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New collaborative doctoral partnerships announced
We are pleased to announce that we have been allocated 12 PhD studentships from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the fourth round of...
British Library to work with The National Archives and Jisc to deliver Discovering Collections: Discovering Communities (DCDC) conference
The National Archives and Jisc are delighted to welcome the British Library as a new partner in the delivery and organisation of the interdisciplinary...
Regional hubs to offer free online access to 1921 Census of England and Wales
Today we can announce two regional hubs that will provide free online access to the 1921 Census of England and Wales from 6 January 2022.
The census...
Funding received for equipment upgrade
Our Collection Care and Licensing, Publishing and Digitisation departments have received £264,000 in funding as part of the Arts and Humanities Research...
Seeking new delegates for 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...
DCDC Conference to take a one-year break
The Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) Conference is taking a brief break in 2020 to build on its success and will return in a new...
Online research project announced to mark World Digital Preservation Day
Today we mark World Digital Preservation Day by announcing an online research week looking at ways to make our web-based technical registry PRONOM more...
Interactive map and dataset shows devastating impact of Second World War air raids
Updated 8 October 2020: The 'Bombing Britain' map was withdrawn permanently in May 2020.
Bombing Britain uses wartime data from our collection to pinpoint...
DCDC bursaries awarded
Four bursaries have been awarded for this year’s Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) conference, following a competition funded by...
New partner for DCDC conference series
Along with Research Libraries UK, we can today announce that Jisc will be joining us as a partner in the organisation and delivery of the Discovering Collections,...
Volunteers required for 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...
Project to explore political role of Archbishops of York from 1304–1405
Today we launch ‘The Northern Way’, an innovative research project investigating the political role of the Archbishops of York from 1304–1405.
With...
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