Kath Slinger

Dr Slinger was awarded her PhD in Egyptology in 2020 from the University of Liverpool for her thesis, 'Tomb Families: Private Tomb Distribution in the New Kingdom Theban Necropolis'. She graduated with a first-class degree in Egyptology in 2014, and a Master’s degree with Distinction in Egyptology in 2015, both from the University of Liverpool. Her previous research includes her BA dissertation, 'Tomb Decoration and Design at Deir el-Medina', and her MA dissertation, 'Was the location and distribution of Theban tombs influenced by the evolving processional route of the Beautiful Festival of the Valley?'. She is also a qualified primary school teacher and has taught Egyptology to all ages.

Dr Slinger has taught Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Sheffield and Durham University, and has also worked as an Egyptology tutor in the Continuing Education department at the University of Liverpool. She has excavated in Luxor, Egypt. She joined the staff at Manchester in the summer of 2023.

Unit Convenor:

CAHE51110: Pre-Hyksos Egypt

CAHE52220: Dynasty 18

CAHE53330: Post-Amarna Egypt

CAHE52100: Diploma in Egyptology Year 1

CAHE52220: Diploma in Egyptology Year 2

CAHE66111: Social Studies in Ancient Egypt

CAHE66142: Urbanism in Ancient Egypt

Short Courses:

CAHE51000: Discovering Ancient Egypt

CAHE52000: Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

CAHE53000: Queens of Ancient Egypt

CAHE57000: Tutankhamen