News

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19 April 2025

UNESCO Chair in Geoscience and Society at University of Plymouth, Professor Iain Stewart, interviewed as part of 'UNESCO TALKS' series

What secrets lie beneath our feet?

17 April 2025

Arran formally announced as the 10th UNESCO Global Geopark in the United Kingdom

Arran, located off the southwest coast of Scotland, has been formally announced as the UK's 10th UNESCO Global Geopark.

17 April 2025

Dundee UNESCO City of Design launches new supporter scheme ‘Design Lives Here’

Dundee UNESCO City of Design has launched new supporter scheme called ‘Design Lives Here’, celebrating and showcasing Dundee individuals, organisations and businesses who align with design values.

15 April 2025

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning marks the 70th anniversary of the International Review of Education (IRE)

For 70 years, the International Review of Education (IRE) has been at the forefront of global discourse on comparative education and lifelong learning.

15 April 2025

UK National Commission for UNESCO showcases work at the Traditional Meeting of National Commissions in Paris

At the start of the month…

13 April 2025

Major new exhibition, Pirates, opens in the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site

A major new exhibition exploring the world of Pirates has opened at the National Maritime Museum within the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site.

12 April 2025

Communities to nominate traditions for new Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK

Communities across the UK will soon be able to nominate their favourite traditions to be included within official inventories of our living heritage.

11 April 2025

Candidates for next Director-General of UNESCO announced

The three candidates to become the next Director-General of UNESCO were formally announced on 27 March 2025, and interviews took place in public on Wednesday 9 April…

09 April 2025

World Quantum Day (14 April) and International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 celebrated in the UK with events

Next Monday (14 April) will see World Quantum Day celebrated across the globe, including in the UK.

01 April 2025

World-renowned chef and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity visits Brighton and Lewes Downs (The Living Coast) Biosphere

At the end of March, Mauro Colagreco - UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity and Michelin-starred chef - visited the Brighton and Lewes Downs (The Living Coast)…

27 March 2025

Cultural Strategies Community of Practice – call for participants

Do you work in a place-based organisation (local authorities or cultural trusts working with local authorities) that is currently and actively involved in creating or renewing a cultural strategy?