On these pages you will find our digital magazine Historic England Research as well as articles about our the work we carry out or fund. Our current issue focuses on research into the positive relationship between interacting with heritage and improved wellbeing. You can read the edition as web pages or download it as a PDF magazine.
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Our current issue is packed with examples of the positive relationship between interacting with heritage and improved wellbeing.
Linda Monckton introduces a special edition of Historic England research focusing on wellbeing.
Historic England is developing a strategy to ensure that everyone can experience the wellbeing benefits of heritage.
New research illuminating the relationship between volunteering on Heritage at Risk projects and wellbeing.
Research examining the ways that people are using heritage sites to support their wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research into how Historic England's Enriching the List initiative can help the personal wellbeing of contributors.
Research exploring how geographic exposure to heritage varies according to income deprivation, and how exposure influences visits to heritage.
Evaluating the health and wellbeing value of historic public parks and greenspaces.
Find out how a Historic Environment Record came to support Older People and People living with Dementia.
Research article sharing good practice on social prescribing delivery in community heritage projects.
Supporting wellbeing and cohesion in a Lancashire community through a social prescribing programme based on interacting with heritage.
This COVID-19 inspired project showcases the potential of online heritage engagement to improve individual wellbeing for diverse audiences.
Understanding how the interrelationships between historic and natural environment contribute to wellbeing in the case of the Lincolnshire Wolds.
The articles included in this special edition present some of the ways in which Historic England and our partners are working to help better understand and respond to the challenges of climate change.
Hannah Fluck, Head of Environmental Strategy at Historic England introduces this special climate change issue of our Latest Research feature.
A novel cross-sector approach to mapping the key climate hazards faced by the historic environment in the UK, at present and in the future.
This article explores how occupant comfort in historic buildings is being challenged under the influence of global warming trends.
A project to capture local community experiences of historic adaption to climate and extreme weather to inform future decision-making
How a GIS tool can be used to gather information to manage historic watercourses and increase their resilience to climate change.
An approach to developing scenarios for adapting to climate change applied to the historic environment.
The historic and natural importance of peatlands with respect to tackling climate change.
A collaborative PhD project researching methods of communicating the physical and emotional impacts of loss of coastal heritage.
Explore our back catalogue of research highlights from previous issues of our magazine, available in PDF format with selected articles also available as web pages.
A range of articles on our research appearing only in web page format.
Research into the relationship between relative humidity and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in historic interiors.
Find out how a team of specialists is researching and conserving the artefacts from the 18th-century shipwreck of the Rooswijk.
Work on the 'London' wreck has revealed a wealth of information about this 17th-century warship.
Celebrating the achievements of Historic England's aerial recording programme in the North of England.
Learn about discoveries made in over 50 years of flying by Historic England aerial photographers and their predecessors.
Find out about a project to restore a 'lost' chalk map cut into a Wiltshire hillside by First World War Australian troops.
Announcing a project to work towards solutions to important issues within the archaeology sector in England.
Update of progress of research into the stunning Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire Hoard.
A behind the scenes look at recent guidelines for best practice in preserving archaeological sites
Describing the thinking behind Historic England's 2017 guide to organic residue analysis and what this technique can bring to archaeology.
Exploring the importance of evidence for early human activity in Britain
Historic England funding enables online access to digital resources and guidance notes from the National Pipe Archive.
Find out how Historic England research is enriching the National Heritage List for England- and how you can help too.
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