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Professor Dina D'Ayala

Chair in #Engineering - 🎓 University College London - Since: 2021 -

Professor Robin Coningham

Chair in #ArchaeologicalEthics - 🎓 Durham University - Since: 2014 -

Professor Jackie Harrison

Chair in #MediaFreedom - 🎓 University of Sheffield - Since: 2018 -

Professor Maria Fasli

Chair in #DataScience - 🎓 University of Essex - Since: 2016 -

Professor Anna Robinson-Pant

Chair in #Literacy - 🎓 University of East Anglia - Since: 2014 -

Professor John Shawe-Taylor

Chair in #ArtificialIntelligence - 🎓 University of Newcastle - Since: 2018 -

Professor Ted Fuller

Chair in #Sustainability - 🎓 University of Lincoln - Since: 2019 -

Professor Leon Tikly

Chair in #QualityEducation - 🎓 University of Bristol - Since: 2019 -

Professor Alexis Weedon

Chair in #NewMediaForms - 🎓 University of Bedfordshire - Since: 2012 -

Professor David Hannah

Chair in #WaterScience - 🎓 University of Birmingham - Since: 2016 -

Professor Tim Unwin CMG

Chair in #Development - 🎓 Royal Holloway, University of London - Since: 2007 -

Professor Joanne Hughes

Chair in #SharedEducation - 🎓 Queen’s University Belfast - Since: 2015 -

Alan Evans

Accredited Expert - 🌊 Head of UK Delegation IOC-UNESCO - 🚢 National Oceanographic Centre -

Professor Ed Hill

Accredited Expert - 🌊 Head of UK Delegation IOC-UNESCO - 🚢 National Oceanographic Centre -

Professor Samar Hasnin

Accredited Expert - 🔬 UK Rep. SESAME Council - 🎓 University of Liverpool

Professor Sheila Mclean

Accredited Expert - 👩‍🔬 UK Rep, UNESCO IBC - 🎓 University of Glasgow

Professor Matthew Cragoe

Accredited Expert - 🍃 Chair UK MAB - 🎓 University of Lincoln -

Ivor Gaber

Accredited Expert - 🗞️ UK Rep. IPDC - 🎓 University of Sussex -

Professor Anne Anderson

Non-Executive Director - 👩‍🏫 Vice-Chair of the UKNC Board, #Education -

Professor Colin McInnes

Non-Executive Director - 👨‍🔬 Chair of the UKNC Board, #Social&HumanSciences -

Professor David Drewry

Non-Executive Director - 👨‍🔬 Member of the UKNC Board, #Science -

Karen Merkel

Non-Executive Director - 👩‍💻 Member of the UKNC Board, #Communication&Information

Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly

Non-Executive Director - 🕺 Member of the UKNC Board, #Education -

Professor Alison Phipps OBE

Chair in #RefugeeIntegration - 🎓 University of Glasgow - Since: 2018 -

David Wilson

Accredited Expert - Director Bradford UNESCO Creative City of Film -

Professor Peter Stone OBE

Chair in #CulturalPropertyProtection - 🎓 University of Newcastle - Since: 2016 -

Melanie Border

Accredited Expert - 🏃‍♀️ UK Rep. UGGN - Coordinator, English Riviera Global Geopark -

Helen Maclagan OBE

Accredited Expert - Ex Member of the UKNC Board, #Culture -

Kate Pugh OBE

Non-Executive Director - Member of the UKNC Board, #Culture -

Dr Charlotte Joy

Non-Executive Director - Member of the UKNC Board, #Culture -

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UNESCO Chair on Responsible Foresight for Sustainable Development at the University of Lincoln

Professor Ted Fuller - 🎓 University of Lincoln - Since 2019

UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence at University College London

Professor John Shawe-Taylor - 🎓 University of Newcastle - Since 2018

UNESCO Chair on Analytics and Data Science at the University of Essex

Professor Maria Fasli - 🎓 University of Essex - Since 2016

UNESCO Chair in Water Science at the University of Birmingham

Professor David Hannah - 🎓 University of Birmingham - Since 2016

UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands

Professor Martin Price - 🎓 University of the Highlands and Islands - Since 2009

UNESCO Chair in New Media Forms of the Book at the University of Bedfordshire

Professor Alexis Weedon - 🎓 University of Bedfordshire - Since 2012

UNESCO Chair in Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity at the University of Sheffield

Professor Jackie Harrison - 🎓 University of Sheffield - Since 2018

UNESCO Chair in Inclusive and Quality Education for All at the University of Bristol

Professor Leon Tikly - 🎓 University of Bristol - Since 2019

UNESCO Chair in ICT for Development at Royal Holloway, University of London

Professor Tim Unwin - 🎓 Royal Holloway, University of London - Since 2007

UNESCO Chair in Globalising a Shared Education Model for Improving Relations in Divided Societies at Queens University Belfast

Professor Joanne Hughes - 🎓 Queen’s University Belfast - Since 2015

UNESCO Chair in Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University

Professor Robin Coningham - 🎓 Durham University - Since 2014

UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at University of East Anglia

Professor Anna Robinson-Pant - 🎓 University of East Anglia - Since 2014

Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace at Newcastle University

Professor Peter Stone - 🎓 University of Newcastle - Since 2016

Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts

Professor Alison Phipps OBE - 🎓 University of Glasgow - Since 2018

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The United Kingdom’s UNESCO Sites cover 12% of the country

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World Heritage Sites

World Heritage Sites tell the unique story of the UK’s contribution to the world. These sites belong to everyone, and it is everyone’s duty to protect them for future generations.

Biopshere Reserves

Biosphere Reserves are all about improving the relationship between people and their local environment, globally. They are sites created by UNESCO that find creative ways for people and nature to thrive together.

Global Geoparks

UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. Geoparks are areas of exceptional geological significance.

Creative Cities

The UNESCO Global Creative Cities Network is a global network of cities working towards the joint mission of placing creativity and cultural industries at the core of their urban development to make their cities safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable.

Memory of the World

The Memory of the World Programme protects the collective memory of the peoples of the world. This archive shows the United Kingdom’s most important memories told through some of its most prized documents, photographs, film, audio, and letters.

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The United Kingdom’s UNESCO Sites cover 12% of the country

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12% of the UK is UNESCO protected

25,000 km2 across the UK covered

64 physical UNESCO sites

£150 Million generated in annual revenue to the UK

174 Designations in the UK

32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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25,000km2 across the UK covered

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