Publications

  • “There is a future in the past” – Advice on pursuing a career in heritage

    “There is a future in the past” – Advice on pursuing a career in heritage

    We asked the UK Heritage Pulse panel of leading professionals and volunteers in the heritage sector what advice they’d give to someone considering a career in this sector. You can read every one of the responses below, and here’s a summary of what they had to say: The responses in full Find a part of…

  • Signposts: Could you offer apprenticeships?

    Signposts: Could you offer apprenticeships?

    More than half of the organisations responding to the latest UK Heritage Pulse said they don’t offer apprenticeships. Apprenticeships provide hands-on experience in many fields including conservation, crafts, and site management, equipping young people with specialised skills that are often in short supply. By offering apprenticeships, heritage organisations can cultivate a more diverse workforce and…

  • Full Results: June 2024

    Full Results: June 2024

    This report covers deficit budgets, reserves and topical attitudes. Free text responses relating to contemporary collection have been removed as many contained identifying information. A selection of these responses is included in the summary report.

  • Deficit budgets, reserves, contemporary collection and topical attitudes

    Deficit budgets, reserves, contemporary collection and topical attitudes

    Results from June 2024 Panel Research In June, 250 UK Heritage Pulse panel members responded to a survey consisting of questions that the research panel themselves had identified as important to the sector.  You can find out more about how the questions were selected, and see the full list of questions suggested. The first section focused…

  • All of the questions suggested for June’s UK Heritage Pulse survey

    All of the questions suggested for June’s UK Heritage Pulse survey

    We invited members of the panel to suggest questions for June’s UK Heritage Pulse survey. In this short video, a representative of the independent researchers who manage UK Heritage Pulse talks about how the questions were chosen and adapted: Select CC to enable subtitles, or read transcript The suggested questions in full The questions have…

  • Full Results: Low-income Households

    Full Results: Low-income Households

    Here’s the full results from April 2024’s UK Heritage Pulse – as ever, we exclude responses or questions which contain identifiable information.

  • Spotlight on: Low-income households

    Spotlight on: Low-income households

    Results from April 2024 Panel Research In April 2024, 306 UK Heritage Pulse panel members responded to a survey which asked organisations to share how they think the heritage sector engages with people from low-income households or backgrounds. Note: ‘low-income households’ were not strictly defined. Depending on the type of organisation they work for, respondents…

  • Full Results: Local Authority Funding

    Full Results: Local Authority Funding

    Here’s the full results from March 2024’s UK Heritage Pulse – as ever, we exclude responses or questions which contain identifiable information.