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.

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…

15 December 2025

Keira Brown appointed Project Coordinator for UKNC’s Local to Global Programme

The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) is delighted to welcome Keira Brown as Project Coordinator for its Local to Global Programme…

12 December 2025

Durham joins UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities

Durham has joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, continuing its long history as a significant site of scholarship and learning for over a thousand years.

11 December 2025

Hull joins UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities

Hull is celebrating after it was announced the city has joined UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities.

11 December 2025

Exeter City of Literature Welcomes International Award Winning Writer to the City

Exeter UNESCO City of Literature continues to highlight its global connections to a network of worldwide writers this week as they recently hosted Indonesian writer Rio Johan for a two part UK City…

10 December 2025

Celebrating 30 years of Edinburgh as a World Heritage Site

The 30th anniversary of the inscription of The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was celebrated on 4th December, at a reception organised by The City of Edinburgh Council…

08 December 2025

UKNC Evaluation: £1.8m Project Confirms UNESCO Sites as “Living Laboratories” for Climate & Heritage Action

The final evaluation of the £1.8m Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage Project confirms that UNESCO sites act as “living laboratories” for climate adaptation, culture, nature and community resilience.