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• The architectural history of postcolonial West African universities

  

  Published

  11 May 2026

  In this blog, PhD student Adefola Toye considers how she has used colonial records to research West Africa's architectural history as part of her PhD.

• Clues from the high seas: tracing Suriname’s textile histories in the Prize Papers

  

  Published

  27 April 2026

  Viveca Mellegard explains how she used scientific analysis to investigate textile samples seized from a ship sailing from Suriname in 1795.

• Prototyping semantic search for case law

  

  Published

  28 July 2025

  PhD student Caitlin Wilson showcases the latest results from her research into an accessible search function for The National Archives' Find Case Law service.

• The history of ‘indecent advertisements’ in public toilets

  

  Published

  24 February 2025

  Collaborative doctoral student Jessica Gregory shares her research using records held at The National Archives.

• Narrating ephemeral archival presence: LGBTQ+ histories and Colonial Office records

  

  Published

  12 February 2025

  PhD student Garfield Campbell took on the challenge of scoping LGBTQ+ lives in colonial records. Here, he reflects on his findings.

• Using archives to examine the BSE epidemic

  

  Published

  27 January 2025

  Student Isobel Newby reflects on the research process of undertaking a PhD during a global pandemic.