UK National Heritage Science Strategy

Launch of National Heritage Science Strategy

The National Heritage Science Strategy project's 'vision and
strategy' has now been published, and will be launched at the
opening of the Institute of Conservation's annual conference in
Cardiff. A PDF version of the document is available on the project
website

    <URL:http://www.heritagesciencestrategy.org.uk>

Hard copies are available from the email address below.

For those who are unfamiliar with this project, it started in 2006
when the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee held an
inquiry into Science and Heritage.  The report from this inquiry
recommended, amongst other things, that the sector come together to
produce a national strategy for heritage science.  In response to
that suggestion, a steering group was formed from across different
organisations and disciplines to develop this strategy, and a
coordinator appointed to undertake and facilitate this work.

Since the project began in October 2008 three reports have been
produced which provide the evidence base for the strategy.  They
cover the role of science in the management of the UK's heritage;
the use of science to enhance our understanding of the past and
capacity in the heritage science sector. These have been published
on the strategy website along with the sector's responses to these
reports.  On 25 November,2009 a draft strategy was presented at a
stakeholder meeting held in the Tower of London.  Responses from
that meeting were used to refine the published vision and strategy.

The NHSS vision and strategy has two aims:

    To demonstrate the public benefit of heritage science and
    increase public engagement and support for it, and

    To improve partnership within the sector and with others by
    increasing collaboration to help practice make better use of
    research, knowledge and innovation and to enhance resources,
    funding and skills. One of the key recommendations is the
    creation of a National Heritage Science Forum to assist in the
    implementation of these strategic objectives.

If you would like to know more about the strategy, want to know how
to get involved in the future or would like a hard copy of the
vision and strategy document, please contact Jim Williams
<nhss<-at->english-heritage<.>org<.>uk>

Dr Jim Williams
National Heritage Science Strategy Coordinator
PO Box 2075
Bristol BS35 9BF
+44 1454 419228
Mobile: +44 7801 213300


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