News

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19 February 2025

The 135th Anniversary of The Forth Bridge

An enduring icon of engineering & culture and recognised the world over, The Forth Bridge celebrates its 135th anniversary on 4 March 2025.

18 February 2025

English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark celebrates South Devon College's prestigious Green Gown Award for sustainability institution of the Year.

The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark is proud to announce that its partner, South Devon College, has been awarded the coveted Green Gown Award for Sustainability Institution of the Year.

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…

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)…

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.

15 January 2025

UNESCO Chair in the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space publishes two new working papers

The UNESCO Chair in the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space, led by Professor Paul Gready and based at the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) University of York…

13 January 2025

Interim Director of Edinburgh World Heritage appointed

Edinburgh World Heritage has announced Megan Veronesi’s appointment as Interim Director.

12 December 2024

Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage visits Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site

Our Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage pilot sites have been working hard to unlock new learning about the stakeholder and data landscapes local to their UNESCO site…