Benjamin Oldcorn

Personal details

Correpondence address:

10 St John's Terrace
Pendeen
Penzance
Cornwall
TR19 7DP

Telephone:

01736 786 597

Email:

bo208@exeter.ac.uk

Date of Birth:

29th June 1987

Education

2010-present:

University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus

PhD in Geography, ‘The Strategic and Tactical Role of Cable and Wireless during the Second World War’. AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award.

2009-2010:

University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus

MPhil in Historical Geography. ‘Dry Tree in Chiaroscuro: the fractured archive of a Second World War radar station’. 55,000 word thesis examining the practices and interpretation of military heritage.

2006-2009:

University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus

BSc Hons. Class 2:1 Geography, Environment and Society.

Professional/research experience

Aug 2013:

Porthcurno Exhibition

Contribution to Second World War gallery at Porthcurno Telegraph Museum.

2011:

Wastelands Module

Accompanied undergraduate students to RAF Dry Tree for the ‘Wastelands’ undergraduate module.

2010:

RAF Dry Tree

Provided material for Natural England site RAF Dry Tree for use on public information interpretative panels.