Sue Black

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sue Black
Occupation	Anthropologist
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1961(1961-05-07)
Age	63
Birthplace	Inverness
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Taurus

Sue Black Biography

Sue Black is one of the most popular and richest Anthropologist who was born on May 7, 1961 in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom. Dame Susan Margaret Black DBE FRSE FRCP FRIAI (nee Gunn; born 7 May 1961) is a Scottish anatomist, forensic anthropologist and academic. She is the Pro Vice- Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University. From 2005 to 2018, she was Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee. Professor Black is currently the Presidency of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 2003, she participated in two trips to Iraq. In 2005, she was part of the UK’s contribution to the Thai Tsunami Victim Identification operation (jointly with teams from the Thai as well as the Australian Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) teams) as part of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami international response.

In 2005 Black was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee. In 2008, she was appointed to head the newly created Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee (CAHID), which runs undergraduate courses in forensic anthropology and postgraduate courses in anatomy and advanced forensic anthropology. This department is training the UK National Disaster Victim Identification (UK DVI) team for police and scientists in advanced mortuary practices.

Black starred in BBC Two’s History Cold Case, which aired two series between 2010 and 2011. In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the UK by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and in 2014 was also subject of The Life Scientific on the same station. In 2014, she appeared in the documentary ‘After the Wave: Ten years since the Boxing Day Tsunami’ examining the forensic response in Thailand to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

In the years 1992-2003,, she was contracted to work for the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as well as for the United Nations involving the identification of perpetrators and victims in diverse conflicts. She was appointed in 1999 to was the forensic anthropologist in charge of the British Forensic Team in Kosovo which was a part of the FCO for the United Nations and later that year was sent in Sierra Leone and Grenada.

Sue Black Net Worth

Sue Black is one of the richest Anthropologist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sue Black 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sue Black was born in Inverness and was educated at Inverness Royal Academy. She went to The University of Aberdeen where she earned an BSc with honors on human anatomy, in the year 1982 as well as a PhD in her thesis on the ‘Identification of the Human Skeleton in 1986.

In 1987, she was appointed as a lecturer on Anatomy of the hospital St. Thomas in London and this was the beginning of her career in the field of forensic anthropology. She being in the position until 1992.

Black was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2005, a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. In 2001 Black was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to forensic anthropology in Kosovo and in 2008 she was awarded the Lucy Mair Medal from the Royal Anthropological Institute and a police commendation for DVI training. In 2009 she was awarded the University of Aberdeen’s Brian Cox Award for Public Engagement.

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In 2017, Black was presented with an honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine by University of St Andrews for her contribution to science and humanity. She received an honorary Doctorate of Science (DSc) from the University of Aberdeen in 2019, at a ceremony in which her daughter graduated in law. In 2018, her book All That Remains: A Life in Death won the Saltire Book of the Year award.

Facts & Trivia

Sue Ranked on the list of most popular Anthropologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sue Black celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

What is Sue Black doing now?

Sue Black – Executive Director – Virginia Recreation and Park Society | LinkedIn.

How old is Dame Sue Black?

The Right Honourable The Baroness Black of Strome DBE FBA FRSE FRCP FRAI
Born| Susan Margaret Gunn 7 May 1961 Inverness, Scotland
Nationality| British
Political party| None (crossbencher)
Alma mater| University of Aberdeen

Where does Sue black work?

She is a Fellow and President of the Royal Anthropological Institute and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Society of Biology and is the lifetime Professor of Anatomy for the Royal Scottish Academy.

Where does Sue Black teach?

Sue Black: I’m currently the pro-vice chancellor for engagement at Lancaster University. So that’s a senior management post within the university.

What jobs can a forensic anthropologist get?

Some large medical examiner offices employ full-time forensic anthropologists. Other forensic anthropologists work for human rights organizations and federal government agencies. Forensic anthropologists may also serve additional roles as medicolegal death investigators or identification specialists.