The E-RIHS ERIC Call for Access – Autumn 2026 is open from Thursday, July 30th until October 15th at noon! This is the 3rd open Call to the E-RIHS Catalogue of Services.
The E-RIHS Catalogue of Services is the place to find instrumentation, archives, databases, and experts’ knowledge made accessible for any researcher in the world who is looking for answers in the heritage field.
Are you a scientist, scholar, or heritage professional working on a research topic in Heritage Science? Explore the E-RIHS Catalogue of Services, find the resources that best match your needs, and submit your research proposal!
As an E-RIHS awardee, you can access the services you need, from libraries and collections to digital environments, metadata, microscopy, mass spectrometry, tomography, hyperspectral imaging, and much more. The E-RIHS Catalogue of Services supports heritage science research, which draws on a wide range of disciplines, including acoustics, engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, anthropology, climatology, data analysis, codicology, and beyond. Finding the right service is simple: each one includes a clear description and image, while dedicated filters help you quickly navigate the available opportunities.
The Catalogue of Services is organised in four distinct platforms to help each user identify what they need:
- ARCHLAB (Archive Laboratory): it provides access to organised scientific information from archives and datasets of museums, galleries and research institutions. Access to ARCHLAB is accompanied by expert personnel at the facilities for direct and fruitful interaction.
- DIGILAB (Digital Laboratory): the platform of digital tools and data for creating new heritage science knowledge. These tools support sharing, curating, processing, visualising, and ensuring interoperability of heritage science data, fostering data-driven research. DIGILAB aims to offer a cumulative, FAIR-aligned knowledge base to support the creation of heritage digital twins.
- FIXLAB (Fixed Laboratory): provides access to fixed research facilities and know-how and expertise of the staff members. Access is offered to address major questions on the genesis, manufacturing processes, alterations, conservation, and preservation of Heritage Science artefacts.
- MOLAB (Mobile Laboratory): consists of laboratories providing access to state-of-the-art mobile equipment and related competencies, for in-situ non-destructive measurements of artworks, collections, monuments and sites. Techniques are non-invasive, requiring no sampling or surface contact. MOLAB is essential for examining immovable historical artefacts and fragile movable objects that cannot be easily transported.
Before submitting your proposal, carefully review the full description of each service you would like to access to ensure its technical suitability and alignment with your research objectives. If you have any doubts about a service’s scope or compatibility with your project, you are strongly encouraged to contact the Service Manager indicated on the service webpage to discuss and optimise your service selection. If further support is needed, the E-RIHS Helpdesk is available at helpdesk@e-rihs.eu
You have time until October 15th, 2026, at noon to submit your application.
After the deadline, proposals will be evaluated for scientific excellence, and successful applicants will be granted access to the selected services within one year of the announcement.
Go to:
https://catalogue.e-rihs.eu to dive into the Catalogue.
https://www.e-rihs.eu/call-for-access/ to learn more about how to apply and find all guidelines.
This is the last Call for 2026: the next one will be in the Spring of 2027.