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Archaeologists from CIfA Registered Organisation, @GUARD_Archaeol, have led excavations of the remains of a small #Roman fortification discovered in the back gardens of three homes in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, as reported in BBC News online: ow.ly/NLjL50Ywjiv

CIfA’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion committee is pleased to announce the launch of its Inclusive Meetings Toolkit, which we would like to highlight during #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek: ow.ly/pLFv50Ywhqq

This week’s featured job from CIfA’s Jobs, Training and Volunteer Bulletin is: Commissioners @RCAHMWales Salary: £205 per day for a time commitment of around 10 days a year. Location: Aberystwyth, Wales Closing Date: 06 April 2026 tinyurl.com/32tmfthj

Join CIfA’s Scottish CPD workshop on Transforming the Way We Report: Revisiting OASIS V, 19 March, exploring how online reporting is improving information sharing across the archaeological community in Scotland. Supported by @HistEnvScot Partnership Fund: ow.ly/ia3v50Yq6Y7

It’s day two of #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek and CIfA would like to make archaeologists aware of its neurodiversity network and its new webpage, packed with useful information and links: ow.ly/KMzu50Yvixo

This week’s featured job from CIfA’s Jobs, Training and Volunteer Bulletin is: Chair @RCAHMWales Salary: £265 per day for a time commitment of around 24 days a year Location: Aberystwyth, Wales Closing Date: 6 April 2026 tinyurl.com/32tmfthj

It’s #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek, & we'd like to highlight CIfA's work in raising awareness of neurodiversity in #archaeology - through resources, CPD events, workshops, toolkits & a neurodiversity network, all to support neurodivergent archaeologists: ow.ly/Gizw50YuHPM

CIfA’s recently elected Chair of Advisory Council, Gregg Griffin, archaeological consultant at @atkinsrealis, introduces himself in an article on our website and explains what his role is and why Advisory Council matters: ow.ly/zgRw50YsMRL

Applying for Associate (ACIfA) grade? Don't forget the next application deadline is Monday 23 March to be reviewed at the committee meeting on Tuesday 14 April. Find out how to apply here ow.ly/1Yr050YsMhT.

CIfA’s 2024-25 Salary Benchmarking annual report is now available, which supports the sector to better understand trends in pay across sample job roles in #archaeology and comparator industries: ow.ly/uYMV50YsL9K

Archaeologists from @aberdeenuni (which has CIfA accredited degree programmes) raced against time to document rare 2,000-year-old footprints uncovered on the Angus coast before winter storms wiped them away, as reported in BBC News online: ow.ly/mqen50YsLPH

Finds Fest 2026 is the ultimate event for prospective and current #finds specialists on 25 March in Bristol’s M Shed museum, organised by @CifaFinds and @HistoricEngland, featuring presentations by experts, finds handling, networking, advice and more: ow.ly/5Qwv50YssRU

CIfA’s ever-popular annual conference is booking up fast. Hosted in the historic city of Edinburgh on 28 & 29 April (with post-event online recordings available if you can’t attend), it will feature two full days of engaging content and social events: ow.ly/FYnj50YsgLS

CIfA has published the third in a new series of blogs, devoted to last year’s Annual Conference Plenary on Wicked Problems, based on ideas in the book Wicked Problems for Archaeologists by John Schofield: ow.ly/UPRE50Yrcfj. This blog explores diversity and inclusion.

It’s National Careers Week #NCW2026 and CIfA is turning the spotlight on #archaeology as a career. Archaeologists work in all sorts of places. Find out where a career in archaeology might lead you: ow.ly/Cwr550Yq8ei

It’s National Careers Week #NCW2026 and CIfA is turning the spotlight on #archaeology as a career. CIfA’s Careers Kit provides you with a set of invaluable resources to help plan and build your archaeology career: ow.ly/N5E750Yq7HB

Join CIfA’s Scottish CPD workshop on Transforming the Way We Report: Revisiting OASIS V, 19 March, exploring how online reporting is improving information sharing across the #archaeological community in Scotland. Supported by @HistEnvScot Partnership Fund: ow.ly/ia3v50Yq6Y7

Applying for CIfA’s Practitioner (PCIfA) grade? You can find guidance and examples on the Join pages of our website: ow.ly/Vk2S50YpHey If you need any support, get in touch with us by emailing membership@archaeologists.net

It’s National Careers Week #NCW2026 and CIfA is turning the spotlight on #archaeology as a career. Not sure what archaeology is and whether it’s right for you? Discover the wide range of job opportunities that can lead to varied and rewarding careers: ow.ly/prqA50YpATY

The latest Heritage Carbon Reduction webinar of a new series for 2026 by @HistoricEngland is at 1pm on 12 March, entitled Shared Footprints, will explore how landlords and tenants can team up to cut carbon: ow.ly/HgHW50YoBrK