Are you an early career heritage scientist? 👀 Shape how the HSDS develops by sharing what you need from our research platform. Sign up for two focus group sessions, March 11 & 25 - £100 (or voucher equivalent) or your time. Find out more here: buff.ly/k3Ngcsd Sign up here: buff.ly/0AVUX5j

📢 TOMORROW! 📢 Don’t miss this free training session with the Heritage Science Data Service! 💡 Data Management Plans for Heritage Science ✨ 24th February 2026 ✨ 11:00-13:00 (GMT) ✨ Open to all, but registration is required: buff.ly/BD8JjNH @hsds-update.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social

@hsds-update.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social HSDS and ADS have revamped their Guides to Good Practice! The new & improved resources are easier to access, use, and cite. Find your comprehensive guides to creating, managing & preserving digital #HeritageScience data here:

🎉 We'll be at Heritage Day 2026 in London on 4 March! Come find the HSDS exhibition table and chat with us about our research services and your digital preservation needs. Find out more 👇#heritageconnects #heritagescience #digital #preservation

🏺Reminder that our online data management plan training for heritage science is next week!🌟 The training will cover: - What DMPs are and how to use them - FAIR data principles - Challenges of heritage science data - Tools and templates To register visit: hsds.ac.uk/news-event/d...

🏺 The HSDS Guides to Good Practice are here! 🎉 We have recently made a comprehensive update to the ADS Guides to Good Practice, recognising how effective data management can transform heritage science research. To find our more and explore the guides, visit: buff.ly/43HL9YB

🏺Celebrating one year of ARTEMIS🎉 Last year we were excited to announce the our involvement in the ARTEMIS project. To mark a year we wanted to highlight the work to have come out of this project from engaging videos to a learning series. To find out more visit: hsds.ac.uk/news-event/a...

⭐ The RICHeS Access Fund is now open for Full Applications ⭐ supporting heritage science and conservation researchers, museums and organisations to access world-class equipment, specialist facilities, and nationally important collections! To find out more visit: buff.ly/6zhFaDk

🏺 Need to know how to effectively plan your project data? 💾 Our upcoming training session will tell all you need to know about data management plans for heritage science. 📆 24th February 2026 ⏰️11:00-13:00 (GMT) 📍Online Webinar To find out more and register visit: buff.ly/0UoBvEV

🏺 ADS G2GP 2.0: Guides to Good Practice Get a Major Upgrade! 🖥️ Our long-running Guides to Good Practice are now in a brand new format that makes these digital resources more accessible and reusable! Read more here: buff.ly/FpfLc3M #Archaeology #Heritage #Open #Research #JupyterNotebooks

🌟 Looking to join our team? 🎉 We are looking for a new Digital Archives Assistant, with applications due 15.02.26! For more information visit: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/digi... #JobOpportunity #DigitalArchiving #HiringNow #ArchaeologyJobs

🏺New Blog Post⭐ Last year, ADS and HSDS participated in the Being Human Festival, the UK's national Festival of the Humanities. In this weeks blog post Grace, our Communications Assistant, reflects on developing and carrying out the event. To find out more visit: buff.ly/zGwlzGH

Swipe to see our latest Collection Highlight 👉 The ADS would like to highlight a recently published archive, The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi. The CVMA is the international research initiative dedicated to recording medieval stained glass. 🎨 To read more about this archive, visit: buff.ly/y1Q6pX8

🏺 Missed the latest CIfA Tea Break Talk? Our Director, Prof Julian Richards, recently gave a talk introducing the Heritage Science Data Service, and covering our recent work. 💻 To find out more and watch the full talk visit buff.ly/otveIMq #CIfA #DigitalHeritage #HeritageScience

🏺 New Blog Post 🎉 Ever wondered what the start of a career with the ADS looks like? Take a look at what Digital Archives Assistant Ian Wyre has been up to, since joining ADS in May 2025! To read the full blog post visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/blog/my-firs...

Don’t miss out on this #HeritageScience job opportunity! Applications for the Conservation Scientist role at English Heritage close on 26th January 2026. Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/rt10LjC #NHSFMembers #HSCommunity

✨Icon26 Call for Posters ✨ Don't miss this opportunity for Icon26! The call is open to all conservators (including early-career professionals & students). Posters can be on any relevant topic, including conservation science. Deadline: 2 February 2026, 5pm Learn more: #HSCommunity #NHSFMembers

📣 Call for Papers - EAA 2026 Athens Papers are invited for a session organised by the ADS related to the broad area of metadata enrichment, FAIR principles, and engaging content for user communities. 🗒️ Papers, 15 min 🕑 Deadline: 28 January 2026 For more information please visit: buff.ly/G5f4pi2

Looking for #HeritageScience services (equipment, expertise) or data sources? Sign-up to the @hsds-update.bsky.social webinar taking place 15th Jan to find out about new catalogues - what's available and how to search. Register here: hsds.ac.uk/news-event/u...

🎉 Kick off 2026 with the first IMSIG DigITea Talk! Key Insights: - New Catalogue of Services and Data Catalogue - Collaborative virtual research environments - Small grants programme opportunities 📅 Wednesday, 14 January 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00 🔗 Registration: Via the CIfA website - buff.ly/ThIAtZs

🎉 Kick off 2026 with the first IMSIG DigITea Talk! 📅 14 Jan | 13:00–14:00 | Online 🎤 Julian Richards on Introducing the Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS)

🏺 Looking to learn something new this January? 🎉 Next week the HSDS will be running a free, hour long webinar to explore our two new services. To register and find out more about this webinar please visit: buff.ly/UplJBhu

The RICHeS Access Fund Catalyst Projects represent the first phase of the RICHeS Access Fund, supporting innovative heritage science initiatives across the UK. 🏺 To find out more about the projects visit: buff.ly/yB6HGK7 ⭐ To learn more about the RICHeS Access Fund visit: buff.ly/YfRnOny

❄️ Merry Christmas from all of us at the Heritage Science Data Service! From releasing our new data catalogue and catalogue of services, to recruiting new staff members and attending outreach events we've had a fantastic year! Thank you our team and partners for all of the hard work!

Arches-related #job: the @nhm-london.bsky.social is seeking a Data Integration Specialist to lead the integration and analysis of data contributions from the UK’s Natural Science Collections community to the @hsds-update.bsky.social (HSDS).

🏺 Want to learn something new for 2026? 🎉 Early next year the HSDS will be running a free, hour long webinar to explore some of our new services. To register and find out more about this webinar please visit: buff.ly/zbEB7es

👀 Have you seen the new section of the @hsds-update.bsky.social website providing information about the Harwell Heritage Network? Find out about national research facilities relevant to #HeritageScience here: hsds.ac.uk/help-guidanc... #HSresearch

🏺 We're excited to announce that webpages for the Harwell Heritage Network are now live and available via the HSDS website. This online resource offers information about some of the UK's most advanced scientific facilities. 🔬 Find out more here: buff.ly/O9RuKGy #Heritage #Science #Harwell

🤔 📰 Did you catch our November NHSF newsletter? ◾ Our new NHSF blog post. ◾ #HeritageScience news from 9 of our members. ◾ Lots of updates about funding, calls for papers, upcoming events and jobs. See the latest newsletter & subscribe to receive the next one here: buff.ly/9kVIfLT #NHSFMembers

🔈 ADS Director, Prof Julian Richards will reveal the cutting-edge @hsds-update.bsky.social in the upcoming @cifa-imsig.bsky.social Tea Break Talk on 14th Jan 2026. Discover how investment from @ukri.org is transforming how we preserve heritage science. Register now:

MOLA-Headland Infrastructure's A14 project, hosted by the ADS, has been highlighted in @uknatarcsector.bsky.social 'A Year in Archives' 2025 - read more on the ADS website archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/news-events/... #archives #digital #preservation #archaeology

⏰ There is only ONE day left to submit your application for the @hsds-update.bsky.social Small Grants Programme! 1️⃣ Enhance Access to Heritage Resources (up to £25,000) 2️⃣ Build Virtual Research Environments (up to £15,000) Deadline: 28 November 2025, 5pm GMT More info: buff.ly/GqI62wJ #HSResearch

📢 Only 2 days left to get your applications in for the HSDS Small Grants Programme! Check out the link below for more details ⬇️ #heritage #science #development #funding

Have you registered yet for #CAAUK2025? It’s just a few weeks away — join us in Cambridge for two days of exciting digital archaeology talks, workshops & networking! 💻 Hybrid format 🍷 Drinks reception 🎓 Great for postgrads & ECRs 👉 Register now: linktr.ee/caa_uk

Can’t make it to Cambridge? No problem — #CAAUK2025 will be hybrid! Attend in person or join online to connect with researchers exploring the intersections of heritage, data, and technology. 👉 Register today: linktr.ee/caa_uk #CAAUK #DigitalHeritage #Archaeology

The HSDS are attending the @dariaheu.bsky.social day at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social - check out the DRI showcase to find out more out research services for #heritagescience

Over the past 20 years, the ADS has been at the forefront of many collaborations and projects. In March 2025 UKRI visited to film a video highlighting the value of Horizon Europe funding to the UK, with ADS as their case study. To find out more and watch the video visit: buff.ly/3JKFW2N

There is still time to apply for our Collections Development Manager position! Join us in shaping the future of digital heritage preservation 🏺 ⏱️ Apply by 2 November 2025. To find out more visit: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/coll...

🌟 We have extended the application deadline to 02.11.25 🌟 To find out more about this role visit jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/coll...

You have until 2 November to apply for this exciting role!

⭐ The ADS Data Catalogue is Live!⭐ Explore hundreds of thousands of archaeological resources including over 100,000 reports and 5,000 archive collections. 👉To find out more and start exploring visit buff.ly/BMulYqQ

The @britishlibrary.bsky.social Open and Engaged Conference includes a talk from @ads-update.bsky.social and HSDS on 'Repository services for Archaeology, and Conservation and Heritage Science.' 📅 : 20, 22 and 23 Oct 2025 📍 : Online buff.ly/19KydG0 #HSResearch #NHSFMembers #SocietalChallenge

Join us in shaping the future of digital heritage preservation! We are advertising a fantastic new role: Collections Development Manager! 👉 To find out more visit buff.ly/PmxuqEo 📣 The deadline for applications is 14.10.25

The @hsds-update.bsky.social Data Catalogue & Catalogue of Services are here! 🥳 🎉 These mark a significant step forward in unlocking access to UK #HeritageScience research facilities and datasets. buff.ly/QAlbPOh 1️⃣ Catalogue of Services buff.ly/QoAZ24A 2️⃣ Data Catalogue buff.ly/9x0F3kE #HSResearch

Considering applying for our Small Grants Programme? 👏 Reminder that our first information session is this Thursday 14:00-15:00 GMT! To register visit: lnkd.in/eEe8fBJc For full details and application materials: lnkd.in/gxqS7UAb Questions? Email: [email protected]

❗ Applications are live for the @hsds-update.bsky.social Small Grants Programme, offering up to £25,000 to unlock innovation in heritage science and conservation research across the UK. Info sessions will take place on 9 and 14 Oct. Applications close 28 Nov. More info: buff.ly/iFoKHNX #HSResearch

Join us in shaping the future of digital heritage preservation! We are advertising a fantastic new role: Collections Development Manager! 👉 To find out more visit buff.ly/PmxuqEo 📣 The deadline for applications is 14.10.25

🚀 Small Grants Programme NOW OPEN! Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects 📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k) 💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre Deadline: 28 Nov 2025 Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX

🚀 We are excited to announce that the Data Catalogue & Catalogue of Services are now live! Explore heritage science data and facilities like never before with these two powerful new tools. To find out more visit and explore these new tools for yourself visit buff.ly/QAlbPOh

Opening soon – the new @hsds-update.bsky.social Service Small Grants Programme. Transform heritage science data and collections into accessible resources OR bring your digital innovation ideas to life as a Virtual Research Environment. Applications close 28 Nov 2025.