Understanding Models for the Delivery of Local Authority Archaeology Services
Local authority archaeology services in England are delivered via a variety of mechanisms and structures that have evolved according to local circumstances.
We don’t have a JOBS problem, we have a CAREERS problem
Since 2020, archaeology in both the UK and the USA has been experiencing a recruitment ‘squeeze’. At a time when demand for services has been very high, there have been unprecedented levels of hard-to-fill vacancies.
Agent-Based Modelling for Archaeologists
We have completed our project, Agent-Based Modelling for Archaeologists and we are happy to share the final versions of the tutorials on a website with more resources for learning ABM.
State of the Archaeological Market 2019
The report on the size and direction of UK commercial archaeology in 2019, written by Kenneth Aitchison and Doug Rocks-Macqueen, has been published by FAME. Download the report here State of the Archaeological Market 2019
Impact of Covid-19 on Local Authority Archaeology Services
Landward Research has undertaken a rapid survey of ALGAO members to find out how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the work of archaeological advisors to local government across the UK. The overwhelming majority of ALGAO members have been able to continue to deliver services as they were able to do before the onset of the […]
Development-Led Archaeology in Scotland and Covid-19
Landward is delighted to be involved in the publication of the FAME / ALGAO Development-led Archaeology in Scotland and Covid-19. This publication has brought together contributors from across Scotland, involved in both the commercial and curatorial sides of development-led archaeology to show the sector’s resilience in the face of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Profiling the Profession 2020
Profiling the Profession 2020, the updated labour market intelligence report for professional archaeology in the UK.
The Size of the UK Heritage Compliance Sector
A new report, produced by Landward Research Ltd and Heritage Business International has been published. The Size of the U.K. Heritage Compliance Sector: 1998-2017 with forecast to 2022 This report, which identifies how much was being spent on commercial archaeology services in the UK in 2017 and provides long-term trend data covering each year since […]
Launch of Landward Research occasional papers
We are delighted to announce the launch of Landward Research occasional papers, an editorially reviewed publication series (ISSN 2631-3081), examining the nature of work and employment in cultural heritage and archaeology. The first in this series is a reissue of Doug Rocks-Macqueen’s Have We Reached Peak Archaeologists? (in the UK).
Green Skills report on employers, educators and policy-makers attitudes published
Two reports produced by Landward Research for the Green Skills at Vocational Education project have been published. The first is a Qualitative analysis of the perception of green skills by VET trainers, VET policy makers and employers. This represents the results of analysis of 73 interviews with VET educators, employers and policy makers in five countries – […]