Supervisor
Victoria Harrison
Teng Wai (NICOLE) LAO 劉莛蔚
Education
M.A. in International Cultural Heritage Management, Durham University
B.A. in Ancient History and Archaeology, Durham University
Research Interests
Heritage Interpretation and Valuation, Philosophy of Museum, Cultural Heritage Management, Cultural Identity and Formation, Cosmology, Community Engagement, Material Culture
2023 Youth Forum Delegate, ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GA2023)
2022 – present Member of the research group Philosophy of Museum, University of Macau
2022 – present Teaching Assistant, University of Macau
2022 Organiser and host, Memory, Meaning, and Value International Hybrid Symposium, University of Macau
2019 Placement (Event and exhibition curation), Jarrow Hall: Anglo Saxon farm, village and Bede Museum, Newcastle UK
2019 Involvement in the UNESCO Chair Project “Durham’s World Heritage Site Today”
Book Chapters
Lao, T. W. (forthcoming). Approaching Heritage Preservation for Future Generations. In Advances in Science, Technology & Generations: Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) – Developing Sustainable Practices. Springer.
Kahambing, J.G. & Lao, T.W. (2023). The Role of Museums in Planetary Health Bioethics: A Review. In Alexander Waller and Darryl Macer (eds.) Planetary Health and Bioethics (pp. 434-451). New Zealand: Eubios Ethics Institute.
Journal articles
Kahambing, J.G. & Lao, T.W. (2023). The Value of Museums in Averting a Planetary Health Crisis. Ethics, Medicine, and Public Health, 26.
Lao, T. W. (2022). A Paradox of Reusing Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of the Historic Centre of Macau. Restauro Archeologico 2 (Special Issue), 302-307.
Lao, T. W. (2022). Heritage Education as an Effective Approach to Enhance Community Engagement: A Model for Classifying the Level of Engagement. HERITAGE 2022 – International Conference on Vernacular Heritage: Culture, People and Sustainability, 631-638: