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Bringing the heritage science community together to improve collaboration, make better use of research, and demonstrate the public benefit of heritage science.
Is soil contributing to the carbon footprint of archaeological digs?

Heritage England commissions research on soil carbon and the potential impacts of excavation.

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Gaining an understanding of soil carbon and its management in an archaeological context| Historic England
Gaining an understanding of soil carbon and its management in an archaeological context
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
#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.
Read the full story here: buff.ly/GCu78EA
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January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
✨Icon26 Call for Posters ✨

Don't miss this opportunity for Icon26! The call is open to all conservators (including early-career professionals & students). Posters can be on any relevant topic, including conservation science.

Deadline: 2 February 2026, 5pm
Learn more:
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Icon Launches Call for Posters for Icon26
Icon is delighted to launch a call for Posters for Icon26 which will be taking place on 24th and 25th June 2026 at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Don’t miss out on this #HeritageScience job opportunity!

Applications for the Conservation Scientist role at English Heritage close on 26th January 2026.

Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/rt10LjC

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Conservation Scientist
Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
RICHeS Access Fund Catalyst Projects have announced funding for five exciting new initiatives, using #HeritageScience to drive innovative research, transform approaches to accessibility, and unlock new forms of community engagement.

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Innovation in Action: RICHeS Access Fund Catalyst Projects Award Five Initiatives – RICHeS
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) Access Fund Catalyst Projects has awarded funding to five innovative initiatives set to redefine how heritage science drives…
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January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Fancy learning more about concrete??
This blog from the Engine Shed at Historic Environment Scotland will give you an insight into its history and use - with some iconic pictures too.
blog.engineshed.scot/2025/12/16/p...

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Engine Shed guidance for owners and occupiers of traditional buildings
Engine Shed guidance on how to care for your traditional property and improve its energy efficiency, and on what kind of consents you might need to make changes to it.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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
Looking for #HeritageScience services (equipment, expertise) or data sources? Sign-up to the @hsds-update.bsky.social webinar taking place 15th Jan to find out about new catalogues - what's available and how to search.
Register here: hsds.ac.uk/news-event/u...
Upcoming Webinar: How to use the data catalogue and catalogue of services
Early next year the HSDS will be running a free, hour long webinar to explore some of our new services. Towards the end of this year, the HSDS launched two brand new catalogues for the…
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January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Don’t miss out! Applications for the position of Heritage Science Manager at the BFI’s Moving Image Conservation Research Laboratory (MICRL) close on 26th January 2026.

Find out more and apply here: bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.org.uk/tlive_webrec...

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Job profile
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January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
👀 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
🗞️ 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
🌲 💡 Join the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage for a guest lecture with Prof Randall Mason on 'Connecting values, conservation, and design: recent cultural landscape projects'.

📅 : 10 Dec 2025, 17:00-18:00
📍 : Online

More info: buff.ly/VxNCpdA

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Connecting values, conservation, and design: recent cultural landscape projects
Join us for a virtual guest lecture with Prof Randall Mason, Chair of Historic Preservation at The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🤔 📰 Did you catch our November NHSF newsletter?

◾ Our new NHSF blog post.
#HeritageScience news from 9 of our members.
◾ Lots of updates about funding, calls for papers, upcoming events and jobs.

See the latest newsletter & subscribe to receive the next one here: buff.ly/9kVIfLT

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News | National Heritage Science Forum
By signing up you agree to receive our monthly newsletter, with information about NHSF and its activities, news from across the heritage and science sectors and information about events, funding and…
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December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢 📰 **New NHSF blog post!**

To mark 1 year since the launch of the Strategic Framework for Heritage Science in the UK, Caroline Peach highlights some of the recent work that has been done by the NHSF, its members, and the wider heritage science community. buff.ly/kEvb6L1

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A Year of Collaboration: Updates on the Strategic Framework for Heritage Science in the UK
Caroline Peach highlights work by the National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF), its members, and the wider heritage science community that addresses the opportunities and challenges presented in the …
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November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
⏰ 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

More info: buff.ly/GqI62wJ

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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
Upcoming Icon talk with Brenda Keneghan on 'The development of plastics conservation/preservation - a personal journey'.

📅 : 12 December 2025, 10-10:45am
📍 : Online

More info & register here: buff.ly/JuqH2TK

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MMG Autumn Series: The development of plastics conservation/preservation - A personal journey
Follow Icon on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest in conservation
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Two upcoming courses with @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social:

1️⃣ Managing Loss in the Historic Environment: Ecocultural Approaches (9 Dec)
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2️⃣ Planning tools for managing climate-vulnerable heritage assets (10 Dec)
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Managing Loss in the Historic Environment: Ecocultural Approaches
Can we re-frame heritage loss? This transdisciplinary course will explore how to manage transformative change in the historic environment to generate both ecological and cultural benefits. Join…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
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
👉 We want to hear about work you’re doing that maps to the Strategic Framework for Heritage Science 2024-27! You can add a brief description and/or link to these online noticeboards.

◼️ Public Value - buff.ly/1mAGmf2
◼️ Research - buff.ly/yhziHeZ
◼️ Community - buff.ly/Jx1wLXx

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November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
👋 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
🔎 The RICHeS team recently travelled to Edinburgh to meet the Scotland’s Archaeological Human Remains Collection (SAHRC) team at @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social.

Read all about the visit and the project here: buff.ly/o7E0LPi

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RICHeS visit to National Museums Scotland: Expanding capacity and leadership for archaeological human skeletal remains   – RICHeS
The RICHeS team recently travelled to Edinburgh to meet the Scotland’s Archaeological Human Remains Collection (SAHRC) team, led by Dr Matthew Knight, Senior Curator of Prehistory. This RICHeS’…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🤔 Did you know that every month, the NHSF newsletter rounds up all the latest heritage science updates?

◾ News from NHSF & members 🗞️
◾ Heritage science updates 🧪
◾ Funding 💰
◾ Calls for papers 📢
◾ Events & conferences 💡
◾ Jobs & opportunities 💼

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News | National Heritage Science Forum
By signing up you agree to receive our monthly newsletter, with information about NHSF and its activities, news from across the heritage and science sectors and information about events, funding and…
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November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🧪 🖼️ '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
✏️: buff.ly/aSsSDIf

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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
📜 🧪 Join @queenscollegeox.bsky.social for 'Heritage Science and Manuscripts from Antiquity and the Middle Ages', examining the latest interdisciplinary approaches to writing culture and material science.

📅 : 13-14 Nov 2025
📍 : Queen's College, Oxford
✏️ : buff.ly/t3BIc4a

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Heritage Science and Manuscripts from Antiquity and the Middle Ages
New directions in the study of written artefacts from Antiquity to the late Middle Ages.13-14 November, The Queen's College, Oxford.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM