What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
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The new year begins for Wessex Museums with a review of our website. So we’re thrilled that Katie Nichols has joined us as a digital placement student. Katie is currently studying for an MA in Public History at the University of York. Her previous experience is in computer science and web editing – so she couldn’t be a more perfect fit for us!
Working 12 hours a week, Katie will be helping update the Wessex Museums’ website, as well as bringing us and our partner museums over to Google Analytics 4.
Katie holds a BA Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and History from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
Volunteering in museums back in the United States, Katie already has some experience in the heritage world. She hopes to find a job after graduation in the sector, helping museums stay present in a rapidly digitising world.
On the tech side, Katie worked for three years at her undergrad’s IT department specialising in maintaining the university’s website, and training faculty and staff on different software offered by the university.
“I am very excited to begin this internship with Wessex Museums and hope that I can help them have the website they are wishing for. The Wessex Museums team has been extremely welcoming so far and has allowed me to feel that my skills in tech will be valuable in the public history sector, something I was worried about going into my MA.”
Katie will remain with us until March.
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!