Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation and Associate Head (Research) Social Sciences Division, University of Oxford. She is Co-Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering for the Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA). Her research focuses on the breakdown of rocks in the natural environment and within cultural heritage. Recent projects include working with Historic England on developing soft wall capping methods for conserving ruins as well as investigating whether ivy on walls is a good or bad thing. Her recent research has been funded by EPSRC, the Leverhulme Trust, NASA, the Getty Trust and English Heritage. She is currently Honorary Professor, Institute for Sustainable Heritage, University College London and President of the British Society for Geomorphology.