together events and understand their context and significance. While some sources are available in online databases, she sometimes needs to visit the physical locations where they are stored.
In addition to her research, Manuela does a lot of computer-based work, including literature reviews, reading academic articles, writing proposals and papers, and handling administrative tasks. Some tasks require physical documents, so she often needs to print documents and forms, and use other stationery. Occasionally, she purchases new equipment for specific projects and follows the University’s procurement procedures for this.
Collaboration is a key part of Manuela’s work. She communicates with other researchers at the University of York and externally. She regularly attends internal meetings, mostly via video conferencing, and participates in workshops across the UK and EU. For UK workshops, Manuela usually travels by train, while for European workshops, she typically flies. When in-person attendance isn’t necessary, she can join via video conferencing.