An article about the Science and Heritage Programme from the Times Higher Education website

Science to Protect Cultural Legacy - this short article about the launch of the Programme appeared in the July issue of Connect

Preserving our heritage, improving our environment -

20 years of EU research into cultural heritage

  Volume 1 - Overview              

  Volume 2 - Synopses

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NATIONAL HERITAGE SCIENCE STRATEGY REPORTS

The following documents are reports that have been produced by the National Heritage Science Stragegy. To access documents click on the respective link.

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Report 1:

The role of science in the management of the UK's Heritage 

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Report 2:

Use of science in understanding the past 

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The documents below are background reports that have helped to inform the direction of the Science and Heritage programme specification. To access documents either click on the respective link or see the downloads area at the end of this section.

Conservation Science Research: Activities, Needs and Funding Opportunities.

A report to the National Science Foundation (USA) on July 26th 2005.

Science and Heritage Report with Evidence.

House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. November 2006

Report on Scientific Research for Moveable Heritage in the UK.

Undertaken by the Centre for Sustainable Heritage, University College London. December 2005 – February 2006

(Download available below)

Construction Research & Innovation in the Heritage Sector Task Group Report: Executive Summary.

nCRISP - Professor D, Fisk - May 2005

(Download available below)

Technological requirements for solutions in the conservation and protection of historic monuments and archaeological remains.  Final report for the European Parliament Scientific and Technological Options Assessment Unit (STOA Project 2000/13-CULT/04).

Cassar M, Brimblecombe P, Nixon T, Price C, Sabbioni C, Saiz Jiminez C and Van Balen K, 2001. 

(Download available below)

The Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network

The Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network (SIKTN) is one of 23 Knowledge Transfer Networks funded by TSB, STFC, NERC, BBSRC and UKAEA.

SIKTN has four main areas of focus:

• Sensors

• Advanced Instrumentation

• Research Facilities

• Environmental Monitoring

Details of SIKTN activities can be found at:

http://sensors.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/site/sensors/?mode=0

The role of SIKTN is to facilitate knowledge transfer by helping establish contacts between academic and commercial organizations and individuals for the development of innovative sensing and instrumentation systems, supporting the preparation of project proposals and giving guidance on which funding sources may be appropriate. To do this there is a programme of events, brokering, and mapping of the community. We also have contacts with other networking and professional organisations who provide enabling technologies or who use sensors and instrumentation in their activities. KTN events are an ideal networking opportunity for meeting instrumentation companies, academic institutions, research councils, and other interested parties. Membership is free and events are run throughout the year.

Members of the SIKTN receive regular bulletins and e-newsletters on events, funding calls, and other interesting items about knowledge transfer. If academics or companies wish to register as a member, they should go to:

http://sensors.globalwatchonline.com/epicentric_portal/site/sensors/template.REGISTER/ 

It is a very quick process.

How can SIKTN assist heritage scientists?

• By helping researchers and academic departments to find industry and other partners to form consortia which will transfer knowledge between the partners – or vice versa.

• By helping these consortia to identify appropriate sources of Research Council, TSB and other types of funding and to maximise their chances of success in the application

• By supporting academics who wish to form spin-out companies based on their research findings

• By providing opportunities at themed events to present current technologies and research themes of interest to the Heritage Community.

• By giving talks to the community on the work of the KTN, on the opportunities and value of knowledge transfer and the types of funding available from a wide range of different Research Councils, charities, EU and Government.

For example, SIKTN can assist researchers who need help in putting together collaborations to bid to the TSB Call on 'Gathering Data in Complex Environments'.

One of SIKTN’s objectives from TSB is to become the 'Network of Networks'.  To this end, SIKTN has an affiliate programme for relevant organisations to whom a number of services in knowledge transfer can be provided and through whom a wide range of introductions can be made.

For further information contact Robin Higgons, Sensors & Instrumentation KTN,
Qi3 Ltd,  St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1223 422404, Email: robin.higgons@qi3.co.uk  Web site: www.qi3.co.uk
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