NHSF Newsletter - March 2026

Spring has sprung, and it's time for another NHSF newsletter update! This month, you can find HSDS news, an exciting announcement on the CIfA conference, and plenty of upcoming heritage science events and opportunities from across the sector.

Read the NHSF March newsletter here.

 

NHSF News

  • New NHSF Blog Post: Rethinking Hazards in Collections at the British Library
  • Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) user needs research update
  • NHSF at CIfA Conference 2026: Building connections


Member News

Historic England

  • New Resource: Heritage Insights

Historic Royal Palaces

  • Job: Heritage Scientist Coordinator (RICHeS)

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  • Webinar: Blinded by the Light

The National Archives

  • Workshops: An introduction to heritage science and the RICHeS project

UCL and Tate

  • PhD Studentship: Sustainability, conservation and collection care: exploring the occurrence and implications of VOCs emitted from modern and contemporary art in storage

 

Sector Round-Up

General News

  • HSDS Small Grants Programme - Awards!
  • Survey on the Impact of Research in Heritage Science


Funding

  • RICHeS Access Fund - call closing!
  • E-RIHS 2nd Call for Access
  • Previously advertised


Calls for Papers

  • Advances in Heritage Science: Impact and Public Benefits
  • Gordon Research Seminar - Call for Papers
  • Elsevier launch new journal: Global Heritage
  • Previously advertised


Events & Activities

  • Raman Spectroscopy for Cultural Heritage, Online - 14 April
  • Young Scientists in Green Conservation, Online - 28/29 May
  • Previously advertised


Jobs & Opportunities

  • PhD: Responsible AI and Digital twins for Sustainable Heritage
  • PhD: Threatened Archaeological Heritage in Scottish Island Contexts: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies
  • Two PhD Positions: Conservation of Documentary Heritage : An integrated Multiscale Modelling Approach

 

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