A forum for researchers, students and staff at Imperial College London and cultural heritage organisations in London to meet, explore current challenges, showcase tools and techniques, and build collaborations to solve problems.

Find out more about how we bring scientists and engineers, together with conservators and curators, to help conserve cultural heritage. Image credit: Layton Thompson, Imperial College London.

The Mary Rose was a warship built on the orders of King Henry VIII which sank in 1545. The well-preserved ship and its contents were salvaged in 1982. Imperial College is working with the Mary Rose Trust to prevent further degradation of the artefacts. Image copyright: Hufton+Crow.