Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA) is a 4-year MRes/PhD cross-disciplinary programme based at UCL, University of Oxford and University of Brighton.

Fully-funded studentships for 2018/19 entry will be advertised as separate research projects and will be announced throughout the year. To see what we are currently recruiting for and to receive notifications for new studentships when advertised, please visit our website.

WHY STUDY SCIENCE AND HERITAGE?

Heritage represents a range of research questions that require cutting edge science and engineering to be resolved. Whether nanotechnology to develop new conservation treatments, 3D imaging to visualise carvings on Stonehenge, or computational modelling to understand the behaviour of Henry VIII tapestries, our students develop skills that are of use in a wide range of scientific and engineering domains, and industry. And all this in exciting partnerships requiring a range of transferrable skills.

WHAT IS SEAHA?

Funded by EPSRC, SEAHA established a training programme to meet challenges set by the heritage sector, industry and government. Working with heritage and industry partners, SEAHA students create, innovate or use sensors, instrumentation, imaging, digital and creative technologies to improve our understanding of heritage as well as develop science and engineering capabilities.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

We are looking for graduates with STEM or creative, digital and information (CDIT) backgrounds or any other relevant field such as arts and humanities, conservation or social sciences if experience and aptitude is demonstrated.

See the full eligibility requirements here.

TRAINING AT SEAHA

Our students start their training with the MRes in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology at UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage. This innovative cross-disciplinary programme teaches ‘hard’ science subjects within a cultural heritage context.

Following the MRes, students then undertake PhDs across UCL, University of Brighton and University of Oxford.

All students have supervisors from both heritage and industry partners, providing a unique set of perspectives to develop their projects.

Throughout, our students are involved in cohort activities, ranging from short training courses to public engagement events. There are also exciting student-run initiatives including:

We encourage SEAHA students to get involved with the lab as an exceptional way of undertaking public engagement, allowing them to disseminate information both about their research and also the field of heritage science to a broad audience.

HOW & WHEN TO APPLY

Our studentships are set projects developed by academic supervisors and industry and heritage partners.

All students submit a studentship application to SEAHA CDT as well as an application for the SEAHA MRes programme at UCL. Details can be found on each studentship outline.

See what funded projects we are currently recruiting for here.

FUNDING

Fees and a stipend of max £18,654 p.a. (2018/19 rates) is available for eligible candidates.

Watch SEAHA student Alexandra Bridarolli’s winning entry for UCL Three Minute Thesis: