- WILLEY, J., COLSTON, B. AND VON ACHEN, H. (2013). The non-invasive characterisation of a collection of 20th century religious medals for an online museum catalogue using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. ICOM-CC Metal 2013: International Conferences on Metals Conservation, Edinburgh, September 2013 (accepted).
- WILLEY, J. AND COLSTON, B. (2013). eSEM-EDX analysis of the effects of cleaning treatments used in metals conservation. ICOM-CC Metal 2013: International Conferences on Metals Conservation, Edinburgh, September 2013 (accepted).
- PASS, A., COLSTON, B. AND KNIGHT, B. (2013). Determining the kinetics of paper degradation in reduced oxygen environments. 2013 Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, 18-20 November 2013 (accepted).
- FIELDING, N., COLSTON, B. AND GOODMAND, A. (2013). Evaluating the use of agricultural moisture probes in the historic built environment. 2013 Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, 18-20 November 2013 (accepted).
- COLSTON, B., FIELDING, N. and BLAKELEY, R. (2013). Optimising the internal environment for the long-term conservation of North Foreland Lighthouse. Preservation of Lighthouse Heritage, IALA, Piraeus, Greece, 3-7 June 2013.
- IRELAND, C & SKIPPER, L. (2013). Cleaning of metals contaminated with historic pesticide residues which are hazardous to health. Institute of Conservation: Positive Futures in an Uncertain World. 10-12th April 2013, Glasgow.
- SKIPPER, L AND KENEGHAN, B (2012). Plastics in the National Trust: a case study at Mr Straw’s house. POPART, 7-9th March 2012, Paris.
- PASS, A., COLSTON, B., AND KNIGHT, B. (2011). Influence of the environment on collections in mass storage. The Science of Objects and Collections, London, 11 April 2011.
- AMPATZIOGLOU, E., KARATASIOS, I., COLSTON, B., WATT, D., AND KILIKOGLOU, V. (2010). Reactivity of natural pozzolans and their effect on the strength properties of lime-based conservation mortars. 2nd Historic Mortars Conference, Prague, 22–24 September 2010.
- BROOKS, H., GOODMAN, A. and COLSTON, B. (2010). Investigating responses of archaeological bone to post-retrieval environment. Animal Palaeopathology Working Group Conference, Katerini, 2010.
- COLSTON, B. (2009).The impact of demanning on building conditioning. Conservation of Historic Lighthouses, IALA, Santander, Spain. (INVITED)
- PUREWAL, V., COLSTON, B. AND MORGAN, D. (2009). Recognition of the relationship between a cellulose substrate and historic biocides applied to herbaria over time. Bridging Continents – New initiatives and perspectives in natural history collections. The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, SPNHC 2009.
- COLSTON, B. AND PUREWAL, V. (2008). Development of a novel approach to the identification of historic herbarium biocides. Conservation Science Annual at the 2008 Eastern Analytical Symposium, November 2008, New Jersey (INVITED)
- PUREWAL, V. AND COLSTON, B. (2008). New approaches to managing contaminants in herbaria. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Annual Conference, Berlin.
- AMPATZIOGLOU, E., KARATASIOS, I., COLSTON, B., WATT, D., KILIKOGLOU, V. (2008). The effect of natural pozzolans in conservation mortars. 5th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Archaeometry, 8–10 October 2008, Athens.
- COLSTON, B. AND WATT, D. (2008). Non-Destructive Investigation of a Historic English Lighthouse. 1st International Conference: Construction Heritage in Coastal and Marine Environments: damage, diagnostics, maintenance and rehabilitation. Prague, January 2008.