NHSF Newsletter - June 2026

In our June newsletter we share news about our latest blog, look forward to the next Member Council Meeting, and share our work on the Icon Labour Survey, as well as a round-up of heritage science news, funding, calls for papers, events and jobs.

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In our June edition:

NHSF News

  • New NHSF Blog Post: Introducing the HSDS Small Grants Programme
  • Labour Survey
  • Next Member Council meeting – 9th July

Member News

  • Historic England - Webinar - Building Responsible Supply Chains in the Heritage Sector
  • Historic Royal Palaces - Job - Heritage Scientist
  • Icon - Workshop - Essentials of Heritage Science
  • Icon - Article - Balancing Identities: Heritage, Science and Conservation
  • National Galleries Scotland - Save the Date: Microfading Tester Workshop
  • University of Oxford - Funding: NEIF Panel A – Radiocarbon
  • Previously advertised

Sector Round-Up

General News

  • DCMS - updated Areas of Research Interest
  • AIM and NMDC launch sector climate research hub
  • Heritage Samples Registry Survey
  • Heritage Science Data Service launches new Virtual Research Environment
  • Video from UKRI's Prof. Sir Ian Chapman on future research and innovation funding

Funding

  • Heritage Science Data Service Small Grants Programme
  • Webinar - Introduction to Horizon Europe
  • Royal Society - APEX Awards
  • British Academy - SHAPE Involve and Engage
  • Previously advertised

Calls for Papers

  • Heritage at Risk: Challenges and Solutions
  • Livable, Towns, Cities, Regions - From Urban Conservation to Climate Action
  • Geoarchaeology - 'Landscapes of Sustainability: Geoarchaeological Approaches to Long-Term Human-Environment Dynamics'
  • World Archaeology - 'An Archaeology for Sustainable Development: Studying the Past to Build a Better Future

Events & Activities

  • PlastIC Symposium 26
  • Course - Chemistry for Conservators
  • Previously advertised 

Jobs & Opportunities

  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship 
  • University of Antwerp - Doctoral Scholarship: Built Heritage Studies

See the NHSF news page here.