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In this section you can read the latest news from UNESCO in the UK. From blog posts and case studies to press releases and newsletters, use the search functionality to find what your looking for.

14 July 2025
26 properties inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage list

A further 26 properties around the world have been inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

10 July 2025
Applications for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards are open

We are delighted to announce that applications for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Young Talent Awards are open.

08 July 2025
National Slate Museum awarded £12m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve heart of The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales UNESCO World Heritage Site

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales has been awarded a transformational £12m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the redevelopment of the National Slate Museum…

07 July 2025
UK National Commission joins colleagues at Loughborough University at it holds its inaugural 'UNESCO Day'

At the start of July, UKNC Chair Anne Anderson, UKNC Chief Executive and Secretary-General James Bridge, joined UK Ambassador to Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Anna Nsubuga…

04 July 2025
Work starts on new Stonehenge education facility to cater for demand in STEM learning

English Heritage has started work on new education facilities at Stonehenge UNESCO World Heritage Site which will be launched for the 2026/2027 school year.

12 June 2025
Five exceptional researchers win the 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards

The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO have announced the names of the five international laureates of the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards.

11 June 2025
Dual UNESCO Designation for Manchester and Nanjing celebrated at award-winning Manchester Festival of Libraries

Manchester is celebrating a momentous occasion as the city receives international acclaim with not one, but two prestigious UNESCO designations.

05 June 2025
Forth Bridge UNESCO World Heritage Site management plan update consultation open

The Forth Bridge was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2015. Now that the initial management plan for the site has reached the end of the first decade of inscription…

03 June 2025
Loughborough Professor becomes the first-ever UNESCO Chair in Storytelling Education for Sustainability

Loughborough University’s Professor Mike Wilson has been appointed as UNESCO’s first ever Chair in Storytelling Education for Sustainability.

27 May 2025
UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO visits Gracehill in Northern Ireland to present the village with its official certificate of World Heritage inscription

Earlier this month, Anna Nsubuga, UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO visited Gracehill in Co.

21 May 2025
UNESCO launches new Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme Water Information Network System (IHP-WINS) Platform

IHP-WINS is UNESCO’s new open-access platform that strengthens the sharing, integration…

19 May 2025
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership secures funding from South of Scotland Enterprise

The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership has welcomed a new funding package from South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE).

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