Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) Workshop

Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help postgraduate students and researchers make the most of archival collections.

About the Workshop

Join staff at The London Archives (TLA) for STAR – Skills Training in Archival Research – a hands-on workshop designed to help postgraduate students and researchers make the most of archival collections. Whether you're working on a dissertation, thesis, postdoctoral project, or book, this session will equip you with the practical skills and confidence to navigate archives effectively.

You’ll learn how to:

• Use TLA’s online catalogue and research guides
• Identify and request relevant archival material
• Handle original documents safely
• Understand how archives are organised and accessed

Workshop Schedule

• 1 - 1.20pm Arrival & Registration (with tea and coffee)
• 1.20 – 2.10pm Welcome to TLA: Introduction to our collections, catalogue, and research tools
• 2.10 – 2.25pm Comfort Break
• 2.25 – 3pm Guided Tour of the Archive
• 3 – 4pm Practical Session: Document handling & ordering materials (in small groups)
• 4 – 7pm Optional: Stay and look at archival material independently

Three dates are available to book in this Event Listing: 28 October 2026, 17 March 2027, 19 May 2027.