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FAME aims to facilitate innovation and research in the development-led archaeology sector, as well as the wider world. Read More

Health and Safety

FAME is a leader on Health and Safety. We are here to help our members improve their management of safety and minimise harm to their employees. Read More

Advocacy

FAME seeks to enact change within the management of the historic environment, through appropriate consultation with other sectors of the profession. Read More

Latest News from FAME

• FAME Guide – Heat Stress Indices for Safe Archaeological Work
  With global warming leading to increased extreme weather events and warmer average temperatures, FAME members have been considering using heat stress indices to help manage… Read more: FAME Guide – Heat Stress Indices for Safe Archaeological Work
• Development-led archaeology Health and Safety statistics 2023-24
  This is FAME’s 7th Health and Safety Injury Survey; the first was for the 2009-10 financial year, and since 2018-19, we have undertaken these surveys… Read more: Development-led archaeology Health and Safety statistics 2023-24
• Shape the future of the Heritage Science Data Service
  The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) was launched in October 2024, when UKRI Arts and Humanities Council (AHRC) unveiled 31 projects to… Read more: Shape the future of the Heritage Science Data Service
• Archaeology and Tick-borne Diseases – a FAME Guide
  The FAME Health and Safety Working Group creates our Health and Safety Guides to provide detailed practical advice to our members and for the archaeological… Read more: Archaeology and Tick-borne Diseases – a FAME Guide

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