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AIA Annual Conference 2021 to be virtual
It is with great regret that we learned on 4th February that Hope University, Liverpool, cancelled all events until at least the end of August, which of course includes our
BIAG, GLIAS, & WIAS publish virtual programmes for 2021
Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology Society have all published programmes of virtual meetings for 2021. Details can be found in the Events Diary
Finding a speaker for your next virtual meeting
For a large part of this year, and especially now, many of our Affiliated Societies have been unable to hold face to face events in the way they always have.
Young Members Board reaches out on social media
In December the newly-established AIA Young Members Board launched its dedicated social media accounts. The aim of these is to engage and disseminate the board’s activities with a younger demographic
AIA announces new Community Engagement Award
This new award promotes Community Engagement with Industrial Archaeology projects The award is given to projects anywhere in the world and nominations can be made by anyone, including those who
Affiliated Societies and Covid-19 – Cambridge IAS publishes Autumn programme
Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Society leads the way In March this year many of our Affiliated Societies decided, quite reasonably, that they were unable to run their usual style of events
Angus & Brenda Buchanan
It was with great sadness that the AIA Council recently learnt of the deaths of two of the seminal figures in industrial archaeology. Brenda passed away on 14 April and
Your archaeological site could be on the telly!
The AIA has been contacted by ‘Rare Television’ the production company behind the BBC TV series ‘Digging for Britain’ They are looking for ‘current and upcoming archaeological excavations that could
Impact of COVID-19 on the UK industrial heritage sector
The wider industrial heritage and industrial archaeology sector has been severely hit by the COVID-19 health crisis. Between the 23rd March and the end of June 2020 all the 600+
Cornish Engine Database now available online
Around the turn of the 20th / 21st century two men with a keen interest in the subject and a wealth of knowledge aimed to bring together data on all
