School of Materials
University of Manchester
Investigation into Structural Analysis and Associated Conservation Support Strategy in the Display of Large Historic Tapestries and Textiles
The project will focus on understanding the degradation and structural failure of historical tapestries and other large hanging textiles. At present there is little quantitative scientific basis for the interventive methodologies for supporting age-damaged historical tapestries. The materials, processing and approaches utilised within the conservation process are based on practical experience and subjective observation. Accordingly this project proposal will develop novel mechanical testing systems, evaluate the effect of stitching support, and mathematically model the behaviour of supported and unsupported tapestries. Through this integrated approach it is hoped that the predictive modelling of tapestry failure will be lead to more effective conservation.
Study information
- Qualification:
- PhD
- Study duration:
- Three-year (full-time) or five-year (part time).
- Study mode:
- FT/PT
- Start month:
- October 2008
- Entry requirements:
- Applicants must have a relevant first degree (usually a minimum 2.1).
Funding information
- Funder:
- AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme
- Value:
- Tuition fees plus an enhanced overall maintenance allowance of £14,100 per year
- Funding applies to:
- Open to applicants from a range of countries
- Funding notes:
- AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme. This studentship covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and provides a maintenance stipend at the UK Research Council minimum level (£12,600 for 2008/9) for each of the three years of study. Collaborative Research Student award holders also receive an additional payment of £500 per annum. This stipend will be enhanced by Historic Royal Palaces by an additional £1,000 per annum, giving an overall maintenance allowance of £14,100 per year.
This studentship is open to all who can satisfy UK residency requirements. To be eligible for a full award (i.e. tuition fees and a maintenance grant), the applicant must be a UK national, satisfy UK residency requirements, or be a (non-UK) EU national who has been ordinarily resident in the UK throughout the 3-year period immediately preceding the start of the programme, or other national, who has been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILTR) by the Home Office. Non-UK EU students who do not fit these criteria are eligible to apply for a fees-only award. For more information on the AHRC/EPSRC eligibility criteria, applicants should consult the AHRC
website at www.ahrc.ac.uk.
