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 the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme. These CDP studentships will be jointly supervised by staff at The National Archives and at Higher Education Institutions around the UK. We […]

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 Northern Ireland from 1994 up to and including the signing of the  Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in 1998. This is the first phase of a digitisation project to make Troubles-related […]

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 seat to view original documents. It also ensures that up to 12 documents can be ready for you when you arrive. You will be able to order more […]

Designers and inventors joined local schoolchildren last night (24 May) to mark the opening of The National Archives’ new hands-on exhibition, Spirit of Invention. Speakers at the launch included award-winning inventor Ruth Amos, who co-curated the exhibition in partnership with pupils from Darell School, renowned designer Sir John Sorrell and Professor Andrew Wathey, chair of […]

Today, The National Archives is launching its 2023-24 grant funding programmes for the archives sector. In 2011, The National Archives  became the sector leadership body for archives in England. We work with the archives, and with other Government departments and cultural bodies, to encourage sustainable, innovative and resilient archives across the UK. The funding that […]