Sarah Inskip

Dr. Sarah Inskip is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Leicester's School of Archaeology and Ancient History. Her research integrates osteological evidence from archaeological human remains with historical and modern health narratives to explore the impact of tobacco on Western European health (1600–1900) and the evolution of Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) and other infectious diseases. She employs modern scientific techniques to address archaeological questions.

Her expertise spans human biology, genetics, and osteoarchaeological methodologies. Dr. Inskip’s work bridges historical epidemiology and biological anthropology, contributing to interdisciplinary insights into past health dynamics.

• Awards: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Her supervision and teaching activities focus on archaeological sciences and human health studies. She actively collaborates with historical and medical researchers to contextualize skeletal data within broader health narratives.