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Research at The National Archives spans a variety of disciplines and a range of research interests. We collaborate on research projects with a number of different partners, and we welcome suggestions for new projects and collaborations.
About our work
Research at The National Archives spans a variety of disciplines and a range of research interests. We collaborate on research projects with a number of different partners, and we welcome suggestions for new projects and collaborations. Our research-active staff regularly contribute to and lead pioneering inter-disciplinary research projects, publish in peer-reviewed journals, speak at academic conferences, and participate in postgraduate teaching and supervision.
The National Archives is recognised as an Independent Research Organisation by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. This means that we collaborate with international partners to conduct world-class interdisciplinary research projects and that we are eligible to apply to any of the UK’s seven research councils for funding. This webpage outlines the work of the Research, Grants and Academic Engagement Team and research-active staff at The National Archives.
If you are looking to conduct your own independent research rather than collaborate and learn about our projects, visit the Help with your research section of our website. It may be helpful to begin with our Research guides.
Interested in what we do or looking to collaborate?
Email research@nationalarchives.gov.uk or grants@nationalarchives.gov.uk with your query and we will point you in the right direction. If you do not already have a named contact at The National Archives, we will either respond to you directly or refer you to one of our colleagues.
Please contact us at an early stage if you want to explore whether to work in partnership with us. Partnerships can take time to develop, and we appreciate having as much notice as possible before the deadline for a funding bid. Alternatively, you may prefer to browse our staff research profiles to find out which colleagues have expertise in particular areas. You can also look at our Grants and Funding page to understand the array of array of funding opportunities we offer.
Our newsletter provides your regular dose of research news, events and opportunities from our team
Our partnerships
We work with a wide variety of research organisations, specialist interest groups and representative bodies in the pursuit of our joint research aims.
We are working with Research Libraries UK (RLUK), Jisc, and the British Library on a number of initiatives, including the Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference series.
We also work with the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research to deliver History and Archives in Practice each year.
Much of our current research is delivered in partnership with other bodies. We also work with partners to deliver our leadership role for the archive sector.