• |July 31st, 2025|

    A new study by HSLL researchers, published in npj Heritage Science, sheds new light on the acidic emissions produced during the degradation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), a material widely found in heritage collections. In the paper titled “Poly(vinyl chloride) degradation: Identification of acidic degradation products, their emission rates and implications for heritage collections”, Špela Pok, [...]

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  • |August 8th, 2025|

    From 26 to 30 March 2025, two HeriSci delegates Adam Modic and Jan Matoh took part in the international Youth Heritage Days conference. The event was organised by Hispania Nostra and the European Students' Association for Cultural Heritage (ESACH). ESACH recognised Heri Sci as an example of good practise, so we had the opportunity to [...]

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  • |July 25th, 2025|

    Heritage Science Laboratory Ljubljana is pleased to be offering a 4-year fully funded PhD position, starting on 1 Oct 2025. Project description This PhD project focuses on developing an advanced, non-destructive colorimetric sensor array for material characterization in heritage institutions. Such sensors, established e.g. in clinical breath analysis, have also shown promise in heritage science. The [...]

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