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Mojca Ramšak’s article ”About smell, its meanings, olfactory heritage and museums”
RAMŠAK, Mojca. O vonju, njegovih pomenih, vohalni dediščini in muzejih. Etnolog : glasnik Slovenskega etnografskega muzeja. [Nova vrsta], ISSN 0354-0316. [Tiskana izd.], 2021, letn. 31 = 82, str. 111-132, ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 93469443] The article presents ways in which anthropology has approached the [...]
Congratulations to David Ribar for receiving the prestigious Krka award
David Ribar, associated with the HSLL team, is masters student at the Faculty of chemistry and chemical technology, University of Ljubljana. His bachelor thesis ''Development of a reverse-phase chromatographic separation model based upon Hansen solubility parameters'', completed under the mentorship [...]
The Trump Baby Blimp: to Inflate or not to Inflate?
As part of an excellent group effort in collaboration with the Museum of London and the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage, the doctoral student Tjaša Rijavec, presented her research on the Trump Baby Blimp at Futuretalks 21. The blimp is [...]
Join our Team: 3-year Post-doc Position Available
We are looking for a colleague to join our dynamic team. Ideally, the post-holder will be a proficient analytical chemist with excellent experience particularly of separation techniques and with a passion for cultural heritage. The following text is a translation [...]
Welcome Emma Paolin, our new PhD student!
Emma studies towards PhD at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology at University of Ljubljana. Her work focuses on the Odotheka project, specifically the development of an international archive of olfactory heritage, using the heritage science approach, in a [...]
Degradation studies of lignin-rich paper-based materials
The Slovenian Research Agency approved funding for a 3-year research project titled "Effects of lignin degradation on paper-based materials in extreme conditions". The project will explore the effect of lignin degradation on cellulose-based materials in two “extreme” contexts: during composting [...]
HSLL awarded a 2-year development grant
The Development Committee of the University of Ljubljana awarded the HSLL-led a proposal to develop an Interdisciplinary Network on the topic of Cultural Heritage and Climate Change, starting on 1 Oct 2021. The network consists of 11 Faculties and 16 [...]
#HSAcademy
Within the project IPERION HS and the European Infrastructure for Heritage Science, the HSLL coordinates an important outreach and training activity, the #HSAcademy. The Academy will bring together events and activities such as webinars, online presentations and videos, online training [...]
Pentachlorophenol pesticide in wooden museum objects
Researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana and the National Museum of Slovenia recently published the paper Non-Destructive Detection of Pentachlorophenol Residues in Historical Wooden Objects. As a natural material wood is important [...]
