The National Archives Welcomes New Board Members
The National Archives welcomes the appointment of two new non-executive Board members, Lopa Patel MBE and Nigel Baker. They replace Baroness Ros Scott of Needham Market and Mark Richards who both step down on 30 December 2025 after highly ...
The National Archives welcomes the appointment of two new non-executive Board members, Lopa Patel MBE and Nigel Baker. They replace Baroness Ros Scott of Needham Market and Mark Richards who both step down on 30 December 2025 after highly ...
Researching the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster If you’ve watched the TV series Welcome to Wrexham you will know that it follows the fortunes of Wrexham AFC and the local community. If you made it past the disappointment of the football club failing to get promoted at ...
Seeking our future in the deep past Used to be, societies would recycle building materials. In Rome, St. Peter’s Basilica was made from the stones of the Colosseum. The Inca reused stones from one project to the next. Today we rarely do that.As MIT associate professor of ...
Walking through archived colonial histories, part 3: Tasmania to Perth I’ve been journeying through The National Archives inspired by historian Corinne Fowler’s latest talk with us, about her work ‘Walking through countryside’s forgotten colonial histories’. Collections experts Philippa Hellawell, Elizabeth Haines and Chris Day have joined me to re-enact one ...
Walking through archived colonial histories, part 2: Tolpuddle to Tasmania Inspired by our recent event with historian Corinne Fowler about her work ‘Walking through countryside’s forgotten colonial histories’, I invited collections experts Philippa Hellawell, Elizabeth Haines and Chris Day to join me to re-enact one of Fowler’s walks – in ...
Walking through archived colonial histories, part 1: Charborough to Barbados Methodologies is an exciting new event series by the The National Archives. It brings together researchers, practitioners, and creatives who generate new knowledge through the interrogation and disruption of archives.
In our event on 24 September we were joined by historian ...
In our event on 24 September we were joined by historian ...
Multisensory archive, part 2: Using our senses to access and engage with collections In a recent project at The National Archives, I’ve been exploring how the senses can be used to access, engage with, and understand the materiality of archival collections.
Having explored the sensory characteristics of archival documents in part one of ...
Having explored the sensory characteristics of archival documents in part one of ...
Multisensory archive, part 1: Sensory characteristics of archival documents Archival documents are multisensory objects, and interacting with them is a multisensory experience. How they feel, what they smell like, and the sounds they make when we handle them offer insights into their materials, production, condition, and history.
In my ...
In my ...
Education in exile: Cataloguing Polish refugee education files ‘The outbreak of War prevented the continuation of my studies. In 1942 I joined the resistance movement and took part in the Warsaw uprising and after its fall I was taken as prisoner of war to Stalag XB and then ...
Royal Flying Corps and Successors: World War One Gallantry Award Medal Index Cards Released The National Archives, in partnership with Forces War Records, the leading military family history website from Ancestry®, has launched a digital collection of Royal Flying Corps and successors: World War One Gallantry Award Medal Index Cards.
The collection contains almost 12,000 ...
The collection contains almost 12,000 ...
Translating MIT research into real-world results Inventive solutions to some of the world’s most critical problems are being discovered in labs, classrooms, and centers across MIT every day. Many of these solutions move from the lab to the commercial world with the help of over 85 ...
New initiative to improve access to Holocaust-related collections We have become a founding member of EHRI-UK – the national body representing Holocaust-related collections in the United Kingdom. The other founding members are the Wiener Holocaust Library, the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London and the ...
The National Archives to create centre of excellence for heritage science and conservation research
We have been awarded £1.3m to upgrade our analytical research laboratory creating a centre of excellence available to collections throughout the UK and beyond.
The award is part of the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s new Research Infrastructure for Conservation ...
We have been awarded £1.3m to upgrade our analytical research laboratory creating a centre of excellence available to collections throughout the UK and beyond.
The award is part of the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s new Research Infrastructure for Conservation ...
Saul Nassé presents first Archive Service Accreditation certificate Our Chief Executive and Keeper, Saul Nassé, has presented his first Archive Service Accreditation certificate since joining The National Archives in the summer.
Saul presented the certificate to Westminster City Archives, the local authority archive for the City of Westminster, who ...
Saul presented the certificate to Westminster City Archives, the local authority archive for the City of Westminster, who ...
Risk, culture, and control Some people think the world is wildly unpredictable, and are glad insurance can handle the risk and uncertainty they face. Other people believe their destiny is written in the stars, and consult a daily horoscope to reveal what is in ...
Join our User Advisory Group Would you like to represent the views of archive users and help to improve The National Archives’ services? If you are a regular archive user, then we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking new voluntary representatives to join ...
We are seeking new voluntary representatives to join ...
Newly accredited archive service Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that Christ Church Archives, Oxford, has been awarded accredited status for the first time.
All accredited archive services must apply again for accreditation six ...
All accredited archive services must apply again for accreditation six ...
Major National Lottery investment to unlock UK’s archives
A £5m investment into the archives sector will unlock collections across the UK and build the skills and resilience needed to care for them into the future.
The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation are delighted to announce ...
A £5m investment into the archives sector will unlock collections across the UK and build the skills and resilience needed to care for them into the future.
The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation are delighted to announce ...
Pre-election period The Civil Service has now entered the pre-election period. The National Archives is a government department and during this time, our website and communications channels will be quieter than usual and many activities will be paused until a Government is ...
Latest Accredited Archive Services announced Archive Service Accreditation is the UK-wide standard for archive services. Following an Archive Service Accreditation Panel in March, we are pleased to announce the following archive services have been awarded accreditation for the second time:
Archives and Cornish Studies Service
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Archives and Cornish Studies Service
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