Representing archaeological employers throughout the UK
Trouble in Store: facing up to the archaeological archives crisis
May 17th
This year’s FAME Forum will consider the growing crisis facing our archaeological archives. Such has been the growth in fieldwork since 1990 that overstretched museums in many parts of the country are refusing to accept any more archaeological archives. As a result, FAME members are storing a growing volume of excavated material which is undeposited and inaccessible. More >
Job Losses in Archaeology, April 2011
May 10th
The latest survey of Job Losses in Archaeology shows that the rate of job losses in the sector appears to have slowed, with business confidence showing very slight signs of recovery. More >
Recommendations for improving historic environment practice – the Southport Group seeks your views
Apr 8th
The Southport Group has launched an online public consultation to gather opinion on a ground-breaking draft report that outlines recommendations and products for improving historic environment practice to ensure delivery of consistent excellence in public benefit.
The consultation officially launches at the IfA Conference on 13 April and runs until 3 June 2011. All content can be found on the Southport webpage. More >
Southport Group opens online consultation on initial findings
Mar 4th
The Southport Group has launched an online video consultation to gather opinion on the initial findings of a series of workshops, held in January 2011, to explore ways of improving the sector’s ability to deliver the requirements of PPS5. More >
Job Losses in Archaeology, January 2011
Feb 11th
The latest survey of job losses in archaeology shows a significant fall in the number of people employed in archaeology in the second half of 2010, and a continuing decline in business confidence for 2011.
The survey, carried out by Landward Research Ltd on behalf of FAME and the IfA, covers the period July 2010-January 2011 and includes for the first time data from ALGAO on employment numbers in local government advisory services. More >
FAME sponsors IfA Conference session
Jan 31st
For the first time, FAME is sponsoring a session at the annual IfA Conference. With the theme Understanding Significance, the conference and training event will take place at the University of Reading, from 13-15 April 2011.
FAME is sponsoring the opening session on the Southport Group: towards a revitalisation of professional practice, chaired by MOLA Managing Director and FAME committee member Taryn Nixon, Chair of the Southport Group. More >
Job Losses in Archaeology, July 2010
Jan 6th
The latest survey of job losses in archaeology shows a slight increase in the number of people in archaeological employment over the three months from April to June 2010, but a significant decline in business confidence for the forthcoming year.
Making PPS5 work: realising the benefits of planning-led investigation of the historic environment
Dec 6th
Announcement of open workshops on improving practice
24/25 January 2011
Historic environment practitioners are invited to participate in a series of free open workshops. These will explore ways in which the historic environment sector across England can increase the benefits of planning-led work for the public, for the development sector and for the historic environment sector itself. More >
FAME highlights storage crisis
Nov 1st
The Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers (FAME) has warned that in many parts of the country there is no museum space to store and preserve important finds discovered by archaeological teams. More >
Presentations from “2020 Vision: a new era in British archaeology”
Jul 28th
The FAME Open Meeting in York 2020 Vision: a new era in British archaeology proved an important landmark, not just for FAME but perhaps the future of development-led archaeology in this country. It was attended by over seventy delegates, of whom two-thirds were FAME members, with the remainder from ALGAO, English Heritage and other organisations. The speakers offered a wide variety of perspectives on how development-led archaeology might need to change over the next decade in response to the publication of PPS5 and likely local government cuts. More >