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Catherine gained her PhD in medieval warfare and its portrayal in vernacular literature at the University of Sheffield in 2001. She subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research associate on the AHRB-funded Partonopeus de Blois project at Sheffield, before moving to the University of Warwick to take up an administrative post in the Academic Office. She is now the Academic Manager of the Reinvention Centre for Undergraduate Research, where she carries out some pedagogic research and evaluation, tries to ensure that all of the fellowships and projects run smoothly, and keeps an eye on the finances. However, she still has an urge to go away and research battleaxes some more…