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Film about plastics made with UCL ISH features in New York Film Festival
The film was made as part of a research project led by UCL ISH. It will be shown in 'Projections' at the 57th New York Film Festival, with screenings at the Lincoln Center, New York. The festival takes place 27 September to 13 October 2019.…
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ISH academic awarded funding for Knowledge Exchange activities on plastics
UCL ISH's Dr Katherine Curran has been awarded funding from the UCL Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Fund for the project ‘Raw Materials: Plastics’, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.…
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Dr Katherine Curran helps to establish European network on plastics heritage
Earlier this year, UCL ISH lecturer Dr Katherine Curran attended a meeting in Brussels to establish a European network on ‘Plastics Heritage’.…
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UCL ISH research paper published in Angewandte Chemie
UCL ISH research paper 'Classifying Degraded Modern Polymeric Museum Artefacts by Their Smell' has just been published in Angewandte Chemie and has received widespread recognition.…
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UCL ISH academic Dr Katherine Curran launches ERC Starting Grant studying plastic heritage
ISH academic Dr Katherine Curran launches her prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant in April 2017.…
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BBC Four showcases Dr Katherine Curran’s research on plastics
BBC Four showcases Dr Katherine Curran’s research on plastics. 12 May 2016. UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage Lecturer Dr Katherine Curran’s research on plastics and the UCL ISH Heritage Science Lab was featured on BBC Four's 'Hidden…
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Scientific American features ISH research into historic plastics
In its April 2016 issue, Scientific American covers the issue of deterioration and conservation of plastic materials in art and heritage collections.…
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Dr Katherine Curran examines Romuald Hazoumè's work in Birmingham
Dr Katherine Curran examines Romuald Hazoumè's work in Birmingham. 16 December 2015. In March 2015, Dr. Katherine Curran of UCL ISH visited the Birmingham Museums to undertake some analysis of plastic objects that form part of Romuald Hazoumè’s…
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Dr Katherine Curran hosts school student for research in the Lab
Dr Katherine Curran hosts school student for research in the Lab. 16 December 2015. In August 2015, Dr. Katherine Curran of UCL ISH hosted a school student, Aliyah Aslam in a placement organised by the Nuffield Foundation. Aliyah worked with…
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ISH lecturers' Studies in Conservation article site's most downloaded
ISH lecturers' Studies in Conservation article site's most downloaded. 11 May 2015. A paper by Dr Katherine Curran, Lecturer in Sustainable Heritage and Matija Strlič, Deputy Director of the Institute for Sustainable Heritage is the most frequently…
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