What’s on
The Forum brings together organisations that are active in the field of heritage science so that its members can learn from one another and work together to address topics of mutual interest or concern.
Information on future and past meetings/events can be found on this page. Some events are open to everyone but others are only available to members.
Coming up:
10th July 2025, 09.30-17.30 - Conference: Trends in Heritage Science
30th September 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
5th November 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
3rd December 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
Past events:
3rd July 2025, 12.00-13.00 - Measurement frameworks task group
2nd July 2025, 10.00-11.00 - Research translation task group
12th June, 14.00-15.00 - Research priorities task group
12th June 2025, 12.00-13.00 - Workforce analysis and skills gaps task group
4th June 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
30th April 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
10th March 2025, 12.00-14.00 - Heritage Science Data Service - user journeys workshop
6th March 2025, 14.00-16.00 - Heritage Science Data Service - user journeys workshop
26th February 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
26th Feburary 2025, 10.04-16.00 - Heritage Science Data Service - audience mapping workshop
25th Feburary 2025, 12.00-14.00 - Heritage Science Data Service - audience mapping workshop
12th Feburary 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Heritage Science Data Service - audience mapping workshop
5th February 2025, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
22nd January 2025, 10.30-16.00 - Strategic Framework for Heritage Science in the UK - Workshop to co-create the delivery plan. In-person and online.
22nd January 2025, 12.40 - 12th AGM of National Heritage Science Forum (Notice of AGM)
2024
3rd December, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
14th November, 11.00-12.00 - Member Council
14th November 10.00-11.00 - Launch event: Strategic Framework for Heritage Science in the UK, 2024-2027
8th October, 09.30-11.00 - Board of Trustees
21st August, 15.00-16.00 - Strategic Framework consultation event
15th August, 12.00-13.00 - Strategic Framework consultation event
16th July, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
23rd May, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
23rd April, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
21st February, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
6th February, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
24th January, 10.00-16.00 - Member Meeting: Climate Emergency 'Deep Dive' see this page for programme, presentations and follow-on work
24th January, 13.30-14.00 - NHSF AGM
2023
7th December, 11.00-12.30 - Research working group - strategic framework consultation; planning climate emergency deep dive event
4th December, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
20th November, 13.00-14.30 - Communities working group - EDI and workforce activity
6th November, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
3rd October, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
12th July, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
6th July, 11.00-12.30 - Impact working group - strategic framework development, toolkit to support capturing the impact of heritage science
28th June, 10.30-13.00 - Member Meeting - Equality, Diversity, Inclusion
16th June, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
26th May, 10.00-12.00 - Member Meeting - Capturing the impact of heritage science. Programme available here.
17th May, 12.30-13.00 - Mentoring information event - all welcome
17th May, 10.00-11.30 - Research working group - strategic framework development
4th May, 12.30-14.00 - Communities working group - plan member meeting (EDI theme), 'what can heritage science do for you?', workforce data collection
3rd May, 10.30-13.00 - Digital Society 'deep dive' into digital infrastructure for heritage science - Member Meeting (by invitation)
19th April, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council (virtual) - Standing items; Strategic issue - sectoral level, strategic framework (achievements, gaps, new issues); Presentation (DCMS) Culture & Heritage Capital
20th March, 11.00-12.30 - Impact working group - review of strategic outcomes for new strategy
15th March, 11.00-12.00 - Research working group - review of strategic outcomes for new strategy
14th March, 10.00-12.00 - Board of Trustees
23rd February, 09.00-11.00 - Communities working group (virtual) - Review of mentoring scheme pilot; Review of Communities strand of strategic framework; First stage development of 2023 Member Meeting
17th February, 09.00-11.00 - Research working group (virtual) - Planning Digital Society 'societal challenge' event; Coordination of strategic framework review and timeline.
25th January, 10.00-16.00 - Distributed infrastructure: provision and use in practice (programme and summary of the event here).
16th January 2023, 13.00-15.00 - Member Council
2022
7th December - Meeting of Board of Trustees
7th October, 11.00-13.30 - Meeting of Board of Trustees
26th September, 10.00-12.00 - Member Council
22nd September, 12.00-14.00 - NHSF Member Meeting 'Aligning heritage science to UK science curricula'.
8th September, 16.00-17.30 - NHSF and Icon Heritage Science ECR and student seminar (open to all)
7th July, 16.00-17.30 - NHSF and Icon Heritage Science ECR and student seminar
10th June, 11.00-13.30 - Meeting of Board of Trustees
9th June, 16.00-17.30 - NHSF and Icon Heritage Science ECR and student seminar (open to all)
8th June, 10.30-12.00 - Research working group
5th May, 16.00-17.30 - NHSF and Icon Heritage Science ECR and student seminar (open to all). Presentations.
25th April ,10.00-12.00 - Member Council
9th March, 12.30-15.00 - Meeting of Board of Trustees
11th February, 10.00-11.00 - Communities working group
Open to: members of communities working group
11th February, 08.45-09.45 - Impact working group (partial)
Co-convenors - audience survey design
28th January, 15.45-16.00 - NHSF 10th AGM
Open to: NHSF members
28th January, 14.00-15.45 - Members' Meeting (Research group) - Heritage science infrastructure investment
Open to: NHSF members and by invitation
14th January, 10.00-11.00 - Communities working group
Review of project to review alignment of heritage science to national curricula
2021
24th November, 13.30-15.30 - Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Open to: NHSF Board of Trustees
12th November, 11.00-12.00 - Research working group
Open to: Members of NHSF research working group
11th October, 14.00-16.00 - Member Council meeting
Open to: NHSF Member Council representatives
1st October, 13.00-15.00 - Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Open to: NHSF Board of Trustees
29th September, 14.00-15.00 - Communities working group meeting
Open to: Communities working group
20th July 2021, 13.00-14.00 - Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Open to: NHSF Board of Trustees
20th July 2021, 10.00-11.30 - Research working group meeting
Reviewing case studies on how heritage science contributes to addressing the five societal challenges.
7th July 2021, 13.00-14.00 - Communities working group meeting
De-brief from 'Full STEAM ahead!' member meeting; scoping project to engage school age children with heritage science; process for piloting mentoring scheme
Full STEAM ahead! - 16th June 2021, 13.00-15.00 - Member Meeting (led by Communities group)
Open to: NHSF members or by invitation. Event summary including presentations available here.
21st May, 10.00-12.00 - Research working group meeting
Building on work to identify Societal Challenges for heritage science research by mapping practice and identifying gaps
19th May, 13.00-14.00 - Impact working group meeting
De-brief following members' meeting and agreement of action plan for 2021-22
5th May 2021, 13.00-15.00 - Communities working group meeting
Open to: Communities working group
30th April, 13.30-15.00 - Kit-Catalogue refresher
How to add equipment to the Kit-Catalogue and edit or maintain entries. Discussion about developing categories to improve searchability. (Find out more)
Open to: NHSF members. Contact Caroline Peach administrator@heritagescienceforum.org.uk if interested in taking part.
26th April 2021, 13.00-15.00 - Member Meeting (led by Impact group)
Open to: NHSF members or by invitation (see programme)
20th April 2021, 13.00-15.00 - Member Council
Open to: NHSF member council representatives
18th March 2021, 17.30-19.00 - Scoping session: Networking and support for heritage science students and early career researchers (repeat event due to demand)
Topic: Joint session from NHSF and the Icon Heritage Science group
Open to: Everyone (50 places)
5th March 2021, 13.00-15.00 - Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Topic: Strategic priorities and budget for 2021-22. Progress on governance changes.
Open to: NHSF Board of Trustees
5th March 2021, 17.30-19.00 - Scoping session: Networking and support for heritage science students and early career researchers
Topic: Joint session from NHSF and the Icon Heritage Science group
Open to: Everyone (50 places)
25th February 2021, 13.00-15.00 - Inaugural Member Council meeting
Topic: Agree activity programme for 2021-22 that will help to deliver the Strategic Framework for Heritage Science in the UK. Agree terms of reference for this new committee.
Open to: Members of the NHSF Member Council
16th February 2021, 16.00-17.00 - Impact working group
Topic: Development of impact toolkit and planning for Members' Meeting
Open to: NHSF Impact working group members