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Heritage science and the public sector

By ucqbsao, on 20 March 2015

eilean-donan-castle-321399_1280Heritage science is used to not fitting in.

Straddling a vaulted archway between scientific research and cultural preservation, management, and communication, it has often struggled to eke out it’s position in the context of economic and political shifts. Semantics aside, anything that is self-defined as inter-, trans-, and cross-disciplinary without a safe haven of its own risks homelessness in times of uncertainty. This is inextricably linked to finding financial and institutional support. Decision makers love putting things in boxes, and yet heritage science can sometimes seem to tick too many boxes for practical results.

Heritage, as a wider field, has seen its share of uncertainty regarding its operational procedures. (more…)

Translating Data into Action: The Role of Science in the Management of a Heritage Site

By ucftkcu, on 17 March 2015

Brick analysis

By Katherine Curran, Lecturer in Sustainable Heritage and as Assistant Course Director on both the MSc in Sustainable Heritage and the MRes in Heritage Science at the Institute for Sustainable Heritage at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies

This year British Science Week overlaps with the study trip for our MRes in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology programme at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage. Our students have travelled to Herefordshire to explore how scientific analysis can contribute to the understanding and management of a heritage site, in this case the historic manor of Hellens. Hellens is a fascinating site, a historic house owned by a private charitable trust with a rich history and a beautiful and varied collection of furniture and artefacts. Most importantly, it remains a home for the staff and their families (and several dogs!). Children play in the gardens, dogs are walked in the grounds and family photos are on display among the collection. (more…)