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Vacancies: UKNC Non-Executive Directors for Education, Natural Sciences and Communication & Information (pro bono roles)

Could you provide expert, independent, pro bono advice for the UK’s National Commission for UNESCO?

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?

26 March 2025

UKNC will be delivering a free touring 'Future___scapes' exhibition at six locations across the UK this coming month

Over the coming month, the UK National Commission for UNESCO will be delivering a touring Future___scapes exhibition at six locations across the UK.

25 March 2025

European UNESCO National Commissions meet to discuss their future role and priorities within the UNESCO global framework

Earlier this month James Bridge, UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General…

25 March 2025

1st World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day Event: 2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation

On the 20 & 21 March 2025, David J Drewry, UKNC Non-Executive Director for Natural Sciences, attended the celebrations to mark the 1st World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day in UNESCO…

24 March 2025

UNESCO Courier launches new English language podcast

The UNESCO Courier, the organisation's quarterly magazine…

19 March 2025

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site takes centre stage on BBC's Countryfile programme

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site was the focus of the latest episode of BBC One Countryfile programme.

19 March 2025

Loughborough UNESCO Student Network (LUSN) hosts the UK National Commission for a day of insight and discussion

At the end of February, Loughborough University’s UNESCO Chair in Sport, Physical Activity and Education for Development recently hosted a day visit by Charlie Kennedy, Accreditation…

16 March 2025

CoSTAR Live Lab set to turbocharge Yorkshire’s creative economy

As a leading supporter of York UNESCO City of Media Arts, the University of York has nurtured innovative research and pedagogy in media arts for over four decades.

14 March 2025

Canterbury Cathedral announces 'UNESCO Sites: Foundations of Faith' tours for the summer of 2025

Canterbury Cathedral has announced the launch of special "Foundation of Faith" tours this summer, covering all aspects of the Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey…