Programme and Registration

 

Trends in Heritage Science - Conference Programme & Registration

We look forward to welcoming you on 10th July 2025 at UCL, Engineering Building, Malet Place, London WC1E 7JE. 

This conference is in-person only and bookings will be made using Ticket Tailor.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN - BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Programme:

09:00-09:30 Registration and coffee

09:30-09:40 Welcome address

09:40-11:10 Session 1: The economic value of heritage science (Chair, Professor Josep Grau-Bove)

  • Adala Leeson - Head of Socio-Economic  Analysis and Evaluation, Historic England
  • Professor Matija Strlic - Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana
  • Panel discussion session

11:10-11:40 Break

11:40-12:55 Session 2: Towards sustainable historic buildings (Chair, Professor May Cassar)

  • Historic Environment Scotland
  • Professor David Glew, Director of the Leeds Sustainability Institute, Leeds Beckett University
  • Panel discussion session

12:55-14:00 Lunch - Exhibitor and Poster session

14:00-15:30 Workshops

  • Lifecycle assessment to measure the impact of heritage science
  • RICHeS: Empowering Conservation and Heritage Science through a Distributed Research Infrastructure
  • Speed Mentoring for Emerging Professionals

16:00-17:15 Session 3: Digital innovation in heritage science (Chair, Nancy Bell)

  • Dr Sterling MacKinnon, University of Oxford
  • Keith Challis, National Trust - Digital Survey, Digital Content, Digital Visits. Some Thoughts on Innovation at National Trust.
  • Dr Vania Virgili, European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS)

17:15-17:30 Wrap-up and close, including Poster award.

 

Registration is open via Ticket Tailor until 20th June 2025.

  • NHSF Member £75.00 (Employees of NHSF member organisation, which are shown at the bottom of this page; please note that members of Icon are eligible for NHSF member rates)
  • Non-member £150.00
  • Student £50.00

Payment is by debit/credit card and you will be taken to a secure third party system to process the payment.

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Bursaries

We are delighted to offer 6 bursaries to support wider access to the conference. There are two bursaries available for each of: NHSF member, NHSF non-member, Student. The bursary covers the cost of the ticket price and successful applicants will be asked to write a blog about the conference for publication through the NHSF blog.

To apply, please send the following information to administrator@heritagescienceforum.org.uk by 17:00 on 29th May 2025. 

  • a 200 word (max) statement on why a bursary would benefit you
  • which bursary you are applying for
  • your name and contact email address

 

Cancellation and refund policy; Delegate bookings can be cancelled until 3 weeks before the event. You can manage your booking from your order confirmation email and refunds will be issued automatically via Ticket Tailor. No refunds are available after 19th June.

 

 

  The NHSF conference, Trends in Heritage Science, is kindly hosted by UCL.

 

 

NHSF is grateful to the RICHeS programme for its support of this conference, helping to advance collaboration and innovation in conservation and heritage science.