News

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25 July 2025

Avebury adventures: exploring the ancient monument through smartphone games

A collection of downloadable games is to be launched at Avebury, allowing visitors to explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site in a new way.

24 July 2025

Historic Environment Overview 2024-25 edition published by Historic Environment Forum

The latest edition of the Historic Environment Overview has been published by the Historic Environment Forum.

24 July 2025

'UNESCO Sites Navigator'(formerly the World Heritage Online Map Platform) launched during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee

The UNESCO Sites Navigator (formerly the World Heritage Online Map Platform) has been launched during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee that took place in Paris earlier this month.

17 July 2025

Scotland UNESCO Trail final evaluation report gives detail on initiative success

The world-leading Scotland’s UNESCO Trail has been hailed a success, as new findings from VisitScotland reveal that it inspired two in five visitors to visit one of Scotland’s designated UNESCO sites.

14 July 2025

26 properties inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage list

A further 26 properties around the world have been inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

10 July 2025

Applications for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards are open

We are delighted to announce that applications for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards are open.

08 July 2025

National Slate Museum awarded £12m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve heart of The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales has been awarded a transformational £12m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the redevelopment of the National Slate Museum…

07 July 2025

UK National Commission joins colleagues at Loughborough University at it holds its inaugural 'UNESCO Day'

At the start of July, UKNC Chair Anne Anderson, UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General James Bridge, joined UK Ambassador to Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Anna Nsubuga…

04 July 2025

Work starts on new Stonehenge education facility to cater for demand in STEM learning

English Heritage has started work on new education facilities at Stonehenge UNESCO World Heritage Site which will be launched for the 2026/2027 school year.

04 July 2025

2026/27 Nomination Cycle for Memory of the World International Register Now Open

UNESCO is inviting new nominations for its Memory of the World International Register, which lists documentary heritage items of world and historical significance.

01 July 2025

Case Study: Open Tools, Shared Heritage: Building meaningful collaboration around digital technologies and data sharing

In early June, I was invited to travel to Windhoek, Namibia, for Digital Technologies to Empower World Heritage in Africa - a conference and workshop supported by the Government of Flanders (Belgium)…