Context 109 - May 2009

38 C O N T E X T 1 0 9 : M A Y 2 0 0 9 MANAGING NATURE ON HISTORIC MONUMENTS Alan Cathersides 8-11 Jun CLEANING MASONRY BUILDINGS David Odgers 22-25 Jun THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS Ian Hume 21-24 Sept CONSERVATION AND REPAIR OF TIMBER Richard Harris 5-8 Oct CONSERVATION OF CONCRETE Catherine Croft 12-15 Oct A development of the former English Heritage Programme CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT T: 01243 818219 E: bcm@westdean.org.uk West Dean, Chichester,West Sussex PO18 0QZ www.westdean.org.uk/college UCL CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Accredited Course MSc in Sustainable Heritage Funding available for postgraduate study in Sustainable Heritage Who should apply? Designed for a new generation of heritage leaders, this course gives today’s specialists (architects, surveyors, engineers, project managers, clerks of work, curators, conservators and designers) the interdisciplinary skills and mindset to be able to deliver the heritage programmes and projects of the future. Students will have access to: • International, interdisciplinary teachers who are leading professionals in their field • Learning from practice: the course is focussed on real-life heritage case studies • A fully funded 2-week study visit in Malta Subjects covered include: • Concepts of sustainability and heritage value • Heritage materials and assemblies • Sustainable strategies for conservation and re-use of heritage • Project planning, management and maintenance in the heritage sector Funding: Studentships are available for full-time and part-time study in 2009/10, through the support of Ecclesiastical. The deadline for applications is the 29th May 2009. For further information about the course and funding, please contact the Course Director on 020 7679 8242 Email joel.taylor@ucl.ac.uk Web www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainableheritage/msc.htm Postgraduate Urban Conservation in Dundee PGDip/MSc European Urban Conservation This long established programme examines the physical social and economic dimension of this international discipline and teaches it in a European context. Lecture courses and practicals deal with protected buildings and areas, their repair, restoration and re-use, heritage management, archaeology and historic town tourism. A Guest Lecture Series features distinguished speakers. The programme which includes a two week European study tour and six week work placement has a strong practical base, and is both fully accredited by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation and recognised as a specialist masters by the Royal Town Planning Institute. For further information contact Programme Director Neil Grieve Tel: 01382 385115 e-mail n.f.grieve@dundee.ac.uk Or visit www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/courses/msc.html

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