Without my studies at The Courtauld and the generosity of the Anna Plowden Trust, my journey to where I am now would not have been possible.

The Trust’s support allowed me to dedicate time to my dissertation on pastel papers and artists’ fixatives from the mid-1800s to the 1920s

The Plowden Scholarship is allowing me to move into natural history conservation, after discovering my passion for the subject during my undergraduate degree in Zoology

The new skills and techniques I keep learning every day, is equipping me for my professional career.

Pursuing a Master’s Degree in Conservation Studies is allowing me to expand my skills and knowledge as a conservator

I am currently project-managing work on an ancient Egyptian coffin from the Egypt Centre in Swansea.

Conserving the rare Vulliamy clock was a once in a lifetime experience.

Coming to conservation with a background in chemistry, the course has been personally transformative.

I hope that my example will encourage others from an ethnic minority background to consider a career in textile conservation.

The role of the book conservator is essential if we are to continue to protect books and the rich historical insights they can provide

I have now secured the position of Furniture Conservator for the Royal Household, it is a fantastic opportunity for me

After graduating Alexandra secured a Painting Conservation internship at the Watts Gallery

Having the opportunity to study at the Centre for Textile Conservation has been a truly exceptional experience.

My studies at West Dean College have been a wonderful opportunity to develop my practical skills conserving ceramics and related materials.

I feel very privileged to be able to dedicate myself to pursuing this fascinating career.

Conservation practice is complemented by hands-on experience gained through placements

The Plowden Scholarship allowed me to focus solely on my studies and I was able to get the most out of the MA programme

The past year has been an enormously enriching and exciting and was made possible by the Trust's generous scholarship.

My first year at West Dean College studying Conservation of Books and Library Materials has proved as enriching and rewarding an experience as I had hoped.

MA in Conservation of Historic Objects, University of Lincoln. It has been an incredibly concentrated year. The objects I worked on were eclectic in nature and we had great support from our tutors.

MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums, University College London. Letitia is now Collections Care Conservator at the Museum of London.

MA Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management, York University. The Anna Plowden Trust bursary allowed me to continue into the second year of my Masters course, which began after a 16-week work placement in Munich.

MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums, University College London The second year of the MSc comprises a ten-month internship, and I am currently completing mine at the Oxford University Natural History Museum. I

MSc in Conservation Practice, Cardiff University. I feel extremely privileged to have been chosen for one of the Trust's scholarships and cannot express how much it has helped towards my studies.

City and Guilds: Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation. So far the course has given me a base in craft skills such as stone and wood-carving, gilding and japanning. By understanding of how objects are made we can understand how objects fall apart.

Camberwell College of Art: MA Conservation, Art on Paper. Thanks to the APT I am now able to work my dream job everyday. What a huge privilege!

MPhil Textile Conservation, Centre for Textile Conservation, University of Glasgow. The scholarship has given me the opportunity to be a part of the conservation community.

Katie finished her MA in Stained Glass Conservation at York University in the summer of 2013. The course combines both practical and theoretical study, with a number of research trips and studio placements. Katie had an 18

Postgraduate Diploma in Easel Painting Conservation at the Courtauld Institute of Art

Will Gilbert received a Conservation Bursary for the final year of his Conservation Studies at City & Guilds. During the year Will was able to combine “conservation work on four fragments of a large geometric mosaic floor

In 2012/13 Hannah Young received an Anna Plowden Trust Conservation Bursary towards her fees on the Postgraduate Diploma course in Metalwork Conservation at West Dean. Her course work included the conservation of a range of

During her final year on the MA course at Camberwell, Emma Nichols covered a broad range of subjects in paper, book and parchment conservation.

In the academic year 2011/12 the Anna Plowden Trust funded three students on the second year of the Textile Conservation course at the University of Glasgow. All three found the course both enjoyable and challenging and feel

Emma completed the first year of her MSc in conservation for Archaeology and Museums at University College London. A large part of the course consists of practical conservation work. The objects she worked on included “a

In the autumn of 2011 Carol started the one-year fulltime MA course in Conservation at Camberwell. She was also offered and accepted a permanent position to train as a conservator of Chinese Paintings at the British Museum

Charlotte completed her three-year Post-graduate course in Conservation at the City & Guilds of London Art School in the summer of 2012. The course was very varied and Charlotte worked with “stone, wood, plaster, decorative

Lucy did an MA in Conservation at Camberwell College of Arts, where she specialised in book conservation, starting on small projects and practising different techniques essential in the profession, which was extremely useful

The following is a report on Elizabeth's time as a student. If you want to read what she has been up to since then, do read her report , published in Icon News September 2017, about her time as a William Morris Craft Fellow.

Tristram left West Dean with a MA in Conservation Studies, with a focus on furniture and related decorative arts. The structure of the course was flexible and allowed Tristram greater opportunity to control the direction of

Postgraduate Diploma in Easel Painting Conservation, Courtauld Institute of Art

Helen graduated from the University of York in February 2011, with an MA in Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management. The course is the only one of its kind in the English speaking world and Helen and her seven

I was lucky enough to be awarded a grant from the Anna Plowden Trust and elected to learn more about the conservation of photographic materials. My current role involves the collection, standardisation and preservation of

After periods working in the Chester Beatty Library and the National Library of Australia, I now work as a Conservator within Cambridge University Library's Conservation and Collection Care team, where my learning and love for book conservation continues.

Gregory Bell completed the one-year course at West Dean College in the conservation and restoration of antique clocks. Having successfully made a test piece, which was also deliberately damaged and repaired, he was allowed to

MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums at University College London

I was very fortunate to receive the support of the Anna Plowden Trust in 2006 and 2007, this enabled me to take up my place on the two-year MA Textile Conservation programme at the Textile Conservation Centre . The training

Rosamund Weatherall completed her MA in Textile Conservation at the Textile Conservation Centre in 2005. In the first year Rosamund was introduced to “many of the core skills required to make an assessment of the condition

Head of Conservation, John Jones London I am very grateful to have received the APT course-fees bursary while at Northumbria University, supporting my studies and enabling me after graduation in 2006 to start my early career

Now working in Antarctica for the New Zealand-based Antarctic Heritage Trust, I received a Plowden Scholarship in 2003. Since 2008 I have been Pogramme Manager-Artefacts for the Antarctic Heritage Trust.

MA Textile Conservation. Natalia is now a freelance Textile Conservator; her clients have included the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Hawel Castle Krakow and the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha.