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Marking the arrival of the Empire Windrush 75 years on

Thursday 22 June is Windrush Day, marking 75 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush in the UK. The Windrush passenger list is one of the iconic...

Tags: windrush

Archives for Everywhere strategy launched

Today we can announce the publication of our new international strategy, Archives for Everywhere, with a focus on documentary heritage on a global scale...

Tags: Archives for Everyone, archives for everywhere, FAN, ICA, international strategy

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...

Tags: arts and humanities research council, collaborative doctorate programme, further education, phd, research

New web portal gives easier access to Northern Ireland files

The National Archives has today launched of a new web portal bringing together in one place government files which are focused on the situation in...

Tags: Belfast Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Secretary of State

Planning a visit to our reading rooms this summer? Reserve your seat

We're expecting a busy summer in our reading rooms and we strongly encourage you to book your visit in advance. This will guarantee that you have a...

Spirit of Invention: new exhibition opens at The National Archives

Designers and inventors joined local schoolchildren last night (24 May) to mark the opening of The National Archives’ new hands-on exhibition, Spirit...

Funding programme for 2023-2024 now open

Today, The National Archives is launching its 2023-24 grant funding programmes for the archives sector. In 2011, The National Archives  became the...

20sStreets competition: winners chosen from ‘impressive’ field

We are delighted to have chosen the winners of our 20sStreets competition, which attracted more than 150 entries covering a huge array of fascinating...

Book now for new live schools sessions and education resources

Our award-winning education service provides invaluable support for teachers and students with a full range of learning resources and taught sessions covering...

Tags: education, schools, windrush

Industrial action to affect services on Friday 28 April

We will remain open to visitors but some of our services will be affected.

Tags: industrial action, strike

Bookings now open for DCDC23

We're pleased to announce, along with our partners at the British Library and Jisc, that you can now register to attend this year’s DCDC conference. DCDC...

Tags: DCDC, DCDC23

Newly accredited archive services announced

Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel the following archive services have been awarded accreditation for the second time: Archives+ ...

Tags: accredited archives, Archive Accreditation, archive sector