Projects

British Library Translator in Residence

A new residency scheme supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council

National Life Stories

A unique and invaluable record of people’s lives in Britain today

National Life Stories: An Oral History of British...

An Oral History of British Science is a national collection of in-depth, life story audio interviews with scientists and...

National Life Stories: An Oral History of Farming,...

Life story interviews with farmers, farm workers, land owners and managers, scientists, advisers and policy makers

National Life Stories: An Oral History of the Elec...

Life stories of people involved in the industry's development and operation in Britain

National Life Stories: Architects' Lives

Documenting the life and work of British architects and their associates

National Life Stories: Artists' Lives

Artists’ lives and work in their own words

National Life Stories: Authors' Lives

In-depth interviews with leading authors working in Britain today

National Life Stories: Crafts Lives

Memories and experiences of independent designer makers working in British studio crafts

National Life Stories Goodison Fellowship

This award of £5,000 allows the Goodison Fellow a period of sustained engagement with the oral history collections in or...

National Life Stories: Legal Lives

In-depth interviews with people involved in the legal and criminal justice system

Sisterhood and After

Using life story methods to understand the UK Women’s Liberation Movement