National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF) has launched the Year 2 HSDS User Needs Survey. The survey is aimed at anyone working with heritage science data and would welcome responses from researchers and practitioners at all career stages. It will take around 15–20 minutes to complete and will be open until 15 June 2026.
Access the survey: If you are interested, please complete the survey and pass on to colleagues and contacts in your networks. You can access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HSDS_UN_Year2survey
You can respond as an organisation or individual, and A PDF version of the survey is available via this google link to support those coordinating an organisational response.
More info? You’ll find some additional information about the HSDS and links to key organisations below. If you want to know more about this research, you can contact the team via hello@tacit-heritage.co.uk.
About HSDS
HSDS provides core digital research services for the heritage science community, including a Catalogue of Services (equipment, facilities and expertise available through RICHeS) and a Data Catalogue (heritage science datasets from across the UK). It is developed by the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) in partnership with the STFC Hartree Centre and a consortium of key UK heritage bodies covering England, Scotland and Wales as part of the RICHeS programme, funded by UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The HSDS User Needs Research Programme is being delivered by Dr Sam Paul and Dr Manda Forster, on behalf of NHSF. If you have any questions about the survey or the research programme, please contact the team directly at: hello@tacit-heritage.co.uk
Additional information
National Heritage Science Forum – https://www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/
Heritage Science Data Service – https://hsds.ac.uk/
RICHeS – https://www.riches.ukri.org/