NHSF newsletter - May 2026

In our May newsletter we share news about our latest blog and member council meeting as well as a round-up of heritage science news, funding, calls for papers, events and jobs.

In our May newsletter...

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NHSF News

  • New NHSF Blog Post – Building Connections – Heritage Science at CIfA2026 
  • HSDS user needs survey 
  • Show how your work achieves positive change for UK heritage science
  • Member Council update 

Member News

  • British Museum - Job - Research Scientist (Dyes and Textiles) 
  • Cardiff University - Welsh Networking Symposium 
  • English Heritage - PhD Opportunity - Fragmented pasts 
  • Historic England - Decarbonisation Webinar: Digital Emissions 
  • Icon - Highlighting Heritage Science in the Icon26 Programme & Calls for Papers
  • National Archives - Research Discovery: Imported silks and medieval seal bags 
  • University of Oxford - Creating Connections Survey on Academic Partnerships 

Sector Round-Up

General News

  • Vindolanda Climate Resilience and AI Pilot 
  • UNESCO launches toolkit for climate resilience 

Funding 

  • Introduction to Horizon Europe Webinar 
  • IIC Keck Award – Call for Nominations 

Calls for Papers

  • Cool Under Pressure: HVAC, Collection Care and the Climate Challenge 

Events & Activities

  • 16th International Conference on Infrared and Raman Spectroscopies in Cultural Heritage 
  • MA-XRF and Combined Imaging Techniques in Heritage Science

Jobs & Opportunities

  • Postdoctoral Heritage Scientist - GreenBOOK project 
  • Conservation Scientist - National Museum of Norway

See the NHSF news page here.