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The #Archive is pleased to be participating in #HistoryDay North event taking place in beautiful #Durham City on Tue 29 Jul (2 wks tday 🙂).

Discovering Collections, Discovering History-a great day to come & visit our stand & say hello.

FREE to attend.

AMSR - Making History

#mrx #education
July 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Legislating for social change🤔

Sometimes #legislation is driver for changing #public #opinion; consider seat belts, same sex partnerships, although hanging was abolished 60+yrs ago, opinion still quite divided particularly for certain crimes. Where do you stand on this one? Read: ow.ly/ubC550Vgtww
Is support for capital punishment growing? - AMSR
Is support for capital punishment growing? AMSR Stories - What do research reports held in the AMSR tell us about support for capital punishment in the UK?
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March 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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It’s BeaujolaisNouveau time again.🍷 Apparently it’s still a thing.

AMSR has a fascinating review of our changing #wine tastes. CRAM('81) report, most commonly mentioned country of origin - wine drunk @ home-Germany. Who remembers Blue Nun & Black Tower? Own up now!

click https://ow.ly/oYi350XtlMw
How have British tastes in wine changed? - AMSR
How have British tastes in wine changed? AMSR draft posts - “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive!” is not the rallying cry it once was. But are we regaining our taste for it?
ow.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Did you enjoy an advent calendar chocolate this morning?🎄

📅 7 in 10 (72%) of Britons buy an advent calendar each year
💸Over half (55%) plan to spend under a tenner on their advent calendar
🍫 8 in 10 (84%) would choose chocolate calendars

Full findings 👇
bit.ly/4pH8YRV
Chocolate reigns supreme in the advent calendar market, but gen z increasingly swayed by beauty calendars
Seven in ten (72%) Britons say they purchase advent calendars.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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New IHR Research Training: Oral History and Digital Storytelling - in-person two-day oral history and digital storytelling course. Explore the key issues and best practices for integrating creative expression with oral history. 26-27 Feb 2026 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Oral History and Digital Storytelling
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December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The AMSR was at #Historyday at the University of London on 4 Nov.

It was very well attended by both exhibitors & delegates. Lots of interest in our stand and plenty signing up for our mailing list.

If you want to avoid FOMO you can sign up here 👉: https://ow.ly/zfzv50Xpa6x

AMSR Making History
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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If I tell you the year is 1973 then you are more likely to guess Liberals. The AMSR builds a bridge to our political past. Whether you are studying #politics or just interested in politics AMSR holds plenty to give you some #historical perspective.

➡️ https://ow.ly/ZAbT50X8zlq

AMSR. Making History
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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JohnLewis celebrates 100yrs being ‘never knowingly undersold’.There seemed to be real awareness of their promise-refund diff if bought cheaper elsewhere.JL some criticism not accepting CC & not opening on Mon (Sun opening not allowed till '94).
Findings: 👉 https://ow.ly/W7Pg50X46W4
How times changed
October 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Anyone for Guinness? - New Netflix series ‘#TheHouseofGuinness’ premiered on 25 Sep
Always keen for a sip (😃) of the black stuff we have peered into the #AMSR-UK to give you a bit of background on the different formats the brand has been drunk.
Story ➡️ https://ow.ly/jFmn50X46B9
AMSR Making History
How has Guinness kept its brand fresh for over 25 years? - AMSR
How has Guinness kept its brand fresh for over 25 years? AMSR Stories - The AMSR contains TGI data that demonstrates how Guinness has managed its brand assets over a long period.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Back to school🏫
AMSR holds an article in #ResearchPlus from 1995-87% of #Secondaryschools had CD-Roms vs only 8% of all UK businesses.Multimedia ‘revolution’ obviously happened in schools before it hit business world.What can we learn today from this?
#UKSchools
Read: https://ow.ly/etbG50X1p0x
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September 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Legislating for social change🤔

Sometimes #legislation is driver for changing #public #opinion; consider seat belts, same sex partnerships, although hanging was abolished 60+yrs ago, opinion still quite divided particularly for certain crimes. Where do you stand on this one? Read: ow.ly/ubC550Vgtww
Is support for capital punishment growing? - AMSR
Is support for capital punishment growing? AMSR Stories - What do research reports held in the AMSR tell us about support for capital punishment in the UK?
ow.ly
March 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM