11th February 2009: The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding kicked off a  three-day Mission led by the Science and Heritage Programme Director Professor May Cassar during which she led a series of workshops between UK and Italian researchers in the area of research for the conservation of cultural heritage including diagnostics, protection, intervention, monitoring and innovative technologies.  For further information contact May Cassar at m.cassar@heritagescience.ac.uk or see the press release on the AHRC website.