News

In this section you can read the latest news from UNESCO in the UK. From blog posts and case studies to press releases and newsletters, use the search functionality to find what your looking for.

17 March 2026

UCL’s Professor Daisy Fancourt named as new UNESCO Chair, advancing knowledge and practice in Arts and Global Health

Daisy Fancourt, Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology and Head of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group at UCL, has been announced as the new UNESCO … Chair in Arts and Global Health.

11 March 2026

Localism in practice – York Minster Precinct Neighbourhood Plan

The city of York, both a tentative World Heritage Site and a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts…

11 March 2026

UKNC Programmes Featured in New Report on Heritage and UK Soft Power

A new report by The Heritage Alliance, From Local to Global:

05 March 2026

UNESCO at 80: Building a networked Organisation for the future

As UNESCO marks its 80th anniversary, it does so under increased pressure.

29 January 2026

UK Government launches International Education Strategy 2026

The UK Government published its International Education Strategy 2026 in January.

29 January 2026

AI archaeology pilot at Vindolanda featured on ITV National News

The UK National Commission for UNESCO’s pioneering AI and archaeology pilot at Vindolanda Roman Fort has been featured on ITV National and Regional News…

13 January 2026

UNESCO and Somerset House Launch International Arts Residency on the Ethics of AI

Somerset House Studios and UNESCO launch a new joint residency programme…

12 January 2026

Call for Contributions: The Arts of Integrating – Intergenerational Care, Language and Culture in Forced Migration

The UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Languages, and Arts (UNESCO RIELA) invites proposals for the 9th UNESCO RIELA Spring School:

19 December 2025

Loughborough University UNESCO Chair at the Centre of Global Policymaking in Sport and PE

These have been busy and impactful times for the UK and for our UNESCO Chair in global sport and PE (physical education) policy.

18 December 2025

Glasgow City of Music to host WOMAD Festival in 2026

Glasgow is set to host an international music, arts and dance festival celebrating cultural expression from around the globe.

17 December 2025

UK Takes Vice-Chair Role on Leading UNESCO Sport and PE Committee

We are delighted to confirm that the United Kingdom was re-elected as Vice-Chair of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) earlier this month.

16 December 2025

Birdsong and Beyond: Listening, Learning and Leading in North Devon

Building on the success of local activities from the Climate Change and UNESCO Heritage project…