After some years of gestation AI has exploded into everyday life in the last 2 years or so.  It appears to both a remarkable panacea and a threat.  So, with that existential thought in mind, the AWM s...

Researchers Giorgia Tolfo and Laura Robson-Mainwaring reflect on the usefulness of the Hospital Records database and how we are making it more accessible.

The archive sector is experiencing a new challenge with the use of AI to place enquiries with archive services.  This session will provide those responsible for archive services with an opportunity to...

The Carbon Literacy training will build awareness of the carbon emissions relating to recordkeeping. The course is accompanied by networking and focus events on carbon reduction.

The ARA National Surveys Group is launching this year’s ‘Survey of Onsite Visitors to Archives’ on Monday 5 October, working in partnership with The UK National Archives for the first time! The survey...

The Archive, at the British Motor Museum, preserves and provides access to documents, images and film recording the work of people in the motor industry.

AWM is delighted to offer its subscription members a new opportunity to benefit from collaborative working across the region. The Member Development Fund will offer grants to subscription members unde...

AWM is delighted to offer its subscription members a new opportunity to benefit from collaborative working across the region. The Member Development Fund will offer grants to subscription members unde...

Take a step back in time and explore Dudley Borough's history at the first annual Dudley Writers' Festival.

The Scoping Grants programme funds an independent consultant to produce an expert collections report (or scoping report) on a full or partial archival collection, for which the contents are unknown in...

We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest Annual Review. As with our previous reviews, it contains an overview ...

In these times where the climate crisis is increasingly of concern, how can archives be used to facilitate conversations around the implications for all of us, helping to reduce eco anxiety, build res...

Join our first webinar in this series to support the archive sector in borrowing collection items for display in exhibitions

This mid-career course will help participants build confidence, influence and career direction.

Join us to hear from inspirational leaders and explore your own leadership skills and the importance of continuing professional development

‍Consultancy Brief: Developing and delivering a pilot Action Learning programme to allow small archive services to apply for Archive Service Accreditation This web page available as a pdf here. ‍‍...

Cataloguing Grants Awarded 2026 Bromley House Library – £46,335 Project – WHAT’S BEHIND THE DOOR? Unlocking 270 years of history from the Archive at Nottingham’s hidden library Bromley House Library’s...