The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) is a professional organisation for archaeologists working in the United Kingdom and overseas. It was founded in 1982, and at 21 July 2020 had 3,931 members overall, of whom 3,033 were accredited professionals; it also has 80 accredited organisations. CIfA members are drawn from across the archaeological community, and from around the world - in 2018 the membership included archaeologists from 40 countries. CIfA is currently based at the University of Reading.