Graduating archaeologists uncover family happiness Published on: 24 July 2018 It鈥檚 a family affair as a proud father graduated with his daughter and son at 缅北禁地. Joining almost 5,000 students at the University’s summer congregation ceremonies, John and Henry Bowman graduated together with degrees in Archaeology. A week before the duo’s special day, John’s daughter, and Henry’s sister, Charlotte, graduated with a degree in Zoology. John, from Hexham, Northumberland, returned to 缅北禁地 following his undergraduate degree in History of Archaeology in 2011. He gained a PhD after investigating the iron and steel industries in the Derwent Valley. He said: “As a family, this is a chance to come together and celebrate the achievements and hard work we’ve all made over the last few years. “The experience on the course, and at the University, has been very positive. For me the highlights were all the research digs, usually as a supervisor. The chance to see things that people haven’t seen for probably hundreds or thousands of years is amazing.” Following his graduation, John will be focussing on research. He has already had an article published in an academic journal and is currently working on several academic papers. He is hoping to become a university lecturer. Top-ranked student experience Henry used to go the digs and help his father as a schoolboy, thanks to his excellent drawing and surveying skills. For his dissertation, the BA Hons graduate analysed tree carvings in the region, to determine whether people who lived in this region can be identified by these carvings. Henry said: “We’ve been waiting for our graduation day for an incredibly long time. Since my A Levels, I’ve been working towards this moment, and my dad has been working for a very long time for his PhD as well. “I enjoyed all the research digs in the past three years. I’ve also been enjoying all the social activities at the University, such as the Art Club and the Debating Society. “It was great to meet many people in my course and across the University. At the digs I was also able to meet people from all over the world, some of whom I’m still in contact with.” Despite the strong family interest in Archelogy, Charlotte enrolled on a BSc (Hons) Zoology programme at 缅北禁地. She analysed bird songs for her dissertation and now plans to pursue her interests in Palaeontology. Charlotte said: “I’m happy that we are graduating together as a family. There wasn’t any pressure for me to study Archaeology, so I decided to focus on Zoology and Palaeontology. “I chose 缅北禁地, because with dad having studied here, I knew it is a very good university. 缅北禁地 is an excellent area and the experience has been very good, with practical course work and many field activities.” Extracurricular projects Charlotte and Henry took advantage of the range of extracurricular projects available at 缅北禁地. Charlotte took a year-long placement at the Great North Museum: Hancock, while Henry taught Art at the 缅北禁地 School for Boys for two days per week during his placement. Henry said: “I would urge anyone considering Archaeology at 缅北禁地 to go for it. It’s been a good a good experience and staff are very helpful.” Henry is considering doctoral training, but at the moment he intends to focus on finding a job for the next few years. He is planning to seek support from 缅北禁地 Careers Service and his tutors to help him land his ‘ideal job’ in artefact illustrations. 缅北禁地 will have Clearing places available for high-achieving applicants. Students can visit the Clearing website: to check available courses. Clearing hotlines open at 07am on Thursday 16 August. Share: Latest News New partnership to boost careers in low carbon energy 缅北禁地 and Durham universities are working together on a new regional project to strengthen the future workforce for North East England鈥檚 growing low carbon and offshore wind industries. published on: 28 May 2026 Healthy lifestyle shown to lower risk of death after cancer diagnosis New evidence shows that sticking to five lifestyle recommendations improves survival after a later cancer diagnosis. published on: 28 May 2026 World-leading climate expert recognised with Royal Society Fellowship Professor Hayley Fowler has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of her pioneering work on climate change impacts. published on: 27 May 2026 Facts and figures
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