Lead supervisor:
Dr Gareth Hoskins 
Start date: October 2017
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Human Geography
Thematic Cluster:
Place, Environment and Development Cluster
The global circulations of Welsh slate
This research explores the cultural geologies and global circulations of Welsh slate before, during, and after its extraction from the mountains of North Wales. The social and language-based histories of Welsh slate are well covered in the literature and are now becoming integrated into the bid to UNESCO for World Heritage status for the slate-producing landscapes of Gwynedd, North Wales. However, the subterranean and off-site geographical, social, technical and aesthetic legacy of Welsh slate is less understood. This research aims to gain a greater understanding of these global impacts of Welsh slate through a multi-disciplinary mapping of the connections that slate is involved in across the world.