People

Why I volunteer: Markand Patel

Museum of the Order of St John, London

Who got the job

Assistant curator (large object collections), Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore Salary: undisclosed Advertised: MJ online September 2013

Me and my research

Lorraine Gibson explains how the smell of collections can indicate decomposition

Profile: Robin Johnson

By presenting cultural opportunities in the correct way, you can transform the lives of children with learning issues

Me and my research

Duncan Redford is analysing the causes of "sea-blindness"

Who got the job

Collections review manager, Carisbrooke Castle Museum

Why I volunteer

David Leek, RAF Cosford Museum, Shropshire

Profile: Mike Rowe

Modern rugby is a lot more than mud baths, cauliflower ears and sweaty socks

Moves and honours

The latest appointments in the museum sector

Who got the job: Mary Guyatt

Curator, Jane Austen’s House Museum, Chawton Salary: undisclosed Advertised: Museums Journal May 2013

Why I volunteer: Philip Jones

Blists Hill Blast Furnaces and Ironworks, Ironbridge

Moves: January 2014

Jane Alison has been promoted from senior curator to the head of visual arts at the Barbican Centre, London. Jonathan Reekie, the former chief executive of Aldeburgh Music, Suffolk, is joining Somerset House, London, as its new director. He replaces Gwyn Miles, who is retiring. Ludo Keston is the new chief executive of the River …