Curriculum Vitae

Table of Contents

Education

PhD, Liverpool John Moores University (ongoing)
MA Archaeology, University College London (2016–2017)
BA Honours Physical Anthropology, University of Pretoria (2015)
BA Honours Archaeology, University of Pretoria (2013)
BA, University of Pretoria (2010–2012)

Publications and Talks

See full lists on the Publications and Talks pages.

Research Interests

Burial archaeology; clandestine graves; forensic taphonomy; forensic ecogenomics; remote sensing; Egyptian archaeology

Professional Memberships

Advanced HE, Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2026)
UK Civil Aviation Authority, Flyer ID – A2 Drone & Model Aircraft (2026–2029)
Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Student Member (2025–present)
Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (2015–present)
ASAPA Cultural Resources Management (2019–present)

• Principal Investigator: Grave relocation
• Field Director: Colonial period archaeology; Iron Age archaeology
• Field Supervisor: Rock art; Stone Age archaeology
• Laboratory Specialist: Human skeletal remains

Golden Key International Honour Society (2011–present)

Teaching Experience

Teaching Support Officer, Liverpool John Moores University

2025

• Crime Scene Investigation (4102FSBMOL)
• Forensic Methods (5105FSBMOL)
• Forensic Science (4104FSBMOL)

2024

• Forensic Science (4104FSBMOL)

Guest Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University (2025)

• Forensic Science (7105FSBMOL): Forensic techniques in clandestine grave location

Student Teaching Assistant, University of Pretoria (2015)

• Human Osteology (ANA122)

Academic Tutor, University of Pretoria (2013)

• Heritage & Cultural Tourism (EFK120)

Professional Work Experience

Archaeologist, Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) (2022–2023)
Northampton, UK

Archaeologist, PGS Heritage (2020–2022)
Pretoria, South Africa

Manager, NGT ESHS Heritage Department, NGT Holdings (2019)
Randburg, South Africa

Archaeologist & Heritage Consultant, NGT Holdings (2018–2019)
Randburg, South Africa

Other Work Experience

• Lascaux Exhibition Tour Guide, Sci‑Bono Discovery Centre (2018)
• Casual Worker, Tower Bridge (2017)
• Student Office Intern, Golden Key International Honour Society, Pretoria (2016)
• Archaeological Contractor, Bio‑Archaeological Analysis & Archaeological Geophysics Unit (2015–2016)
• DST‑NRF Archaeological Intern, Forensic Anthropological Research Centre (2014–2015)
• Archaeological Assistant, Archaetnos Ltd (2014)

Leadership, Service & Volunteering

• Postgraduate Researcher Research Conference Organising Committee School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University (2025–2026)
• Postgraduate Researcher Representative, School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences Liverpool John Moores University (2024-Present)
• Journal Manager, Editor & Co-Founder, LJMU ASPIRE PGR-Journal (2025–present)
• Council Member, Merseyside Archaeology Society (2025–present)
• Social Media & Events Coordinator, Southern African Archaeology Student Council (2017–2021)

Student Events Hosted

• Postgraduate Researcher Research Express Conference, School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University (28 May 2026)
• Postgraduate Researcher Research Bazaar Conference School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University (30 June 2025)
• Online Student Development Conference, Southern African Archaeology Student Council & Palaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST) (June 2021)
• Student Development Workshop in Lesotho, Southern African Archaeology Student Council & Palaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST) (5-11 December 2018)

Volunteering

• World Archaeology Festival UCL Institute of Archaeology Archaeology Day (2016)
• Film Festival Royal Anthropological Institute (2016)
• Current Archaeology LIVE (2017)
• Member events Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (2017)

Professional Service

• Reviewer, Science & Justice (Elsevier) (2026)
• Co‑Founder & Managing Editor, LJMU ASPIRE Journal (2025–present)
• Sub‑Editor, Research Hive Science Communication Blog (2024–present)
• Reviewer, International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology (2015–2018)

Grants & Funding

Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science Research Innovation Fund 2026 Awarded: £8 050,00
Project: Advancing forensic burial detection: Integrating microbial genomics, remote sensing, and machine learning across climates
Recipients: C. de Bruyn, Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior, Dr K. Scott, Dr H. Panter, Dr F. Bezombes, Dr P. Shum and Professor S. Wich

Turing Scheme Research Placement 2025 Awarded: £838,00
Project: Research visit to the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 4 May -30 May 2025
Recipients: C. de Bruyn, Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior (Lead)

FORRI Research Support 2025 (19 December 2025) Awarded: £5 000,00
Project: Support towards research visit to the University of Cape Town, South Africa and sequencing of soil samples
Recipients: C. de Bruyn (PGR; Lead), Dr K. Scott, Dr H. Panter, Dr F. Bezombes and Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior

FORRI Research Scholarship 2025 (2 July 2026) Awarded: £ 1 000,00
Project: Funding to support the Winter 2025 Forensic Taphonomy experiment the University of Cape Town, South Africa
Recipients: C. de Bruyn (PGR; Lead), Dr K. Scott, Dr H. Panter, Dr F. Bezombes and Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior

FORRI Research Support 2025 Awarded: £ 5 000,00
Project: FORRI research support towards the University of Cape Town, South Africa and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Collaboration
Recipients: C. de Bruyn (PGR; Lead), Dr K. Scott, Dr H. Panter, Dr F. Bezombes and Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior

Applied Microbiology International Student Travel Bursary Awarded: £ 200,00
Project: Conference funding to attend the AMI MMEG 2024 on 16-18 December 2024
Recipients: C. de Bruy

LJMU Doctoral Academy PGR Conference Travel Fund Awarded: £ 200,00
Project: Conference funding to attend the AMI MMEG 2024 on 16-18 December 2024
Recipients: C. de Bruyn

British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) Microgrant Awarded: £ 200,00
Project: Conference funding to attend the British Association for Forensic Anthropology Winter conference, 30 November - 1 December 2024, Oxford, UK
Recipients: C. de Bruyn

FORRI Research Support: June 2024t Awarded: £ 5 567,00
Project: Forensic research visit and collaboration with the University of Cape Town, South Africa
Recipients: C. de Bruyn, Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior (Lead)

FORRI Research Support: June 2024 Awarded: £ 2 353,00
Project: Forensic Research Visit to University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
Recipients: C. de Bruyn (PGR; Lead), Dr K. Scott, Dr H. Panter, Dr F. Bezombes and Dr T.K. Ralebitso-Senior

Chevening Scholarship, British High Commission, Chevening Secretariat, and FCO Awarded: Full Tution & stipend
Project: Master’s degree in the UK
Recipients: C. de Bruyn

Conference Funding, Wenner-Gren Foundation 2013 Awarded: -
Project: Attending and presenting a psoter at the ASAPA Conference in Botswana
Recipients: C. de Bruyn

Kent Bequest, Southern African Archaeological Society 2013 Awarded: R 4 000,00
Project: For the completion of Archaeology Honours degree fieldwork
Recipients: C. de Bruyn

Awards

• 3MT People’s choice Award, Liverpool John Moores University 3MT Competition (2026)
• Winner North West Region, FameLab Science communication Competition (2026)
• 3MT Finalist, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science, Liverpool John Moores University (2026)
• Best Oral Presentation, Postgraduate Researcher Research Bazaar Conference School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University (2025)
• Bronze Award for Volunteering, Chevening (2017)
• Best Archaeology Student (3rd Year), University of Pretoria (2012)
• Mentor of the Year, House Jasmyn Residence, University of Pretoria (2011)
• Academic Achievement Award, University of Pretoria 2010 & 2011)
• Golden Rhino Award (Best 1st Archaeology Student) University of Pretoria (2010)

Courses & Training

2026

• Supporting Learning Certificate, SEDA
• A2 Certificate of Competency UAV Remote Pilot Certificate (10 hours), UAVHub
• FameLab Science Communication Masterclass and Media Training, Cheltenham (1–2 May 2026)
• Courtroom Communication, The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee & The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University (17 March–23 April 2026)

2025

• Trauma and Taphonomy Workshop, British Association for Forensic Anthropology Conference, Liverpool (29–30 November 2025)
• LEAP Leadership Program 2025, oikos International & Principles of Responsible Management Education (April–September 2025)
• Certified Peer Reviewer Course, Elsevier Researcher Academy
• Leading with Character, The Oxford Character Project, University of Oxford
• Bacterial 16S metabarcoding, NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) Online Workshop (11 February 2025)

2024

• Phylogenomics workshop, NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) Online Workshop (12&14 November 2024)
• Introduction to sequencing data and quality control workshop, NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) Online Workshop (29 October 2024)
• UKRIO Introduction to Research Integrity, UKRIO (23 October 2024)
• Introduction to Command Line bioinformatics, NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) Online Workshop (8 October 2024)
• Community Analysis in R, NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF) Online Workshop (16 September 2024)
• 3IS (Information, Ideas & Insights Programme) Training, Liverpool John Moores University (September 2024)
• NEOF Metabarcoding and Environmental DNA Wetlab and Bioinformatics, University of Sheffield (22–26 July 2024)
• Human vs Non-Human – CPD Workshop (Online), British Association for Forensic Anthropology (13 July 2024)
• Practical in Laboratory Skills and Biotechnology Bootcamp, BioGrad Liverpool (29 June–10 May 2024)

2023

• Forensic Anthropology: An Introduction to Human Osteology, Anglia Ruskin University (11–12 November 2023)
• Everyday Ethics: An Introduction to Professional Ethics and Developing Your Ethical Knowledge, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
• Planning Your Career: Understanding PDP and CPD, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
• Professionalism in Historic Environment Practice, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
• Understanding Sexual Harassment in Archaeology, Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), iHASCO eLearning
• Spill Kit Training: Chemicals & Oils, iHASCO eLearning

2022

• Training Services Programme in Manual Handling, City & Guilds Accredited Programme
• Asbestos Awareness, iHASCO eLearning
• Highways Common Induction, Highways England
• Whistleblowing, iHASCO eLearning
• Manual Handling, iHASCO eLearning
• GDPR-UK Essentials, iHASCO eLearning
• Environmental Awareness, iHASCO eLearning
• Cyber Security Awareness, iHASCO eLearning
• Sub-Ordinate Manager, Glencore Coal South Africa
• French A1.2, Alliance Française in Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
• Fatigue Management Course, BSS Africa
• Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology Course, Durham University, FutureLearn Online Course

2021

• Heritage Resources Management, University of Cape Town, South Africa (September2021)
• Teaching English to Young Learners (30 hours), The TEFL Academy

2020

• First Aid Level 1, Dynamic Development Institute, South Africa

2019

• Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (168 hours), The TEFL Academy
• Strategies for Personal Growth and Development, YALI Network (Online)
• Responsible Leadership on Transparency and Good Governance, YALI Network (Online)
• Project Management – Revised 2017, Alison Online Learning

2018

• PAST and ASAPA Student Development Workshop, Southern African Archaeology Student Council, Lesotho (5-11 December 2018)

2017

• Egyptian Archaeology Skills School, Egypt Exploration Society, London, United Kingdom
• PAST and ASAPA Student Development Workshop, Southern African Archaeology Student Council, South Africa

2015

• Microsoft Excel Advanced, Careers IT, Pretoria, South Africa
• Application of Advanced Statistical Methods for Improving the Biological Profile in Age and Ancestry Estimations in South Africa Workshop, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Field School: Bio-Archaeological Analysis and Archaeological Geophysics, Forensic Anthropological Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa
• PAST and ASAPA Student Development Workshop, Southern African Archaeology Student Council, South Africa
• Application of Advanced Statistical Methods, University of Pretoria, South Africa

2014

• Bone Pathology Symposium, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Microsoft Excel Advanced, Careers IT, Pretoria, South Africa
• Basic Project Management Workshop, Heros Business Training Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

2013

• PAST and ASAPA Student Development Workshop, Southern African Archaeology Student Council, South Africa

2011

• Mentorship Training, University of Pretoria, South Africa

2010

• Forensic Anthropology Workshop, Forensic Anthropology Research Centre, University of Pretoria, South Africa