Research

Our research ranges from fundamental research into the behaviour of materials and environments, development of methods and instruments, data science and visualisation, to development and policy support.

We have led EU collaborative projects focussed on the development of non-destructive characterisation of cultural heritage (SurveNIR, PAPYLUM), and collaborated in projects on the development and evaluation of new conservation interventions (InkCor, Laclepa) and preventive conservation strategies (APACHE, PaperVOC).

Recently, our work has focused on the development of heritage science infrastructure (E-RIHS PP, Iperion HS, E-RIHS.si) and new methods to be be offered to users through the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science, including its Slovenian node.

Our research has been continuously supported by Research Programme funding of the Slovenian Research Agency.

We have taken part in strategy development and advised various national and international bodies accordingly. Our early efforts resulted in co-coordination of the prestigious 8th EC Conference on Cultural Heritage Research in Ljubljana in 2008.

  • SAFESILK – Metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections

    • Metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections
    • Razumevanje in preprečevanje razgradnje s predhodnimi kovinami obdelane svile v zbirkah kulturne dediščine

    Role in the project: Co-coordination
    Funding: N1-250, WEAVE programme in collaboration between FWO (The Research Foundation – Flanders) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €800k

    Duration:  1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2025

    SAFESILK – Metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections

    • Metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections
    • Razumevanje in preprečevanje razgradnje s predhodnimi kovinami obdelane svile v zbirkah kulturne dediščine

    Role in the project: Co-coordination
    Funding: N1-250, WEAVE programme in collaboration between FWO (The Research Foundation – Flanders) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €800k

    Duration:  1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2025

  • GREENART – Green Restoration

    • Green Restoration
    • Trajnostno restavriranje

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme

    Duration: 1. 10. 2022 – 1. 10. 2025

    GREENART – Green Restoration

    • Green Restoration
    • Trajnostno restavriranje

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme

    Duration: 1. 10. 2022 – 1. 10. 2025

  • ARCHE – Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe

    • Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe
    • Zveza za raziskovanje kulturne dediščine v Evropi

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme

    Duration:  1. 7. 2022 – 30. 6. 2025

    ARCHE – Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe

    • Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe
    • Zveza za raziskovanje kulturne dediščine v Evropi

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme

    Duration:  1. 7. 2022 – 30. 6. 2025

  • Infrastructure Programme: Slovenian node of the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science

    The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS) was designed as a pan-European distributed infrastructure with the vision of replacing the traditional science-for-art approach to conservation through the new widely interdisciplinary sector of Heritage Science (HS) to improve the understanding and sustainable preservation of cultural heritage. Figure 1: Timeline of the alignment among IPERION HS, E-RIHS IP and the establishment of E-RIHS ERIC. E-RIHS was announced in the 2016 ESFRI Roadmap and is now preparing its step 2 application to take the legal form of an ERIC. The E-RIHS Implementation Phase (E-RIHS IP) consortium brings together representatives of the national [...]

    Infrastructure Programme: Slovenian node of the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science

    The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS) was designed as a pan-European distributed infrastructure with the vision of replacing the traditional science-for-art approach to conservation through the new widely interdisciplinary sector of Heritage Science (HS) to improve the understanding and sustainable preservation of cultural heritage. Figure 1: Timeline of the alignment among IPERION HS, E-RIHS IP and the establishment of E-RIHS ERIC. E-RIHS was announced in the 2016 ESFRI Roadmap and is now preparing its step 2 application to take the legal form of an ERIC. The E-RIHS Implementation Phase (E-RIHS IP) consortium brings together representatives of the national [...]

  • HeriQuest

    • The interdisciplinary team consists of archaeological, chemical, wood science and pedological researchers.
    • Mapping of Cultural Heritage Values as percieved by the general public.

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: University of Ljubljana, Development pillar

    Duration: 15.7.2024 – 30.11.2024

    HeriQuest

    • The interdisciplinary team consists of archaeological, chemical, wood science and pedological researchers.
    • Mapping of Cultural Heritage Values as percieved by the general public.

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: University of Ljubljana, Development pillar

    Duration: 15.7.2024 – 30.11.2024

  • BArCH-Wood

    • The interdisciplinary team consists of archaeological, chemical, wood science and pedological researchers.
    • Impact study of the environmental changes on the buried wood found in the archaeological sites of the Ljubljana Marsh

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: University of Ljubljana, Development pillar

    Duration: 1.4.2024 – 30.9.2024

    BArCH-Wood

    • The interdisciplinary team consists of archaeological, chemical, wood science and pedological researchers.
    • Impact study of the environmental changes on the buried wood found in the archaeological sites of the Ljubljana Marsh

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: University of Ljubljana, Development pillar

    Duration: 1.4.2024 – 30.9.2024

  • N-DAD: Non-destructive Analysis and Diagnostics

    • Non-destructive spatially resolved analysis and data-driven diagnostics
    • Delivering knowledge and skills for the chemical, engineering and related sectors where clear gaps have been identified

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding:  P1-0447

    Duration: 1.4.2024 – 

    N-DAD: Non-destructive Analysis and Diagnostics

    • Non-destructive spatially resolved analysis and data-driven diagnostics
    • Delivering knowledge and skills for the chemical, engineering and related sectors where clear gaps have been identified

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding:  P1-0447

    Duration: 1.4.2024 – 

  • E-RIHS IP – European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science – Implementation Phase

    • European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Implementation Phase
    • Izvedbena faza Evropske raziskovalne infrastrukture za dediščinsko znanost

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme I0-E012

    Duration:  1. 7. 2022 – 30. 6. 2025

    E-RIHS IP – European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science – Implementation Phase

    • European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Implementation Phase
    • Izvedbena faza Evropske raziskovalne infrastrukture za dediščinsko znanost

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: Horizon Europe Framework Programme I0-E012

    Duration:  1. 7. 2022 – 30. 6. 2025

  • ABC – Ancient Book Crafts

    • Ancient Book Crafts
    • Materiali knjižne dediščine

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: N1-0271, WEAVE programme in collaboration between FWF (The Science Fund – Austria) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €300k

    Duration: 1. 7. 2022 – 30. 6. 2025

    ABC – Ancient Book Crafts

    • Ancient Book Crafts
    • Materiali knjižne dediščine

    Role in the project: Project Coordinator
    Funding: N1-0271, WEAVE programme in collaboration between FWF (The Science Fund – Austria) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €300k

    Duration: 1. 7. 2022 – 30. 6. 2025

  • PVCare – Preventive Conservation Strategies for Poly(vinyl chloride) Objects

    • Preventive Conservation Strategies for Poly(vinyl chloride) Objects
    • Strategije za preventivno konserviranje dediščine iz poli(vinil klorida)

    Role in the project: Co-coordination
    Funding: N1-0241, CEUS scheme in collaboration between NCN (Narodowe Centrum Nauki) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €300k

    Duration: 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2024

    PVCare – Preventive Conservation Strategies for Poly(vinyl chloride) Objects

    • Preventive Conservation Strategies for Poly(vinyl chloride) Objects
    • Strategije za preventivno konserviranje dediščine iz poli(vinil klorida)

    Role in the project: Co-coordination
    Funding: N1-0241, CEUS scheme in collaboration between NCN (Narodowe Centrum Nauki) and ARRS (Slovenian Research Agency) – €300k

    Duration: 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2024