🎓📢TWO funded historic environment PhDs based in Scotland:

◾ The Human Past in Wetland Conservation and Restoration at University of Aberdeen: findaphd.com/phds/project/t…

◾ A cultural and natural history of Scotland’s peatlands at University of Glasgow: gla.ac.uk/schools/humani…

Two of our members, ICONHerSciGroup and Tate are teaming up for an exciting #heritagescience event!

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Arts and Humanities Research Council CapCo-funded Conservation Science & Preventive Conservation suite at Tate Britain.

📅: 14 May 2024, 2-4.30pm

icon.org.uk/events/heritag…

🎓Funded palaeogenetics PhD at Mainz University.

Genomic study of the inhabitants of the ancient city of Thessaloniki in Greece.

Applications close 8 May 2024.

More info: findaphd.com/phds/project/g…

Preservation Week at Library of Congress starts on 29 April. Webinars to interest heritage scientists:

◾ 29 Apr: Revealing Our Founding Fathers – multispectral imaging.

◾ 1 May: Understanding Risks to Collections Through Physical and Chemical Analyses

loc.gov/preservation/o…

A great #heritagescience story featuring the work of Dr Rose King, a conservation science PhD graduate from our member, UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage!

Big news! Following the success of last year’s Daresbury Open Day, we’re opening up Harwell Campus to the public on Saturday 29 June 🎉

Tickets are available now – grab yours or share with friends and family ➡️eventbrite.co.uk/e/harwell-open…

#HarwellOpen24

“Bridging Science and Culture: Exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Knowledge and Preservation of Cultural Heritage': a special session within the 29th CHNT from November 4th to 6th in Vienna.
Deadline for the call for papers: June 1st.
bit.ly/3UrfPCa

Join Towards a National Collection for their upcoming webinar ‘African & Indigenous Futures: Harnessing AI for Global South Languages’.

Explore the integration of African and Indigenous languages into computational processes, including AI.

📅: 8 May, 2-3.30pm

eventbrite.co.uk/e/african-indi…

Call for abstracts – Mechanical Insights: Shaping the Future of Museum Collection Preservation, Getty.

Mechanical research informing decision-making in museum environment management, conservation, & art object transportation. Submit by 27 May 2024.
event.fourwaves.com/mechanicssymp/…

The next Historic England Technical Tuesday webinar will be on ‘Climate change hazards for heritage’.

Hear the results of two recent projects on climate change hazards that cause damage or loss for heritage.

📅: 28 May, 1-2pm

historicengland.org.uk/services-skill…

Call for abstracts! CHNT Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies.

Topics include detecting damages, AI, bridging science and culture & more.

📅: 4-6 Nov 2024
📍: Vienna, Austria

Submit by 1 June 2024.

More info: chnt.at

Registration for the 2024 meeting on X-ray fluorescence imaging (MA‑XRF) and reflectance imaging spectroscopy (RIS) is now open.

📅: 4-7 June 2024
📍: Washington, DC

Register here by 26 April 2024: …xrf-ris-meeting-2024.academic.wlu.edu

-Innovative tools for digitisation+analysis of dynamic processes, objects+complex combined data
-Innovative tools for documenting, interlinking+organising data
-Innovative tools for advanced data enrichment
-Innovative tools for high-value interactions with visitors+ objects

Upcoming IAP Courses webinar on The Materials Science of Metals and Microstructure.

A sound understanding of what 'science' lies behind a microstructure is often missing and this seminar aims to address this.

📅: 25 April 2024, 3pm

eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-material…

Join us on Thursday 18 April for a virtual guest lecture with Katrien Keune, Head of Science at Rijksmuseum & Professor Molecular Spectroscopy at UvA Amsterdam, discussing sustainable methods for the preservation of paintings:
ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🎥 Dive into the 'Living with Machines' series!

This #Interdisciplinary Turing project with British Library brought together historians, data scientists, curators & more to analyse historical collections using #DataScience & #MachineLearning

Watch now: bit.ly/3UibSjk

If cultural heritage organisations + researchers are not aware of the services of Diamond Light Source + ISIS Neutron + Muon Source Science and Technology Facilities Council Harwell Campus -check them out for your collections research opportunities Heritage Research Hub National Heritage Science Forum UK Heritage Alliance E-RIHS EU E-RIHS.uk

Our member Historic Environment Scotland is running a #heritagescience open day at the The Engine Shed on 22 May 2024.

Learn how science is being used at The Engine Shed, see practical demonstrations of analytical equipment & network with other professionals.

Register: engineshed.scot/whats-on/event…

Funded PhD at University of Aberdeen - ‘A visual history of Sir Charles Lyell’s notebooks: documenting landscape evolution and climate change’.

Fieldwork, digital technology & visual analysis, archival research methods & on-location research.

Apply by 13 May 2024.
findaphd.com/phds/project/a…

The Oxford Oxford School of Archaeology has a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position available in Compound Specific Radiocarbon Dating. Work on dating & analysing single amino acids and lipids.

Apply by 7 May 2024.

More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…