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The next talk in the @uclioabmmedieval.bsky.social Medieval Archaeology Seminar Series will be given by @samleggs22.bsky.social on 'Migrations into early medieval England: integrating isotopes and aDNA.'

🗓️ : 27 Jan 2026, 6:15-7:15pm
📍 : UCL

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Migrations into early medieval England: integrating isotopes and aDNA
The next event in the 2025-26 UCL Institute of Archaeology/British Museum Medieval Seminar Series, will be given by Sam Leggett (University of Edinburgh) on 27 January.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The JPI on Cultural Heritage and Global Change major dissemination event will unveil the results of 22 international research projects – digital innovations, climate change + more.

📅: 26-27 Nov
📍: Versailles & online
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JPI Cultural Heritage Dissemination Event to take place in November | Heritage Research Hub
The Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPI CH) is glad to announce its major dissemination event taking place on 26-27 November…
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September 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Upcoming free hybrid event: Join the HAPP one-day conference on Heritage Physics: Illuminating the Past'.
21st February, 10.30-17.00 GMT. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.

More information and registration at: www.stx.ox.ac.uk/event/happ-o...

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HAPP One-Day Conference - Heritage Physics: Illuminating the Past
This conference will survey the history of how the illumination of the past has developed as new fields of physics have progressed.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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The @britishlibrary.bsky.social Open and Engaged Conference includes a talk from @ads-update.bsky.social and HSDS on 'Repository services for Archaeology, and Conservation and Heritage Science.'

📅 : 20, 22 and 23 Oct 2025
📍 : Online

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Open and Engaged 2025 | Open and Engaged 2025
Who Owns Our Knowledge? Exploring ownership, access, and stewardship of cultural heritage in the new era.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🎟️ Book now for the 4th RICHeS Regional Workshop – “Sustainable Conservation Practices,” exploring how research can address conservation challenges while promoting achievable, sustainable practices.

📅 : 4 Nov 2025
📍 : Cardiff Uni
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RICHeS Regional Workshop: Sustainable Conservation Practices – RICHeS
The RICHeS team is delighted to invite you to our fourth RICHeS Regional Workshop, hosted by Cardiff University on Tuesday 4 November 2025.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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🗞️ News from @ucl.ac.uk:

1️⃣ ISH joins GreenHer CoE, creating a major European hub for research, conservation and sustainable heritage. buff.ly/rIzl0h4

2️⃣ Dr Miriam Andrews joins ISH as the first Getty Art and Sustainability Fellow. buff.ly/5RIUtzz

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UCL Launches New European Hub for Sustainable Heritage Science: GreenHer
UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Heritage joins GreenHer, a Centre of Excellence creating a major European hub for research, conservation and sustainable heritage.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Call for papers! CRISTMAS is the Conference on Research and Innovations in Science and Technology of Materials. Topics include cultural heritage and restoration analysis tools & more. Abstracts due 1 Oct 2025.

📅: 9-12 Dec 2025
📍: Paris
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CRISTMAS
From Smart Materials to Smart Things
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September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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💼 FORTH-IESL is recruiting a Research Assistant to help integrate and test software tools and services of the Cultural Heritage Cloud (ECCCH) in the context of the @echoes-eu.bsky.social project.

Apply by 1 Oct 2025. buff.ly/U4ZgjTe

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ECHOES-One (1) research assistant position | IESL-FORTH
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join our team, FORTH-IESL, Photonics for Heritage Science, and share activities and responsibilities in the context of the ECHOES project,…
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September 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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New research from Historic England finds that air source heat pumps could be the key to decarbonisation in historic buildings.

Learn more and read the full report here: buff.ly/cJ0DosX

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Air Source Heat Pump Case Studies – Large Buildings | Historic England
Four case studies reviewing the performance of air source heat pump (ASHP) technology in five large historic buildings across four sites.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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👀 Have you seen the new section of the @hsds-update.bsky.social website providing information about the Harwell Heritage Network?

Find out about national research facilities relevant to #HeritageScience here: hsds.ac.uk/help-guidanc...

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Harwell Heritage Network
In the heart of Oxfordshire, Harwell Campus encompasses some of the most important research facilities in the UK and Europe. We are home to Diamond Light Source, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Research...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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💼 #HeritageScience job – Research Assistant/Associate at Cambridge University developing a digital framework for monitoring diverse heritage threats to support sustainable heritage management decisions.

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Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 24 months in the first instance. The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research invites applications for a fixed-term Research Assistant /
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September 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The GoGreen Conservation project is organising a free 2-day workshop from 4-5 Dec on using the preventive conservation tools developed within the project and the HERIe platform. Registration closes TODAY - 20 November! More info: buff.ly/2HRnhP5

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HERIe.pl – Risk Assessment and Cultural Heritage Conservation
HERIe.pl tools assist specialists in assessing risks and protecting cultural heritage objects. Check the effects of humidity, temperature, and light on your collections.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The new English Heritage Climate Resilient House is a digital model for understanding more about climate risk and adaptation for heritage. Explore and learn more about climate risks and their management!

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Climate Resilience
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to heritage. We are working to understand how climate change will impact the sites and collections we care for and how we can adapt to these risks to…
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October 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Historic Environment Scotland has put two roles out to tender for the N-RICH Prototype project:

1️⃣ Cybersecurity Framework Supplier: buff.ly/M5UA794
2️⃣ Environmental & Sustainability Framework Supplier: buff.ly/27jdvZl

The deadline for both roles is 2 December 2025 at noon.

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Cybersecurity Framework Supplier | Towards a National Collection
Towards a National Collection is supporting research that breaks down the barriers between the UK’s outstanding cultural heritage collections, with the aim of opening them up to new research…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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📢 In case you missed it – you can now watch the recording of the RICHeS: Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science Access Fund Expression of Interest (EOI) Stage webinar. Open for EOIs until 10 December.

View the recording here: buff.ly/tZxG6HD

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How to Apply – RICHeS
The RICHeS Access Fund supports researchers and organisations to access RICHeS-funded equipment, collections, facilities and expertise. This page guides you through the application process, including…
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November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🗞️ ✨ News flash! We have a new NHSF blog post for you – Meggen Gondek shares some Reflections on One Year of RICHeS: Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science. Read the full blog post to see all the highlights from the year: buff.ly/fqorPsb

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Reflections on One Year of RICHeS
Guest author: Professor Meggen Gondek, Head of the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) Infrastructure Headquarters (IHQ). It is hard to believe RICHeS is one year…
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October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🧪 🖼️ 'Between Science and Art: What exactly does a museum scientist do?'

Tonight, join Lucia Burgio, Lead Conservation Scientist at the V&A, to find out.

📅 : 12 November, 6-8pm
📍 : Institute of Physics, London
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RESCHEDULED - Between science & art: what exactly does a museum scientist do?
Join Lucia Burgio, Lead Conservation Scientist, as she not only showcases the world of those heritage researchers examining,analysing and preserving museum objects for future generations, but also…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🦬 🔎 Now available: a webinar from The National Archives on 'Extinction and Hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive'. Hear about how written records, photos & heritage science allow us to research interactions with animals in historic collections. buff.ly/bser9J6

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Research Routes - Extinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive
Our records allow us to engage with historic animals through written accounts and photographs. Our heritage science team also investigates their presence in the physical materials of our records —…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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⏰ 📚 Only 2 days left to register for the ICON Book and Paper Group Conference, 'Conservation Uncovered: Investigation and Discovery in Treatment and Analysis'!

📅 : 22-24 Oct 2025
📍 : The National Archives, UK or online
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#IconBPG25 Conservation Uncovered: Investigation and Discovery in Treatment and Analysis
From bench-top discoveries to analytical breakthroughs - explore how investigation shapes conservation practice. Join us at The National Archives or online this October for an inspiring multi-day…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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📢 Call for papers for the Association for Art History Annual Conference! Sessions include 'Technical Art History: Integrating Art History with Scientific Inquiry'.

📅 : 8-10 April 2026
📍 : University of Cambridge

Submit papers by 2 Nov 2025.

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CFP | ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - For Art History
We are delighted to announce Call for Papers for our next year’s conference which will be held in collaboration with the History of Art department at the University of Cambridge.  The Association for…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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📢 Elsevier launches new heritage journal 📢

‘Global Heritage’ is a quarterly, peer-reviewed English-language journal covering studies on both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. This includes research on #HeritageScience!

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Elsevier - Global Heritage
Global Heritage is a quarterly peer-reviewed English language journal, publishing research articles, review articles, case reports and perspectives, covering studies on both tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
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March 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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📢 Reminder: 2nd Call for Access to E-RIHS ERIC Services

Open to academics, researchers, and professionals in the field
Gain access to equipment, expertise, and archives
Apply by 31st March: buff.ly/qfPXYEQ

Free webinar on Friday 27th February, 11am CET: buff.ly/YQTUUXG

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Any Call-for-Access doubt? Join the webinar! - E-rihs
E-RIHS invites scholars and professionals to attend the webinar on February 27th about the Call for Access to its heritage science services.
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February 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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#HeritageScience news from @londonmuseum.bsky.social: New video from the London Museum shows how conservators used cutting-edge dental imaging technology to unlock the story of a medieval prayer book cover discovered in the Thames.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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⏰ There is only ONE day left to submit your application for the @hsds-update.bsky.social Small Grants Programme!

1️⃣ Enhance Access to Heritage Resources (up to £25,000)
2️⃣ Build Virtual Research Environments (up to £15,000)

Deadline: 28 November 2025, 5pm GMT

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HSDS Small Grants Programme Now Open for Applications
Applications are now live for our new Small Grants Programme, offering up to £25,000 to unlock innovation in heritage science and conservation research across the UK. Ready to Transform Your Heritage…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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👋 A reminder that the RICHeS Access Fund is still accepting EOIs for another 3 weeks! Whether you are an individual researcher, an academic institution or a museum, the Access Fund can help you bring your heritage science projects to life.

Deadline is 10 Dec 2025: buff.ly/UySluRx

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RICHeS Access Fund – RICHeS
The RICHeS Access Fund helps researchers, organisations and heritage professionals gain access to cutting-edge equipment, collections and expertise, including mobile units. By covering costs that…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM