Members of the Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana, including Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič, Dr. Tjaša Rijavec, Dr. Hend Mahgoub and Špela Pok, were interviewed in the science programme Ugriznimo znanost (Science Bites) on RTV Slovenija, the national TV station. The episode, which can be viewed here (31. Oct 2024), highlighted their research and expertise in the field [...]

Tjaša Rijavec, PhD student at the Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana, recently presented her research at the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI). The CCI is a Canadian governmental institute and one of the globally leading institutions researching and advising on conservation of cultural heritage. Tjaša presented her findings on poly(vinyl chloride) objects in heritage collections both as [...]

Our PhD researcher Tjaša Rijavec along with Matija Strlič and Irena Kralj Cigić recently published the paper “Damage function for poly(vinyl chloride) in heritage collections” in Polymer Degradation and Stability: full article Yellowing of plastic objects due to chemical degradation is a common heritage conservation challenge. In the case of poly(vinyl chloride) elimination of hydrogen [...]