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Invitation: Dissertation Defense by Tjaša Rijavec
We are pleased to announce the public presentation of doctoral dissertation by Tjaša Rijavec. You are cordially invited to join us at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Večna pot 113, on Wednesday, 10th January 2024, at 2 pm in Lecture [...]
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Stable Funding Grant Awarded to HSLL
The Heritage Science Lab Ljubljana was recently awarded a stable funding grant in what was an exceptionally competitive call managed by the University of Ljubljana. So-called Programme Group funding is made available to research groups with evidence of sustained excellence [...]
Tibetan paper research published
HSLL researchers collaborated with Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, and the Sichuan Museum, Chengdu, China, as well as with UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage, UK, in what is a pioneering piece of research into the material properties of 19th–20th century Tibetan [...]
Research into dating of historical books receives award
Every year, the University of Ljubljana selects the ten most prominent research achievements among the proposals received from several members of the University, based on aspects, including impact, comprehensiveness, and applicability. This year, the research into the dating of historical [...]
ODOTHEKA researchers visit Egypt
Picture 1: (from left to right) Dr. Manar El-Khial, Ain Shams University, Prof. Dr. Mojca Ramšak, University of Ljubljana, Prof. Dr. Ali Abdelhalim, General Director of the Egyptian Museum, Emma Paolin, PhD student, University of Ljubljana, Prof. Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar, [...]
HSLL attends Parchment Workshop
Parchment, known for its resilience and enduring nature, has significantly impacted history as one of the most extensively used writing materials in pre-paper Europe. Three members of our HSLL research team, namely Dr. Hassan Ebeid, Dr. Hend Mahgoub, and Dr. [...]
Smelling session for the smell working group
Dr. Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo and Emma Paolin, two of the HSLL researchers working in the ODOTHEKA project, will host a smelling session for the September meeting of the Smell Studies Graduate Student Working Group (SSG). SSG is a group of [...]
T. Rijavec invited talk at the Canadian Conservation Institute
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 [...]
Beer brewing by-products to prepare canvases in the Danish Golden Age
Proteins from cereal grains and yeast were found in the ground layer of paintings produced in Denmark in the early 19th century by two of the best known artists from the Golden Age of Danish Painting: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and [...]
