Awards for the Presentation of Heritage Research 2008
	It is vital for the future of our heritage that we do more to present and explain our work to the general public, so as to increase their understanding and enjoyment of it, and to enhance the value they place on it.
	The Royal Archaeological Institute is one of the co-sponsors of this year's competition at the British Association's Festival of Science, the purpose of which is to encourage presentation to a wider audience of recent research on British and Irish archaeology, historic buildings and heritage conservation. The competition is open to all, whether professional or amateur.
	The Festival will be held in Liverpool from the 7th to 14th September 2008. Three awards are on offer: a first prize of £1500, a second prize of £500 and an under-30 prize of £500. (The latter is given by the RAI.) Entrants are asked to submit a written summary of their presentation by May 4, 2008. Short-listed finalists will be invited to speak at the awards session at the Festival. The judges will place particular weight on the clarity of presentation to an informed but non-specialist audience, and on the interest and quality of the underlying research.
	For further details and an entry form, please contact: Sebastian Payne, English Heritage, 1 Waterhouse Square, 138–142 Holborn, London EC1N 2ST. (or by e-mail at: sebastian.payne@english-heritage.org.uk).