May 2026: We are excited to announce a £199,060 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to protect the coastal archaeology of Sandwich Bay in Kent and establish a self-sustaining community group to actively investigate and promote the unique heritage at Sandwich Bay. Discover more here......
The first recipients of grants from the International Nautical Archaeology Foundation (INAF) have been announced, following the launch of its inaugural grant programme on 1 January 2026. Discover more here.....
Our Education Manager Peta Knott recently popped over the pond to the Caribbean to take part in a symposium alongside fellow Accredited NGOs with the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Read on to find out about the activities and adventures....
Thanks to a crowd-funding campaign and the generous support from two commercial sponsors the volunteer work to investigate the historic shipwreck of the London in the Thames is back on track. Thanks to the support of the public, Dive Master Insurance and DP World this important work can continue to save our precious nautical heritage. Discover more here....
Our Education Manager Peta Knott recently had a whirlwind trip to a Potentially Polluting Wrecks workshop in Malta where she promoted our new citizen science project and made many new useful connections. Keep reading to find out more...
Biscuits! NAS consumes A LOT of biscuits every year. So making sure we only supply environmentally-friendly ones seems like a good idea. Read more about how and why we are doing this.
Working with our partners MSDS Marine & Heritage, the goal of our new DiverCity Programme is to inspire young people to become future ocean guardians. The programme will host free pop-up events in the north and south of England during the summer of 2025 that will inspire young people to become the future ocean guardians. Discover more here...
Our Education Manager Peta Knott has just returned from a busy week of international meetings at UNESCO in Paris. While the meetings reflected on completed work, the exciting big ideas and plans for the future were discussed in the bars and brasseries after the official days’ proceedings were over!
Meet Morgan, a 21-year-old maritime archaeology student at the University of Southampton who is excited to be volunteering with us. Discover more about Morgan here...
As Education Manager, I fully acknowledge that I have the best job in the world. Not only do I get to work with a fantastic bunch of NAS members, I also get the opportunity to travel to some amazing places. I’ve just spent five days in Antalya on the south coast of Turkey. Let me tell you why I was there.