NHSF Newsletter - September 2026

As summer turns to autumn, our September issue brings you a fresh crop of heritage science news, events, funding opportunities, and even a few international job listings.

 

In our September issue...

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NHSF News

  • Call to Action: Strategic Framework Updates
  • Heritage Science Workforce Survey – Thank You
  • New NHSF Blog Post: Reading Between the Fibres: Heritage Science, Conservation and the Exeter Declaration
  • Web Update: Heritage Science Data Service

Member News

  • Durham University
    • Wolfson Foundation funds major investment in heritage science research facilities.
    • Call for Papers – Society for Medieval Archaeology Student Colloquium
  • Historic England
    • Heritage Carbon Literacy Training
    • Major Upgrade for Heritage Gateway Resource
  • Historic Environment Scotland
    • Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Adaptive Re-use of Buildings
    • Heritage Science at The Engine Shed
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    • Call for Case Studies: Putting Conservation on Display
    • Essentials of Heritage Science course

Sector Round-Up

General News

  • AHRC publishes Impact Toolkit and Commercialisation Strategy
  • SHARE-ART – Sharing Practices for a Sustainable Future in the Conservation of Modern Art
  • Survey: Creative Content Exchange
  • Final Call to Participate: National Research Infrastructure for Cultural Heritage (N-RICH) Prototype

Funding

  • Final Call: HSDS Small Grants Programme Round 2
  • Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund
  • Horizon Europe Info Days – Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
  • Royal Society Career Development Fellowship
  • AHRC Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science
  • RICHeS Access Fund Second Call
  • Previously advertised

Calls for Papers

  • Art and Archaeological Chemistry Symposium
  • Archaeometric Approaches to the Characterisation, Degradation and Conservation of Archaeological Materials
  • Previously advertised

Events & Activities

  • Research Data Alliance (RDA) 27th Plenary Meeting
  • Save the Date: TECHNART 2027 (10th International Conference on Analytical Techniques for Heritage Studies and Conservation)
  • Previously advertised 

Jobs & Opportunities

  • Cologne University of Applied Sciences – Research Assistant
  • Getty Graduate Internships
  • The Art Institute of Chicago – Head of Conservation and Heritage Science
  • Previously advertised

See the NHSF news page here.