Tranche 1 – facilities

RICHeS invests in 17 host facilities across our distributed infrastructure:


Archaeology and the Environment Science Facility (AEonS)

Host Organisation: University of the Highlands and Islands

Explore: Archaeology and the Environment Science Facility (AEonS)


Accessing modern and contemporary art materials research

Host Organisation: Tate

Explore: Accessing Modern and Contemporary Art Materials Research


AHRC Centre for Chemical Characterisation in Heritage Science (C3HS)

Host Organisation: University of Bristol

Explore: AHRC Centre for Chemical Characterisation in Heritage Science (C3HS)


BFI National Archive Moving Image Conservation Research Laboratory (MICRL) 

Host Organisation: British Film Institute 

Explore: BFI National Archive Moving Image Conservation Research Laboratory (MICRL)


Biomolecular tools for Archaeological, Conservation and Heritage Science (BIOARC-HS)

Host Organisation: University of York

Explore: Biomolecular tools for Archaeological, Conservation and Heritage Science (BIOARC-HS)


Centre for Digital Modelling and Analysis, for Conservation and Heritage 

Host Organisation: Manchester Metropolitan University   

Explore: Centre for Digital Modelling and Analysis, for Conservation and Heritage


Coastal and Inland Waters Heritage Science Facility

Host Organisation: University of Southampton 

Explore: Coastal and Inland Waters Heritage Science Facility


Creating a national integrated mobile and fixed lab for collections, historic buildings and sites

Host Organisation: English Heritage Trust in collaboration with Historic England

Explore: Creating a national integrated mobile and fixed lab for collections, historic buildings and sites


From Land to Sea: a facility for prospection, landscapes and people 

Host Organisation: University of Bradford 

Explore: From Land to Sea: a facility for prospection, landscapes and people 


Institute for Heritage and Environmental Science: 14CHRONO for RICHeS

Host Organisation: Queen’s University Belfast

Explore: Institute for Heritage and Environmental Science: 14CHRONO for RICHeS


Multiscale Heritage X-ray Imaging Centre

Host Organisation: British Museum

Explore: Multiscale Heritage X-ray Imaging Centre


NEMCAS Phase II

Host Organisation: Durham University

Explore: NEMCAS Phase II


Nottingham Heritage Science Gateway (NHSG)  

Host Organisation: University of Nottingham 

Explore: Nottingham Heritage Science Gateway (NHSG)


Oxford Collaboration in Heritage Science Research and Engagement (OCHRE)

Host Organisation: University of Oxford

Explore: Oxford Collaboration in Heritage Science Research and Engagement (OCHRE)


Perfform: built heritage for communities and collections 

Host Organisation: Cardiff University 

Explore: Perfform: built heritage for communities and collections


Retrofit Centre for Traditional Buildings

Host Organisation: Historic Environment Scotland

Explore: Retrofit Centre for Traditional Buildings


The National Archives Centre for Heritage Science and Conservation Research 

Host Organisation: The National Archives 

Explore: The National Archives Centre for Heritage Science and Conservation Research