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ISAAC Mobile Lab

Running for over two decades, our mobile laboratory provides heritage institutions with access to:

  • unique in-house developed cutting-edge mobile imaging and spectroscopy instruments, which are tailored to heritage applications;

  • state-of-the-art commercial and bespoke instruments for in situ analysis in art conservation, history and archaeology;​

  • advanced data science methodologies for interpretation of results;​

  • expertise in interdisciplinary research at the interface between science and heritage

All of the ISAAC instrumentation can be offered as a MOLAB (Mobile Lab) service. Mobile instrumentation is particularly applicable for site visits and analysis in situ. Instruments are offered in close range mode and remote sensing mode (of order 10m or beyond) for analysis sites with problematic access, and can be ground based or airborne. Some of the instrumentation can be used to analyse museum objects in situ, from behind the glass of the display case, allowing condition assessments without the need for handling or removal from display.

Locations of ISAAC Mobile Lab collaborators and selected Mobile Lab projects 2009-2024

How to Apply

Applications are welcome from UK and international organisations. For charities and public organisations, access to the ISAAC Mobile Lab is provided on a non-profit basis.

UK based Organisations

Organisations within the UK should email the ISAAC Research Centre directly to discuss a research collaboration with us prior to filling in the Mobile Lab proposal form.

 

International Organisations 

Organisations from outside the UK have two routes of access:

1. As with UK based organisations, International Organisations can contact the ISAAC Research Centre directly to discuss a research collaboration, and access the full range of Mobile Lab facilities by filling in the Mobile Lab proposal form;

2. Alternatively, selected ISAAC Mobile Lab facilities are accessible via the transnational access program offered by the MOLAB platform of E-RIHS.

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