31 Mar 2025
European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science becomes ERIC
On 28 March 2025, the European Commission granted the legal status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) to the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS). The E-RIHS ERIC features a distributed structure, with its legal seat in Florence, Italy. Cyprus, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom are the founding members. E-RIHS ERIC will contribute to high-level research, technological development, innovation, and societal challenges, adding value to the European Research Area and beyond. It includes all forms of scientific inquiry into objects, buildings and landscape sites that have cultural and/or historical importance, and it draws on diverse disciplines across the arts, humanities, sciences and engineering.
Additionally, E-RIHS runs the HS Academy, a training initiative aimed at equipping students, researchers, and professionals with the skills needed to advance research and fully utilise E-RIHS access services. E-RIHS organises conferences and events, engages in policy advocacy, and supports institutions in developing standards and best practices.
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