Thirteen research clusters, funded under the most recent Science and Heritage Programme Call are now underway. 

The clusters, which will further our understanding and help to preserve the cultural fabric of the UK, are intended to facilitate interactions between researchers and stakeholders from a range of disciplines and institutions, with participants drawn from many different types of research organisations including higher education, research institutions, heritage organisations, museums, galleries, libraries and archives.

Each research cluster will run for up to one year, during which a number of open workshops and events will be organised. For more information about individual research clusters or to register your interest in attending a specific event, please use the links below.

EGOR: Environmental Guidelines: Opportunities and Risks

Principal Investigator - Ms Nancy Bell, The National Archives. 

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Understanding Complex Structures: the Conservation, Display and Interpretation of Lace and Natural Objects

Principal Investigator - Professor Tom Fisher, School of Art and Design,
Nottingham Trent University 

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Ecologies of Modern Heritage: Studying the Cultural and Material Environments of Recent Historical Change

Principal Investigator - Dr Dan Hicks, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

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Transformation and Resilience of our Landscapes, Archaeology and Built Heritage: Defining Responses to Societal and Environmental Pressures

Principal Investigator - Dr John Hughes, School of Engineering and Science, University of the West of Scotland

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Touching the Untouchable: Increasing Access to Archaeological Artefacts by Virtual Handling
Principal Investigator - Dr Linda Hurcombe, Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter

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An Integrated Approach to the Management, Scientific Study and Conservation of Battlefield Artefact Assemblages

Principal Investigator - Mr Rob Janaway, School of Life Sciences,

University of Bradford

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Researching Ivory: Integrating Scientific Analyses, Historical Data, Artefact Studies and Conservation Needs

Principal Investigator - Dr Paul Lane, Department of Archaeology, University of York

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Decay of Ancient Stone Monuments
Principal Investigator - Dr Aron Mazel, School of Arts and Culture,

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

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I-HE(AR)^2 [I Hear Too] - Improving Heritage Experience Through Acoustic Reality and Audio Research
Principal Investigator - Dr Damian Murphy, Department of Electronics, University of York

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BookNET: A Network for the Technological Study of the Book and Manuscript as Artefact
Principal Investigator - Professor Mark Pollard, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford

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Cultural Encounters and Explorations: Conservation's "Catch-22"

Principal Investigator - Ms Elizabeth Pye, Institute of Archaeology,

University College London

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Modelling, Interpretation and Alternate Representations: Visualization Technology, Heritage Buildings & Coastal Threats

Principal Investigator - Dr Jonathan Roberts, School of Computer Science, Bangor University

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Research Cluster for the Investigation of Acoustic and Musical Elements of Prehistoric Archaeological Sites in Britain

Principal Investigator - Dr Rupert Till, Department of Music and Drama, University of Huddersfield

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