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N-MESH is a network of researchers, capabilities, and facilities from across the University of Nottingham. We are working together to offer innovative and interdisciplinary heritage science capacity and services for research, teaching, outreach activities, and creative and cultural sector partnerships and projects.

We have a wide range of expertise and facilities, and welcome enquiries from potential Postdoctoral Fellows.

Find out more about funding opportunities 

Key areas

Bio and environmental archaeology

Palaeo-proteomics Palaeo-proteomics
An animal skull surrounded by lab instruments Zooarchaeology and isotope analysis
An enclosed X-ray machine containing an animal skull, with an attached monitor displaying the X-ray scan 3D scanning and radiography
 
A person holding an ancient bone Ancient and environmental DNA
A researcher in a laboratory looking through a microscope Pollen analysis
A PXRF machine Core analysis including pXRF
 

 

Material and technological analyses

Examining a sample using TEM Nano and Microscale Research Centre (incl. SEM, TEM, Orbi-SIMS, Raman Spectroscopy)
A 3D computer rendering showing the centre section of a tooth MicroCT
An academic and a student handling artefacts in the University Museum Ancient Technologies
 

 

Archives and museums

Archaeologists discuss and examine ancient artifacts in a museum setting. Museum of Archaeology
Close-up detail from an antique map showing Sherwood Forest (labelled as "Shire Wood Forest") and nearby towns Manuscripts and Special Collections
A woman wearing a virtual reality headset Digital Transformations Hub
 

 

Our offer

N-MESH can contribute to your heritage science project in various ways. These include:

  • scoping of the work to be done (needs analysis)
  • working with partners to identify the focus of a project 
  • undertaking analysis of materials and investigation
  • interpretating evidence or results
  • reporting on results


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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

At N-MESH we address complex challenges are committed to making a contribution to the UN SDGs'

Find out more about UN Sustainable Development Goals at Nottingham

4 Quality education
Quality education - and promoting lifelong learning opportunities
 
9 Innovation, industry and innovation
Industry, innovation and infrastructure - Innovations in heritage science and promoting inclusive infrastructure access
 

15 Life on land

Life on land - Several of the projects already taking place through N-MESH promote research into better understanding and resilience for terrestrial ecosystems.
 
17 Partnerships
Partnerships for the goals -  We support sustainable development in the work we promote and take part in as part of the N-MESH network.