Libraries, museums and archives
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- How do we make global majority histories and marginalised voices visible, in an ethical, inclusive and meaningful way, within and through our collections?
- How do we rethink our own role as a researching archive, creating encounters between different institutions and disciplines, and leading and learning from others in our research practice?
- How can we measure and mitigate the environmental impact of our digital estate?
- How do the material and visual histories of our collection enhance our collective understanding of our shared history?
- What should we collect, preserve and present, as we shape changing standards, practices and cultures in managing information, to fully realise the value of authenticity, trusted evidence and the archive in a democratic society?
- How do we use the latest advances in scientific and conservation practice to preserve the physical record for future generations?
- How can we use AI, OCR/HTR and other emerging technology to datafy our digitised collections and provide computational access to our born-digital collections on a national and global scale?
- How do we realise our collection’s potential to shape geographical, environmental and ecological histories, to inform a sustainable future?
- What are the best methodologies and indicators to measure the benefits of halting ongoing material failure and degradation of museum buildings and collections?
- How can we use human-computer interaction (HCI), emerging technologies and other digital scholarship approaches to empower the widest-possible audience of archive users?
- How can we adapt our estate, practice and standards, to safeguard our collections in the most environmentally responsible way?
- How do we ensure open and equitable access to our research outputs, outcomes and opportunities?
- How can we facilitate opportunities for future research, supporting the development of researchers at all career stages and cultivating an inclusive research culture across our organisation and our partnerships?
- How do we enable safe and global access to the whole of our material collection, including where it is hazardous; and comprehensive access to our heritage science and conservation data?
- How can we use AI and other emerging technologies, in an ethical, safe and transparent way, to solve our biggest archival practice challenges in preservation, selection and sensitivity review?
- How can education and other services best support parents and carers to help their children learn outside formal education settings (including in other locations beyond the home when the home learning environment is not conducive to learning)?
- Which methods could be best implemented and provide robust estimates of in person engagement with cultural events, especially when activities are unticketed?
- How do we advance interdisciplinary scholarship in medical and health humanities, and realise the archive’s contribution to health, wellbeing and place?
- How do we actively engage different audiences and research communities in impactful ways, maintaining a reflexive and inclusive approach to research practice, engagement and development?