Compiled by Olivia Beavers, Assistant Curator of Natural Science at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Welcome to the June edition of NatSCA Digital Digest.
A monthly blog series featuring the latest on where to go, what to see and do in the natural history sector including jobs, exhibitions, conferences and training opportunities. We are really keen to hear more about museum re-openings, exhibition launches, virtual conferences and webinars, and new and interesting online content. If you have any top tips and recommendations for our next Digest please drop an email to blog@natsca.org.
Where to Visit
The Museum Association is hosting a series of webinars including: Future of Museums: Curation on June 10th and Coronavirus Conversations: Learning and Engagement Manifesto on June 17th.
The Science Museum invites you to a climate talk: How are our oceans responding to climate change? It is a free online event from 19:30 – 20:45 and you can book your place here.
The European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (EAVP) will be having their 18th Conference (online) starting July 6th to 9th – more information about the event can be found here.
What to Read
Alex Peaker writes an interesting piece about the partial turtle skeletons found on the Isle of Wight over the last nine months. You can read the article here: Turtley awesome discovery on the Isle of Wight.
Keep an eye out for the online content from the NatSCA 2021 conference ‘Changing the World: Environmental Breakdown and Natural Science collections‘ which was held in May. We are hoping to get the talks and discussion sessions online by the end of the month.
Job Vacancies
The Natural History Museum of Denmark is seeking an experienced natural history conservator to establish and manage a Conservation Unit which is to be established at the NHMD. Click here to find out more information, the closing date for this post is 18/06/2021.
RGB Kew is advertising for three new Priority Leaders. The three Scientific Priorities are Digital Revolution, Unlocking Properties and Accelerated Taxonomy. To apply for these jobs or find out more about these posts, you can follow this link. The deadline is 13/06/2021.
Kirklees Museum and Galleries are looking for a natural historian to join their curatorial and technical team, click here to find out more. The closing date is 27/06/2021.
Before You Go…
If you have any top tips and recommendations for our next Digest please drop an email to blog@natsca.org.
Similarly, if you have something to say about a current topic, or perhaps you want to tell us what you’ve been working on, we welcome new blog articles so please drop Jen an email if you have anything you would like to submit.
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