Current Research Programme

You can find out about our current research programme, which includes:

  • Understanding the social and economic value of heritage
  • Identifying and recording new sites to guide future planning decisions
  • Looking at the performance of historic buildings and the best ways of conserving their physical fabric
  • Research into the opportunities and threats facing the historic environment
  • Contributing to the National Heritage Science Strategy

You can also see selected highlights of our current research work in our Latest Research pages, incorporating Historic England Research magazine.

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Research