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 Eventbrite.

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
National Trust (to be confirmed)
Dr Vania Virgili, European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS)

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

Registration will be available via Eventrbite until 20th June 2025.

NHSF Member £75.00

Non-member £150.00

Student £50.00

Refund policy

Refunds are available until registration closes on 20th June.

Up to and including 20th June, refunds will be issued automatically via Eventbrite, minus the Eventbrite ticketing fee.

No refunds are available after 20th June.