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Tina Morton
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Head of Archive Sector Leadership at The National Archives, mixing a love of history with all things Archives. Sci Fi geek, tea drinker, ex biscuit eater. Pronouns: she/her
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Keen to share your thoughts on our 3-year digital capacity building strategy?

We’ve commissioned consultant Simon Wilson to run an independent series of focus group discussions on Our Digital Century and Novice to Know-How!

Find out more and sign up for a session: simonpwilson.com/client-area/...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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We’re seeking a supplier, with significant experience of archives and public engagement work, to create a new toolkit to help archives run engagement sessions for schools about archive careers!

Find out more and apply here by Wednesday 25 February: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/QW5177/
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February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Get in touch with us by Friday if you’re interested in presenting at our fundraising webinar: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EJERFR/

All you need to apply is a brief description of an income-generating initiative your archive has successfully implemented 📈
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Have you successfully implemented strategies to generate income for your archive?

We’re seeking case study speakers for our fundraising webinars planned for 2026!

Register your interest by Friday 13 February for the chance to showcase your brilliant work: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EJERFR/
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February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Communities can now make submissions, detailing their traditions and heritage practices, to the Inventories of Living Heritage: livingheritage.unesco.org.uk

Archives are a key safeguarding resource for documenting intangible heritage and can be cited in submissions as a key source of information!
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February 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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CLOSING IN 2 WEEKS 🚨
Share your experiences of Our Digital Century, The National Archives’ digital capacity building strategy, and help influence the future of digital capacity building in the sector: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OISX44/
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February 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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We’ve published a new collection of case studies showcasing the value and impact of charity archives: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Includes contributions from practitioners and organisations working across the archive and voluntary sectors! (1/2)
📷British Red Cross Museum and Archive
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February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Today we launch new AI guidelines to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future - read more here: www.archives.org.uk/news/new-ai-...
New AI guidelines launched to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums prepare for the future — Archives & Records Association
The Archives and Records Association UK & Ireland (ARA) has today published new open-access guidelines to help the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector prepare their collection...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Are you a community group, museum, library, gallery or archive looking to test concepts, build partnerships, or pilot activities? Apply for a Seed Corn Grant from the ‘Spaces, Places and Belonging’ Community Hub by Friday 17 April: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/2)
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February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Are you certified Carbon Literate by the Carbon Literacy Trust?

Join your fellow Carbon Literate colleagues at tomorrow’s Connect and Collaborate session to discuss challenges you’ve faced and share solutions: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connect-an...

🗓️Tuesday 3 February (10–11.30am)
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February 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground!

The archive of this beloved literary project was donated to Cambridge University Library in 2024.

The Poems on the Underground collection has been catalogued and is available for consultation.

Find out more: https://loom.ly/CkKUpV4
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January 29, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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The 2025 Accessions to Repositories Survey closes on Monday!

Your responses lend us crucial insight into collecting practices and help us highlight the achievements of your archives!

Any questions? ⬇️

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals!

Join us online on Wednesday 25 February (1PM) to learn about the responsibilities and considerations involved when providing access to records related to traumatic histories:

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...

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January 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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CLOSING NEXT WEEK 🚨
Send us your feedback on The National Archives’ digital capacity building strategy, Our Digital Century, that ends this year! Your responses will help us evaluate the programme and ensure future initiatives meet the sector’s needs: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OISX44/ (1/2)
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January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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The Spaces, Places and Belonging: Community Hub has awarded its first round of skills bursaries. Congratulations to Dr Lee Karen Stow, Sheffield Feminist Archive, Perry Wood Primary School & Colonel Scott L. Pileckas!
Read about their projects here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/2)
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January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Sign up for our FNL Briefing (free, online) on March 11 on Acceptance in Lieu, the Cultural Gifts Scheme & Private Treaty Sales. Speakers include Anastasia Tennant, Mark Purcell & Joan Winterkorn
(huge thanks to @rluk.ac.uk for helping make this possible)

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fnl-briefi...
FNL Briefing: Acceptance in Lieu and the Cultural Gifts Scheme
This virtual Briefing by FNL will explain how Acceptance in Lieu (AIL), Cultural Gifts Schemes (CGS), and private treaty sales work.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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On Friday, our Chief Curator, Emmajane Avery, attended York Minster Library and Archives to present the archivist and collections team with the archive’s first accreditation certificate!

Congratulations to everyone at @yorkminster.bsky.social!
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January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Applications are open for Scoping Grants worth £3000!

Apply by 19 February to have an independent consultant produce an expert collections report on a full or partial archival collection.

Apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/2)
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January 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Has your archive successfully generated income using practical and creative initiatives?

Apply to be a speaker in our fundraising webinar series by 31 January: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EJERFR/

This is a fantastic way to showcase your brilliant work and share best practice with the wider sector!
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January 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.
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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 14, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Massive thanks to GEM and Jenni Waugh for this morning's session on the updates to Generic Learning Outcomes. It's a preliminary, but there was so much buzz in the room we have clear support to take this forward to ensure archives can use and embed the updated GLOs when published.
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Congratulations to Hackney Archives on becoming a fully accredited service! This week, @tmmorton.bsky.social (our Head of Archive Sector Leadership) & @carolinewoodley.bsky.social (Mayor of Hackney) presented their certificate in a night of networking and inspiring presentations 🎉

📷Gary Manhine
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January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Our current round of Resilience Grant applications closes next Wednesday!

Is your archive looking to create lasting solutions to a particular challenge?

Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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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)
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January 12, 2026 at 12:30 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...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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We’re delighted to announce eight new recipients of the #ArchivesRevealed scoping grants, with our partners The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust & @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social

Read all about them here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/3)

📷 © Maya Albagaloo
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January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM