{"id":2160,"date":"2022-10-03T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/conservation\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2022-10-03T15:52:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:52:44","slug":"welcome-to-a-new-year-in-the-cuconservation-labs-handy-blog-posts-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/conservation\/welcome-to-a-new-year-in-the-cuconservation-labs-handy-blog-posts-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to a new year in the CUConservation labs: Handy blog posts to read"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to a new academic year in the CU Conservation labs!!<\/strong><\/span> If you are a new student looking for what to expect in the lab, with object treatments or you are a prospective student looking for some more information about studying conservation before you apply, here are a few blog posts with helpful information to get you started!<\/p>\n

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Starting out<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pathways to conservation<\/a><\/p>\n

Object Handling<\/a><\/p>\n

From Retail to 18th Century Glass- Getting your first object<\/a><\/p>\n

Identification\/Treatments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Treating a plaster shark<\/a><\/p>\n

Rebinding a Children’s book<\/a><\/p>\n

The Use of Japanese Tissue paper in the conservation of Natural History specimens<\/a><\/p>\n

Bugging out: IPM of an active collection<\/a><\/p>\n

Bronze disease: Even metals get sick<\/a><\/p>\n

Glass Plate negative conservation<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysis\/Equipment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UV and IR photography and Post Processing<\/a><\/p>\n

Hell bent for leather: an investigation determining type of leather used for bridle rosettes\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Analysis of Blackfriary Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hopefully these have answered some of your questions or will be great starting points when approaching objects and treatments- but don’t stop here, there are more blog posts to discover covering ethics, summer placements, Alumni stories and more on the topics provided! Also check out the CUConservation Twitter<\/a> and Instagram @CUConservation to see what kind of objects and treatments students have conducted and current progress!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to a new academic year in the CU Conservation labs!! 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