ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Climate-Conscious Conservation of Documentary Heritage: An Integrated Multiscale Modelling Approach
Climate change threatens our documentary heritage, while current preservation methods can inadvertently worsen the problem over time. Energy-intensive climate control systems not only contribute to the climate crisis but also exclude less affluent institutions from equitable access to effective conservation efforts. Moreover, limited understanding of degradation-environment interactions prevents confident relaxation of stringent climate control measures. To address these challenges, I propose a revolutionary approach: developing a holistic understanding of paper-based documentary heritage’s interaction with its environment across all scales—from the molecular level to the repository. By…
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