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16 June 2025

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and 60 years of UNESCO Water Sciences

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) and 60 years of UNESCO's dedication to water sciences.

13 June 2025

UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks holds annual meeting in Arran Geopark

In early June, the UK Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks (UKUGG) held its annual meeting in the recently designated Arran Geopark.

13 June 2025

UNSECO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) turns 50

Dr Ben Howard is an early career representative on the UK National Committee for the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme.

10 June 2025

UKNC Non-Executive Director (Culture) Dr Charlotte Joy joins high-level panel at Second Edition of the Naples Conference on Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century

UKNC Non-Executive Director (Culture) Dr Charlotte Joy recently represented the UK and Northern Ireland at Second Edition of the Naples Conference on Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century.

06 June 2025

UNESCO Designations celebrate success at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025

UNESCO sites in England showed that they are the 'best of the best' places to visit…

06 June 2025

New Royal Mail stamps celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, part of the Maritime Greenwich UNESCO World Heritage Site

On 22 June 1675, King Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

30 May 2025

UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General joins panel at Culture in Crisis event at St Margaret's Church, Westminster UNESCO World Heritage Site

James Bridge, UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General…

28 May 2025

UK Participation in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) - Meeting of the IHP Bureau and upcoming Anniversary Events

Last month, Professor Harry Dixon, Jo Savage, and Max Polya-Vitry were at UNESCO HQ representing the UK at the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme’s (IHP’s) 64th Bureau meeting.

23 May 2025

UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science celebrates 20th anniversary with international ‘Positive Water Futures for All’ symposium, Eddleston Water Project fieldtrip and Flow exhibition

The Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science (CWLPS), the UK’s only UNESCO Category 2 Centre…

23 May 2025

Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage visits North Devon UNESCO Biosphere as project delivery moves towards completion

For the final cross-project event of the Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage (CCUH) project, colleagues from across the network convened in Barnstaple for a two-day programme of presentations…

22 May 2025

'Seeds of Hope for a Better Future' - UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) 2025 Competition

The UNESCO UK Associated Schools Programme Network (ASPnet) Seeds of Hope for a Better Future project supports UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals and ASPnet’s key action areas - promoting peace…

21 May 2025

Start a new chapter this autumn with an online tutored creative writing course led by the National Centre for Writing based in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature

Whether you're working on fiction or non-fiction, genre-specific or general projects…