Ben is Director of Coventry Digital, a participatory city archive that integrates community knowledge with institutional records. His research focuses on community voice and photographic archives. His first major project, the ESRC-funded Imagine, examined regeneration in Hillfields, Coventry, through co-production and visual research to challenge stigma and inform policy. He has led international projects, including digitising the Hamilton Photographic Archive in Bombay with funding from the British Library (2018–22) and UCLA (2024–26). Ben also works with Scarborough Museums on their digital strategy, supported by the AHRC, and continues to explore how digital heritage can empower communities.
