News

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17 February 2025

Heritage Geospatial Symposium in York - 27 March 2025

RIEGL UK, a leading supplier of LiDAR scanning equipment, is hosting the Heritage Geospatial Symposium event on 27 March 2025, in the Hospitium, York.

07 February 2025

Heritage Day 2025 conference organised by The Heritage Alliance set for 5 March at the Tower of London

Heritage Day is a leading annual sector conference, run by the Heritage Alliance for over 10 years.

05 February 2025

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace launches new report 'UNESCO World Heritage Sites as 'Ambassadors for Peace''

A new report, published by the UNESCO Chair team in Cultural Property Protection and Peace at Newcastle University…

04 February 2025

The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025) Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) is taking place in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

03 February 2025

Proposals sought from designers to develop visual identity guidelines for the Inventory of Living Heritage in the UK.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC)…

03 February 2025

New UKNC Research & Innovation Group established to shape the future of UNESCO Sites and Sustainability

The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC)…

03 February 2025

London Heritages 2025 Conference at the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site: 25-27 June

The Architecture Media Politics Society (AMPS) is due to hold an international Conference, London Heritages 2025, hosted by the Captivate Heritage Laboratory…

30 January 2025

New website celebrates UNESCO in the UK and provides a unique online resource for professionals.

The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) has officially launched its new website (www.unesco.org.uk)…

29 January 2025

Birmingham Urban Ecohydrological Observatory earns UNESCO recognition

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) has designated Birmingham’s Upper Tame catchment as an Ecohydrology Demonstration Site.

29 January 2025

UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts launches its first MOOC!

The UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts (REILA) has launched its very first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) "Working with Cultural Data: