This NewsBlog kickstarts plans for our new ‘IHBC Research for Practice Digest’ in this anniversary year, #IHBC25, to help connect research and conservation practice, as we seek views, feedback, suggestions and ideas on a first draft for Issue 1.
… especially keen on your feedback, thoughts and suggestions…
Chris Wood, IHBC Education Committee Chair, said: ‘We are finally starting to collate research supporting and informing conservation practice.’
‘For now we are planning an occasional ‘IHBC Research for Practice Digest’ on our NewsBlogs, but we anticipate more comprehensive, stand-alone issues of a ‘Digest’ in 2023.’
Seán O’Reilly said: ‘We have had remarkable success with our CPD Circular (sample HERE and background HERE), linking cost-effective learning, training and education from very diverse sources with practitioners and their CPD priorities. That is a clear marker of our success in such matters.’
‘We think the IHBC can also help better connect research and conservation practice, but only if we can offer the right service.’
‘So, to give NewsBlog readers and networks an idea of our very informal thoughts to date, and the chance to help shape and inform the final look, we’ve brought together a ‘rough cut’ of the sort of content we think might be useful’.
Michael Netter, IHBC Professional Services Officer, said: ‘The CPD Circular started with NewsBlog posts on Branch events from across the UK, so our NewsBlog service seem the best way to raise awareness, call for thoughts, and test the thinking around capturing and promoting research that supports conservation practice.’
‘At this stage we are especially keen on your feedback, thoughts and suggestions, from across all the IHBC membership as well as our wider networks. That will help us identify priorities for research and knowledge gaps in professional practice, whether broad-based or highly specific. These can be emailed directly to me at services@ihbc.org.uk.’
IHBC Research for Practice Digest No. 1: DRAFT
Connecting conservation research and professional practice
Professional Practice – Research and Guidance
| Publisher | Title & Description | Publication Date | |||
| APPG on Conservation, Places & People | The Value of Heritage | Nov 2022 | |||
| PRAXIS / CRITICAL | Cultural heritage in the context of disasters and climate change | 9 Nov 2022 | |||
| ADAS | Assessing the effectiveness of selected historic environment options within Countryside Stewardship (CS) | 26 Aug 2021 | |||
| HES | Technical Paper 37: Hygrothermal Properties of Scottish Masonry Materials | 12 Oct 2022 | |||
| HE | Technical Guidance – Building Regulations, Approved Documents and Historic Buildings | 14 Oct 2022 | |||
| HE | Historic England Technical Guidance – Fire Alarms for Historic Buildings | 14 Oct 2022 | |||
Heritage Research & Calls for Papers
| Publisher | Title & Description | Publication / Closing Date |
| Cambridge University | Future of churches at risk unless they reimagine their buildings | 15 Nov 2022 |
| UCL Open: Environment | Hygrothermal monitoring of replacement infill panels for historic timber-frame buildings: initial findings | 26 Aug 2022 |
| ICON | Call for Abstracts – A Closer Look at Conservation Materials | 23 Dec 2022 |
| ARCHIDOCT | Call for Abstracts – Relevance of Research in Architectural Conference | 1 Feb 2023 |
| ICOMOS | Call for Abstracts – ICOMOS THEOPHILOS ISC CONFERENCE 2023 | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Architecture MDPI | Call for Papers – The Future of Built Heritage Conservation | 30 Jun 2023 |
| DLUHC | Call for Participation – User Research and Planning | N/A |
Broader Context Research & News
QUAKER STUDIES journal covers all aspects of Quaker Studies, the journal is multi-disciplinary and articles typically cover art, cultural studies, history, literature, peace studies, philosophy, research methodology, sociology, theology, and women’s studies.
Scottish Government funding of voluntary organisations: Case study research into voluntary sector intermediaries – A case study – part of a series of work undertaken by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) looking into the funding of Scottish voluntary organisations – draws on voluntary sector intermediaries to explore direct funding by the Scottish Government.
England housing strategy could consume over 100% of the nation’s carbon budget according to a new research paper – New research on the future carbon emissions etc. impacts on nature from England’s current housing strategy estimates that by 2050 12% of the carbon budget for 1.5°C could be consumed by newbuilds, and 92% by the everyday emissions from the existing housing stock.
Research Awards, Programmes, Funding
Warwick UK Cities of Culture Project: Future Trends Series – The Future Trends series, published as part of the Warwick UK Cities of Culture Project and commissioned by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, discusses ways of thinking about the value of culture: the importance of research in understanding the place of culture in everyday lives, its impact on local people, society, economy and wellbeing and prosperity at large; and how this research-informed approach connects with the needs of policy making.
New project develops framework for cultural heritage research: ARCHE + AHRC – The Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE) will develop a ‘pan-European framework for a holistic approach to cultural heritage research and innovation’, with AHRC participating via the UK Government Horizon Europe Guarantee.
IHBC’s Vice Chair congratulates Simpson and Brown team on joint SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award success – The IHBC has warmly congratulated Laure Emery, Nicholas Uglow, Christian Clarkson and James Legard of the Simpson & Brown Heritage Consultancy Team on winning the second joint SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award for their research into the history and development of Edinburgh’s Old Royal High School.
Cardiff University Welsh School of Architecture (ARCHI) leads on ‘Harbourview’, funded by ESRC, which sets out to share knowledge and understanding of historic harbour structures in Ireland and Wales
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