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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.

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…

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?

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.

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…