What we do

NHSF members work together as a diverse interdisciplinary community to share knowledge, ideas, innovation and resources and to act as a voice for the heritage science sector to policy and opinion-forming bodies.

We reach out to strategic partners to build future capacity in heritage science. We promote the sharing of knowledge, data and skills. We work to align heritage science with wider national priorities and coordinate the delivery of the Strategic Framework for Heritage Science in the UK.

Take Part in our Heritage Science Workforce Survey

NHSF is proud to act as the technical steering group for a new labour survey by Icon. This marks the first comprehensive, UK-wide overview of the heritage and conservation science…

NHSF Conference | Trends in Heritage Science

Our conference on 10 July 2025 explored the role of heritage science research and innovation in addressing global challenges.

Strategic Framework

The strategic framework for heritage science in the UK is a tool to enable coordination of resources and facilitate collaboration around the shared goals of the heritage science community.

Research

We work together to create an interdisciplinary research environment that addresses the present needs and future requirements of heritage.

Community

Our goal is a skilled and diverse heritage science community of professionals and citizen heritage scientists.

Impact

The Forum’s members are working together to demonstrate the positive social and economic impact of heritage science.

Policy

We provide briefing notes on key policy issues, coordinate consultation responses and provide a route for the sector to speak with a coherent voice.