Elisabeth Petrina joined the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ team in 2025 as a studio supervisor of MA Easels students in the Conservation department. She received her painting conservation training at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge, during which time she specialisedÌýin non-invasive analysis of paintings and preventative conservation. Since graduating, she has pursued a career in the private sector, working on a wide variety of projects. In 2017, she undertook the conservation, restoration and historical research of a portrait of the Protestant Reformers for Lewis town hall. Her work and findings were presented to the public and published in 2018. Elisabeth has a BSc in chemistry from the University of Liverpool and a diploma in Fine Art from Exeter College.