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Natural History Museum to lead new national programme to digitise the UK’s natural science collections

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Funding of £155 million for a 10-year programme has been announced by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of the UKRI Infrastructure Fund. The programme will digitise collections; applying AI tools and related technologies to create vast data sets and unlock the impact of collections data in supporting research and collaboration on critical issues including the environmental emergency.

The Journal of Natural Science Collections Volume 12

The Journal of Natural Science Collections Volume 12 is now available to NatSCA members!

Print copies are on their way to our members and members can also access Volume 12 online here. Articles are accessible to NatSCA members only and can be unlocked by using the password provided by our membership secretary. Most articles will be available exclusively to NatSCA members for the first year following their publication.

NatSCA Conference & AGM 2024

Thursday, April 18, 2024 - 09:00 to Friday, April 19, 2024 - 17:00
Oxford University Museum of Natural History

NatSCA Conference & AGM 2024

The Annual Conference & AGM of the Natural Sciences Collections Association will be held on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th April 2024 in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The first day will include the AGM, presentations, and lightning talks. The second day will include presentations in the morning, followed by gallery and collection tours in the afternoon.


Trials and Triumphs

Sharing practice across the museum sector

The Journal of Natural Science Collections Volume 11

The Journal of Natural Science Collections Volume 11 is now available to NatSCA members!

Print copies are on their way to our members and members can also access Volume 11 online here. Articles are accessible to NatSCA members only and can be unlocked by using the password provided by our membership secretary. Most articles will be available exclusively to NatSCA members for the first year following their publication.

NatSCA Lunchtime Chats

Thursday, February 29, 2024 -
12:30 to 13:30
Zoom

Welcome to the NatSCA Lunchtime Chats, a membership-only feature of NatSCA to connect, inspire, comfort and distract all of our lovely community.

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