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A look back at some of our highlights from this year 🎉

From our summer strategy day - where the team met in person for the first time at EY’s London offices - to hosting our 8th and 9th Global Practice Interview Events. The feedback was incredible.
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 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...
December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We’re delighted to announce that The Ballast Trust has been awarded a Records at Risk grant, kindly funded by @britrecs.bsky.social, to safely transport, relocate and preserve the archive of Ballantine Castings.

Read more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In the aftermath of the office Christmas lunch, we're taking festive hat inspiration from the archives

This collection of unposed looking seasonal revellers featured as part of the Brewers' Society's long running 'Beer is best' ad campaign

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #FestiveClothes
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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A new guest post by Helen Rutherford: 'Mapping Death: The Atlas of Victorian Coroners' Districts'
legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/12/11/m...
Mapping Death: The Atlas of Victorian Coroners’ Districts
In this guest post, Helen Rutherford explores what a unique atlas of Victorian coroners’ districts might tell us about technologies of knowledge and death investigation.
legalhistorymiscellany.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 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...
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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should probably have used this to publicise the fact that I could really do with a bit of volunteer help on these (digitised) letters! collections.sal.org.uk/san.19.02

can promise you that 1. it's pretty straighforward and 2. one of them contains a very cute drawing. DMs are open
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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For #EYAAnniversaries, we delved into collections on our Millennium Seed Bank, which opened at Wakehurst 25 years ago. Among the reports & articles on the development of one of the world’s largest seed banks, we discovered publicity materials featuring none other than Sir David Attenborough! #KewLA
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The National Archives are hiring a Poor Law Research Assistant (39k for 2 years) working on Paul Carter's AHRC project on poverty/welfare in Wales, 1834-1930. Deadline 16 Dec.

www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Quick Check Needed
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Today’s Explore Your Archives theme is #EYAInclusion

FEMALE STUDENTS AT U.C.N.W. (BANGOR UNIVERSITY)

#ExploreYourArchives #exploreyourarchive
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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The lived experiences, perspectives & voices of individuals from diverse backgrounds are represented within our archives, but are not always easily identifiable via our catalogue. Our online subject guides aim to address this imbalance by providing easy access points into the archives. #EYAInclusion
LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Subject Guides
LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Subject Guides
libguides.exeter.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#ExploreYourArchive Day 7: #EYAInclusion is shaped everyday, who we spotlight, how we share, and the spaces we create. We’re committed to opening the door for everyone, making our collections & history accessible to more [email protected] @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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“Maintaining records of the human experience and collective knowledge throughout time keeps us progressing as a society through the mistakes and successes that came before…”

In #AmericanArchivist, Mollie B. Frazier reviews “A Green New Deal for Archives” by Eira Tansey.
american-archivist.kglmeridian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Ever wondered what installing a new computer in your office looked like 50 years ago?

For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYADigital here are 3 digitised photos of the process of installing a new computer in our Claremont Tower from our University Archive.
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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We’re proud to hold a range of #EYADigital collections: photos, documents, audio, video and born-digital material.

Today we’re highlighting the Imirce Project, which shares thousands of Irish emigrant letters and life stories.
Explore it here: imirce.universityofgalway.ie/p/ms

#ExploreYourArchive
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We’re behind the scenes for #EYADigital with our FRED machine, which analyses and processes digital files. Our collections increasingly involve digital materials; we’ve recently used the FRED and FTK to process material from the 2000s deposited from the University’s student television station, GUST.
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate this year’s theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Fresh on the catalogue today, item descriptions for Duchy Chamber proceedings up to the end of Phil & Mary [up to TNA DL 1/40]. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
Browse records of other archives | The National Archives
The official archive of the UK government. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone...
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Can we combine all of today's archive hashtags in one post? Yes we (tenuously) can!

We bring you 'Help', Railway Dog of England & absolute Bestest Boy, in 1883, collecting for orphans of railway workers, amongst boxes and a bow-clad child

#EYAPets #BoxesAndBows #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This is an amazing opportunity to see what wonderful work #archivists are doing across the UK. I am learning so much! It's challenging for #archives out there, but on the committee you hear about creative solutions & some good news stories (as well as some sad stories) about our sector.
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Shh… Shh… It’s oh so quiet… Or is it? From collaborative corners & gaps in collections. Find out what #EYASilence in the archives really means for #ExploreYourArchive Day 4. @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #archives @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The Round Reading Room at the British Museum was historical a quiet place for study & reflection. People were often removed for being too noisy! #britishmuseum #archives #EYASilence #britishlibrary #readingroom
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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For #EYASilence, we thought it fitting to look back at a time in which the Gardens had to be silent. This instruction sheet, issued during the Blitz in WWII, and an air raid logbook detail how the frequency of bombing raids led to the regular suppression of daily operations. #KewLA
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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And this, I'm going to be talking about for quite a while: we're looking for new members of the Accreditation Committee. It's a chance to be part of guiding the programme for the next few years - fascinating and important work. Do give it some thought. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Becoming a member of the Archive Service Accreditation Committee - Archives sector
We are seeking five new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee. This is an exciting opportunity to build on your understanding of archives management and practice. As a member of ...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM