{"id":30423,"date":"2021-06-29T16:10:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30423"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:10:38","slug":"ucl-and-the-national-trust-partner-to-promote-heritage-science-conservation-and-cultural-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30423","title":{"rendered":"UCL and the National Trust partner to promote heritage science, conservation and cultural value"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>University College London(UCL) has signed a long-term strategic partnership with the National Trust to help conserve its historical sites and address important heritage challenges.<\/h3>\n
image: UCL website – National Trust images, Mike Selby<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 sharing resources and expertise to explore critical issues including heritage science, sustainable conservation\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 pool the significant expertise of two global heavyweights..<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

UCL writes:<\/p>\n

This new flagship partnership brings together UCL\u2019s world-leading, multidisciplinary research capabilities with the Trust\u2019s expertise on the ground and its inspiring places, sites and collections.<\/p>\n

Focusing on the Trust\u2019s properties, land and collections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the partnership will see staff from the two organisations sharing resources and expertise to explore critical issues including heritage science, sustainable conservation and cultural value.<\/p>\n

The collaboration will open the door to significant new opportunities for teaching and students at UCL, building world-class foundations for the heritage professionals of the future.<\/p>\n

The first year of the partnership will see a number of UCL academic secondments taking place across the National Trust to explore areas of mutual interest and co-design a programme of research. The UCL\u00a0Centre for Critical Heritage Studies will launch a call for collaborative research projects in the summer.\u00a0Knowledge exchange initiatives, an innovation network and policy placements will also take place, with studentships and PhDs planned to provide a more specialist foundation for heritage professionals.<\/p>\n

Students on UCL\u2019s new BA Heritage degree programme will benefit from the Trust\u2019s involvement in the development of the degree and its advice on skills and career opportunities.<\/p>\n

Professor Sasha Roseneil, Dean of UCL\u2019s Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences, commented: \u201cIn 1912, UCL\u2019s Professor Francis Oliver was instrumental in starting a subscription to buy Blakeney Point for the National Trust. It was the first national acquisition of such an important coastal site.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith more than 100 years of partnership to build on, UCL and the National Trust are now taking our link an important step further. This new strategic partnership will allow us to pool the significant expertise of two global heavyweights, to protect and conserve\u00a0the Trust\u2019s unique cultural assets for future generations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be\u00a0bringing together the brightest minds to explore\u00a0new ways of working, inform policy and demonstrate how university-industry collaborations can provide long-term benefits for local communities and our national heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

With more than five million members, the National Trust is one of the largest heritage organisations in Europe.\u00a0 In 2019, the charity became an Independent Research Organisation, a status awarded by UK Research and Innovation to organisations with a strong ability to deliver high-quality research.<\/p>\n

The National Trust\u2019s Dr Ingrid Samuel, Placemaking and Heritage Director, said: \u201cResearch underpins the work that the Trust does to look after our places and collections, informing all aspects of heritage management \u2013 from the practical testing of new conservation techniques to mitigating effects of climate change on heritage sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new strategic partnership with UCL will be grounded in mutual benefit and focus on opportunities for joint research, knowledge exchange and supporting the next generation of heritage professionals. We will be co-creating new technologies and techniques for heritage conservation, encouraging participation in conservation, and exploring better ways of working. At the same time, many of the innovations that come out of this will be centred around global challenges, such as climate change and sustainable architecture, that will be of significance and benefit to the sector as a whole.\u201d…<\/p>\n

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