Previous Events and Workshops

An Introduction to Natural Science Collections Legislation

Thursday, November 23, 2023 -
09:30 to 16:00

Zoom

This workshop, organised by NatSCA, aims to cover some of the legislation that it helps to be aware of when caring for natural science collections. Subjects will include: CITES relating to plants and animals, copyright and intellectual property rights, poisons in herbaria, loans (including shipping and packing) and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Human Tissue Act 2004 in relation to museum collections
An introduction to mobilising your collection’s biodiversity data

Monday, July 10, 2023 -
10:30 to 17:30

The Natural History Museum, London

This workshop, organised by NatSCA and NHM London, will take you through the steps required to digitise and share specimen occurrence data (‘what, where, when, who’), and understand some of the community standards used by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). A mixture of talks and exercises will provide achievable solutions and help delegates make the case for future investment. Supplementary online seminars will also be included and given on later dates to deliver more in-depth training and help answer any specific questions.
NatSCA 2023 Conference - Registration Open

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 09:00 to Friday, April 28, 2023 - 17:00

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

The Annual Conference & AGM of the Natural Sciences Collections Association will be held on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th April 2023. Stoke-on-Trent Museums will be hosting the conference at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. The conference will include gallery and collection tours, presentations, poster sessions and the annual AGM.

So how do we actually do all this?

Hopeful futures and turning theory into practice for big issues in natural history collections
SPNHC / BHL / NatSCA 2022

Sunday, June 5, 2022 - 08:30 to Friday, June 10, 2022 - 17:00

National Museums of Scotland and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Save the Date!

We invite you to attend SPNHC 2022

Through the door and through the web: releasing the power of natural history collections onsite and online

The meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and International Partner – BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library) and National Partner – NatSCA (Natural Sciences Collections Association) will take place at Edinburgh First Campus in Edinburgh, Scotland from the 5th - 10th of June 2022.