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Mike Rogers
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Sector Development Manager: Midlands, Transport & Infrastructure, TNA. All views my own unless clearly work-related.
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⏲️Engagement grant applications close on Monday 19 January!

We’re looking for projects that engage with new and existing audiences, exploring ideas that relate to the theme of ‘belonging’

Apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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The annual UK Archive Sector survey will open this year on Monday 2 March!

We’ve listened to your feedback and pushed the dates back so it’s easier for you to prepare responses and take part.

The survey will close in mid-May and we hope to publish the findings in Autumn 2026 (1/3)
A person wearing glasses and a puffer jacket stands in a large exhibition space pressing their fingers against a touch screen display. They hold an armoured cable headphone, that is attached to the screen, against their ear. In the background, the words 'Central Library Café' are displayed on the wall.
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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A National Archives event for Higher Education archives to learn more about procuring collections management systems and data migration. Archives from other organisations are welcome to attend.
23 Feb 11:00-12:00 GMT [Online]
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Procuring a new CMS and data migration for Higher Education archives
Join us to hear from speakers about their experiences of procuring new collections management systems and migrating data.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Looking for some inspiration to kick off the New Year?

Be sure to read our 2025 #AYearinArchives publication complete with 10 outstanding case studies, almost 50 more highlights and our analysis of the sector’s accessions data for 2024.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
A woman stands between two concrete pillars holding a wreath of poppies. She is surrounded by more wreaths with cards attached. A digital collage of items displayed on a bright yellow background. Items include: a bongo drum, a magazine cover with a man's face and the Royal Northern College of Music building. Two identical leaflets entitled 'publication' have been set on fire and are in the process of burning. A man in a conservation studio carefully handles a box of items, wearing latex gloves.
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Are you looking to conduct research into your community heritage?

What training and resources would be most useful to you?

Share your thoughts in the Community Hub training needs survey by Friday 16 January: www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/news... (1/2)
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January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee!

Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard?

Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Register for our upcoming impact seminar on digital and community engagement. Discover innovate ways of sharing collections with new and existing audiences!

📆 Monday 2 February (1pm – 2.30pm)

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-sem... (1/2)
A person in an exhibition space standing beside a large virtual archive display. Printed on the frame of the screen are the words 'Virtual Archive' and 'Touch the screen'. The screen itself displays black and white images as well a virtual stack of shelves containing folders and film cannisters.
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Applications are now open for our engagement grants and the theme for this round is 'belonging'.

Find out more about this round's theme and apply by 19 January 2026:

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
A member of staff from the archive shows four university students some maps on a table in the reading room
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Join us on Wednesday 28 January (10AM) for a practical free online workshop taking you step-by-step through the process of creating a sustainability action plan for your archive!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We’ve added 5 new case studies and 25 more short examples of good inclusive practice from archives across the country to our Inclusion Hub!

Have a read and get inspired: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Four young people wearing school uniform and an adult wearing a maroon jacket are gathered around a white table, most are sitting but a few are standing. Behind them stands adjustable mechanical shelving which holds cardboard boxes. On the table sits an open cardboard box. The adult holds a photograph and one of the pupils holds a document. Two of the school pupils wear protective latex gloves.
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Spaces are still available for this online consultation on The Generic Learning Outcomes framework. Ideal for archive professionals involved in learning, engagement, and audience development!

📆 Thursday 15 January 2026

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archive-se...
December 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Send us your feedback on The National Archives’ digital capacity building strategy, Our Digital Century, that ends in 2026! Your responses to this survey will help us evaluate the programme and ensure future initiatives meet the sector’s needs: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OISX44/
⏰31 January 2026 (1/2)
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December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Join us on 27 January (1pm) for a beginners webinar on DROID – a free open-source software tool, developed by The National Archives, which helps archivists across the world to assess their digital records and plan for their long-term accessibility: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/droid-for-...
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Two people looking at a computer screen. One is operating the mouse, the other holds a pencil. Behind them, there is a row of microfiche machines.
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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We've worked with the Local Government Association, Libraries Connected and Arts Council England on new guidance for archives and libraries about local government reorganisation:

www.local.gov.uk/our-support/... (1/2)

@local.gov.uk
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A group of five people sitting around a table, discussing. There is a laptop on the table and shelves of books behind the people.
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Applications are open for our Resilience Grants funding programme!

Our Resilience Grants, worth up to £20,000, support archives to respond to change and develop sustainable solutions to any challenges they face.

Apply by Wednesday 21 January 2026: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
A staff member in an archive conservation studio holds a clear plastic sheet against a very large paper document.
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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The 2025 Accessions to Repositories Survey is now open!
The data you provide will help us analyse trends in collecting practices and help highlight the achievements of archivists in 2025.
Find out more and participate by 2 February 2026: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Great launch of the “Stories that Made Us” exhibition at The Herbert last Thursday
Opening speech by Hardish Virk Example display board at the exhibition
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM