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Here’s our regular reminder of upcoming events with spaces still available!
These events cover community and volunteer engagement, support for filling in the UK archive sector survey, the new Inclusive Archival Practice Network and more!
Sign up here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Thank you to BOP Consulting, as well as all the archive professionals and sector stakeholders that contributed to the development of this vision!
If you’d like to share your thoughts on the new vision, please get in touch at ASL@nationalarchives.gov.uk (3/3)
Our Chief Executive, Saul Nassé, was also in Leeds to explain the vision’s three strategic themes (Accessibility, Inclusivity and Sustainability) and its emphasis on the integral role of archives at the heart of society (2/3)
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We’re delighted to share the Government’s vision for archives in England: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister, officially launched the new vision at the M&S Archive at University of Leeds on Friday (1/3)
Run by The National Archives and @araukie.bsky.social, this event builds on last year’s Leadership for Recordkeepers Summit.
It is designed to support recordkeepers, at all career stages, feel more confident, influential, and engaged with their ongoing professional development! (2/2)
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Just 20 tickets left for our Leadership skills event next month! If you’re travelling from outside the host city of Birmingham, this week is your last chance to apply for a travel bursary!
📆 Tuesday 5 May (10am-2.30pm)
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leadership... (1/2)
Skills bursaries support record keepers to access training, career professional development or mentoring that would not usually be available in their own organisational development programmes: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (2/2)
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Skills bursaries and records at risk grants are open to applications on a rolling basis, with funds available for rapid distribution!
Records at risk grants support urgent interventions to save significant records facing immediate peril in the UK: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (1/2)
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Our record specialists are running a series of Wednesday lunch webinars (May-March) introducing recordkeepers to common pre-modern document types found in archives, including charters and deeds, seals, manorial records, and wills.
Book sessions here: www.eventbrite.com/cc/identifyi...
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Have you filled out the UK Archive Sector Survey?
If not, join our online surgery session on 28 April (12pm) where you can ask for support – How do I calculate cubic metres? What measurements should I use for visitors or retrievals? All questions are welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-archive...
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Applications for this round of Seed Corn Grants, from Spaces, Places and Belonging, will close next Friday: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu...
Perfect for community groups, museums, libraries, galleries or archives looking to test concepts, build partnerships, or pilot activities!
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The British Film Institute are running a Cool Off in Culture campaign: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
This allows cultural spaces across the UK to sign up and get their venue on a digital map of venues that can offer cool spaces in hot weather!
In March, we held a webinar featuring detailed breakdowns of the grant, what it seeks to fund, how to apply, and hits and tips from the team!
Watch the Project Grant Webinar recording here: youtu.be/fFaXysmRV-g (3/3)
Funded by the AHRC (UKRI), Project grants (worth up to £30,000) are designed to fund in-depth research, skills development, and the creation of lasting resources that reflect diverse voices and experiences (2/3)
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Are you a museum, library, gallery, archive or heritage organisation looking to fund a substantial, collaborative project with at least one community group?
Apply for a Spaces, Places & Belonging Community Hub Project Grant by 12 June 2026: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/3)
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The International Council on Archives’ Climate Change Working Group has opened a global questionnaire exploring the effects of climate change on archives and recordkeeping practices 🌍
Take part here by Wednesday 22 April: icarchives.limequery.org/528765?lang=en
A researcher stands at a desk holding a scroll tied up with string. On the opposite side of the desk, a member of staff removes more scrolls from a carboard box.
Join our impact seminar on Wednesday 29 April (1 – 2.30pm) to hear how three different archives have approached engaging with community groups and collaborating with volunteers!
Book today to avoid disappointment: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-sem...
The PhD is a collaboration between The National Archives and the @universityofleeds.bsky.social, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme.
The studentship will start Thursday 1 October 2026 and is open to both home and international applicants (2/2)
A woman wearing a red dress sits in a reading room consulting an open book laid out on a cushion and writes down notes with a pencil.
We’re welcoming applicants for a fully funded history PhD project researching the first 100 years of the UK's Public Record Office, ahead of its bicentenary in 2038.
Find out more and apply here by Friday 8 May: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2475... (1/2)
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Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available!
These events cover exhibitions, working with medical and mental health records, the new Inclusive Archival Practice Network, Leadership skills and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Book to avoid disappointment!
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We’re pleased to announce that we’ll have a stand in the sector support zone at this year’s @museumsandheritage.com show.
Join us there on Wednesday 13 May at Olympia Events!
Find out more & register here: show.museumsandheritage.com/2026-program...
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Join us on 15 April (1pm) for the latest online event in our series on engaging with difficult records. This session explores the complexities of working with records related to medical scandals, terrorism, and personal trauma.
Book your free place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...
Please reach out to hannah@hjsheritage.co.uk by Monday 30 March if you'd like to submit images from your archive for this exciting new digital toolkit!👇
The @araukie.bsky.social Section for Archives and Museums has produced a Glossary of terminology commonly used across the Archives and Museum sectors in the UK & Ireland.
Learn more and access this FREE resource here: www.archives.org.uk/sam-glossary
#ARA #Archives #Museums #Resource #Free
The Annual UK Archive Sector Survey is now open!
The survey will collect data that will help build a comprehensive picture of the archive sector. It’s important that your archive takes part.
The survey closes on 29 May. Take part in the 2026 survey now: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/annua...
We’re aware that some of our webpages have been unavailable over the past few days but they should be working again now: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Apologies for any inconvenience this has caused!
Congratulations to records at risk grant recipients Liverpool Hope University and @northeastmuseums.bsky.social
Learn more about these projects here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (3/3)
Congratulations to resilience grant recipients Bristol Archives and @romasupportgroup.bsky.social
Learn more about these projects here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (2/3)
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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve awarded 2 new resilience grants and 2 more records at risk grants to archives across the UK!
Find out more in the thread below 👇 (1/3)
📷 Roma Support Group
Four women stand in a line, smiling for the camera in front of a wooden mantel piece and a piece of wall art. There is also a vase of flowers in front of them. Three of the women jointly hold an Archive Service Accreditation certificate.
Last week, Our Chief Curator, Emmajane Avery, visited The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art to present their Director (Sarah Victoria Turner) and archivists with the archive’s first accreditation certificate!
Congratulations @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social!
