The Museums and Collections of Higher Education provides an analysis of the historic connections between materiality and higher education, developed through diverse examples of global practice.

Chapter 1 An introduction to the museums and collections of higher education; Chapter 2 Developing institutional narratives; Chapter 3 Crossing discipline boundaries; Chapter 4 Getting more from objects and collections; Chapter 5 Involving people and communities; Chapter 6 Lessons from university museums and collections; References; Index.

Andrew Simpson has worked for Australian universities in professional and academic capacities. This has included being a solo operator of a university museum and introducing and developing Australia's first undergraduate degree program in Museum Studies. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, the University of Sydney and is active in UMAC, ICOM's International Committee for University Museums and Collections. His research interests include the history, role and functions of museums, in particular, university museums, museum education, natural history and the public understanding of science.