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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 [...]
Fully funded PhD studentship available – FINISHED
The HSLL is pleased to announce one fully funded 4-year heritage science PhD studentship starting 1 Oct 2021. We are looking for outstanding applicants with an MSc in chemistry, engineering, environmental science, conservation or other relevant disciplines, with a good [...]
Affordable monitoring of pollutants in museum environments
Researchers from the Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana and National Museum of Slovenia recently published the article titled: “Validation of passive samplers for monitoring of acetic and formic acid in museum environments”. This study was done in the frame of the [...]
Prof. Baglioni’s Webinar: Soft matter and cultural heritage
We are pleased to announce that the Webinar “Application of soft matter to the conservation of cultural heritage” as presented by Professor Piero Baglioni, University of Florence, is now available as a video recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE64vqdNz2w Art conservation poses a significant [...]
Welcome Dr. Coppola and Dr. Ebeid, our Marie Curie Fellows!
Please join us as we offer our congratulations to Dr. Coppola and Dr. Ebeid, who were awarded the highly competitive and prestigious Marie Skłodowska Curie fellowships for their proposals UNCERTIR and ISLAPAP, and are joining the HSLL team in the [...]
