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The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA) is a partnership between UCL and a number of academic and cultural institutions.
The SEAHA Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) was an EPSRC-funded centre that, from 2014 to 2022, provided fully-funded four-year integrated MRes and PhD studentships in heritage science to eligible students. The CDT was a consortium of three UK universities: University College London, the University of Oxford, and the University of Brighton, which, together with its partners, delivered the cross-disciplinary expertise necessary for heritage science research.
Students who studied in the CDT came from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeology, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering. All students undertook the SEAHA MRes at UCL, which introduced them to a unique combination of scientific disciplines — physical sciences, engineering, imaging, computing, and social sciences — brought together to address research questions relating to cultural heritage.
After completing the SEAHA MRes at UCL, students undertook their PhD at one of the University partners: UCL, the University of Oxford, or the University of Brighton. Each studentship was a unique project designed in collaboration with contributing heritage and industry partners.
SEAHA began as a response to the need to train interdisciplinary scientists and engineers in cultural heritage and was co-developed with a number of partner institutions from the industrial, heritage, scientific, engineering, and higher education sectors. It became a leading voice within the sector and produced innovative and pioneering research.