RICHeS is the UK’s Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science
The RICHeS programme will unlock access to heritage science facilities by creating a distributed infrastructure of heritage science collections and equipment.
We will fund the development of a heritage science data service to enable researchers and other users to find and access facilities, reference collections and research data relating to heritage science research.
We will also create a dedicated RICHeS headquarters to encourage cooperation, networking and skills sharing.
Unlocking access to heritage science
RICHeS will fund 31 projects across the UK, including:
Our aims
1
Innovate and collaborate
Catalyse the development of an informed, collaborative and innovative UK heritage science community.
2
Meet user demand
Ensure that the heritage science sector has the capability and the capacity to meet user demand and deliver world-class scientific excellence.
3
Findable and accessible
Ensure that heritage science equipment, expertise, resources and research data are findable and accessible to users, available to external stakeholders, and capable of being leveraged by a range of partners.
Latest news
RICHeS visit to the University of Southampton: Enhancing access to advanced equipment for maritime heritage
The RICHeS team recently travelled to the University of Southampton to meet with the Coastal and Inland Waters Heritage Science…
Reflection on the first NHSF Conference: Trends in Heritage Science
In July, the RICHeS team were delighted to attend the inaugural National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF) Conference: Trends in Heritage…
RICHeS visit to the University of Bristol: Advancing heritage science through Mass Spectrometry
The RICHeS team visited Dr Lucy Cramp and her team at the University of Bristol to learn more about their…
