Sarah Higgins

Sarah Higgins is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University. Her expertise spans digital curation, digital preservation, and spatial data systems.

• Contributor to the Digital Preservation Coalition
• Active in Archives and Records Council Wales
• Advises on research data lifecycle for institutions

Research interests:

• Intersection of digital heritage with museums, archives, and libraries
• Contextual discovery systems for digital records
• Support for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through data practices

Recent work trends focus on agroecology data, AI-enabled repositories, and GIS in historical archives. Key themes include data interoperability, sustainable preservation, and metadata innovation.

Scientific recognition:

• Awarded Digital Preservation Award (2018)
• Peer reviewer for journals like Archival Science and International Journal of Digital Curation

Supervision and grants:

• Mentors PhD students in digital curation
• Secured funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council and Ecodyfi

Projects include National AI-Enabled Repository for Wales and Mixed Farming Histories.