The Director of the Arts London’s Ligatus Research unit based at Camberwell College of Arts, Professor Nicholas Pickwoad, has been awarded the Royal Warrant Holder Association’s 2009 Plowden Medal. The award has been made in recognition of his work in the study and conservation of historic libraries and rare books and will be presented to him by HRH The Princess Royal. The Medal is presented annually to the individual who has made the most significant recent contribution to the advancement of the conservation profession. http://www.royalwarrant.org