UCL ISH MSc Sustainable Heritage student research seminar 2016

UCL ISH will be holding their annual MSc Sustainable Heritage student research seminar on Tuesday 8th November 2016. Recent graduates will present their research on a range of heritage management topics at a seminar that is open to everyone, followed by a wine reception.

In a fast-changing world, the preservation and protection of our cultural heritage matters more than ever before. The UCL ISH MSc Sustainable Heritage is training a new generation of leaders and managers equipped to safeguard our heritage and inspire innovative uses of it.

The UCL ISH MSc Sustainable Heritage course introduces students to the best and latest conservation policies, projects, methodologies and practices in the context of historic buildings, sites, landscapes and collections.

The annual MSc Sustainable Heritage student research seminar is an excellent opportunity to learn about the innovative research UCL ISH students have been doing and about the MSc Sustainable Heritage programme.

UCL ISH MSc Sustainable Heritage Seminar

18.00 Opening remarks by MSc Course Director Dr Kalliopi Fouseki

18.15 Richard Hefford-Hobbs

Where does the state of the art in modern manufacturing stop, and the artisan intangible cultural aspects start within traditional English Gun making?

18.30 Yiqin Kong

Balancing heritage significance with environmental sustainability in residential listed buildings

18.45 Irene Martina

The heritagisation process at cross-border scale

19.00 Eva Hroncekova

Extinct building features – the future of historic buildings?

19.15 Deborah Ault

Dust monitoring and analysis: How is science being translated into practice?

19.30 Keri Parkinson

The capture, recording and reuse of knowledge within traditional building projects

19.45 Wine Reception.

Tuesday 8 November 2016

18:00 – 21:00

Room G01, UCL Central House

14 Upper Woburn Place

London

WC1H 0NN

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