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Email

nicoleat@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor
Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation
Education
Doctorate (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Canberra
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-5009-9817

A/Prof Nicole Tse

Associate Professor
Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation

82 Scholarly works
15 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Advanced Polymers for Heritage Conservation
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Museum climate requirements raise issues of fairness and access in Southeast Asia
    DOI: 10.37839/mar2652-550x24.12
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Strategies and climate hopes for collection care and environments at the National Museum of the Philippines
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14511039
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Enzyme-loaded bacterial nanocellulose aerogel as a biocleaning material for artwork restoration
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-05812-5
  • 2024

    Presentation

    Museums and Collections for All
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    3D Printing of Custom Musical Instruments for Heritage and Industry Needs
  • 2017

    Research Contracts

    Trades Hall Living Heritage Project
Nicole Tse

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2025
<p>Researchers from The Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation, at the Grimwade Centre, have been awarded the 2025 Global Award for World Heritage Education Innovative Case (AWHEIC) by UNESCO. The award recognises the Associate Professor Nicole Tse's project <em>From Ashes to Stories: Innovative Heritage Education and Post-Fire Conservation at the See Yup Temple</em>.</p> AWHEIC UNESCO (Award for World Heritage Education Innovative Case)
2024
<p><span>for lifetime achievement and ‘Nicole’s impact extend[ing] far beyond publishing – she co-founded the Asia Pacific Tropical Climate Conservation Art Research Network, fostering vital international collaborations. She has also been involved in multiple disaster recovery activities in the Asia Pacific Region’. </span></p>
2024
<p><span>Tse’s co-founding role and key leadership of APTCCARN (Asia Pacific Tropical Climate Conservation Art Research Network)</span></p>
2023
University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    FORMULATION OF GUAVA LEAF COATING AS ANTICORROSION OF Cu METAL CULTURAL HERITAGE MATERIAL
    DOI: 10.36868/IJCS.2026.01.04
  • 2025

    Presentation

    Knowing and conserving paintings: Thawan Duchanee
  • 2024

    Presentation

    Biodeterioration and sustainability for Southeast Asian collections in tropical climate, Philippines case study
  • 2024

    Presentation

    Sustainable Conservation and Displays during the Pandemic: An exhibition of painted photographs in Tropical Climates
  • 2024

    Presentation

    Working along the archival grain: Building, preserving and sharing independent art archives and cultural material in Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia
  • 2024

    Presentation

    Sustaining networks and materials conservation knowledge

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The See Yup Temple: Chinese Australian Collections, Recovery, Conservation
  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Improving Materials Testing for the Display and Storage of Museum Collections

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