The UK National Node is the UK’s gateway to E-RIHS, connecting researchers with Europe’s heritage science infrastructure and ensuring the UK plays an active role in its development.
As the UK’s National Node of E-RIHS, RICHeS IHQ serves as a the key link between the UK and the wider European heritage science community. It helps researchers access world-class research infrastructure, develop international collaborations, and build skills through training opportunities such as the E-RIHS HS Academy.
RICHeS IHQ brings together a consortium of UK Access Providers, each offering specialist expertise and state-of-the-art heritage science facilities. Together, these partners strengthen the UK’s contribution to E-RIHS and support the shared mission of advancing research, innovation and collaboration in heritage science.
What the UK National Node does
Through its participation in E-RIHS, the UK National Node helps strengthen heritage science research by:
- Contributing UK facilities, expertise and resources to the E-RIHS Catalogue of Services, making them discoverable to researchers worldwide
- Coordinating and promoting E-RIHS activities across the UK
- Connecting UK researchers with European and international research opportunities
- Representing the UK within the E-RIHS Committee of National Nodes and other strategic initiatives
- Ensuring UK expertise contributes to the development and future direction of E-RIHS
UK Access Providers
The UK National Node works with a consortium of leading organisations that contribute facilities, collections, scientific expertise and digital resources to E-RIHS.
- British Museum
- Historic England
- Nottingham Trent University
- The National Gallery
- University College London
- University of York
Together these organisations provide access to advanced imaging technologies, analytical laboratories, conservation science expertise, scientific archives, reference collections and digital research resources.
Explore the UK services
UK Access Providers contribute services to the ERIHS Catalogue of Services, allowing researchers worldwide to discover available expertise and facilities.
The catalogue includes:
- Descriptions of available facilities and instruments
- Information on specialist expertise and scientific support
- Access Provider and location details
- Physical collections, archives and digital resources available for research
The catalogue helps researchers identify the services and expertise best suited to their project and explore opportunities across the wider European E-RIHS network.
Contact
For more information about the UK National Node, please contact: e-rihs.uk@ahrc.ukri.org with the subject line “RICHeS UK National Node enquiry”