Merry Christmas from all at World Heritage UK
The Trustees, President and staff of World Heritage UK would like to wish all their members, stakeholders and partners a…
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Draft National Planning Policy Framework
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government have released a new draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in December…
Read moreCar-Free Access to the Flow Country: Reaching a World Heritage Landscape by Rail
The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland is one of Europe’s most remarkable natural environments. Recently inscribed as a UNESCO…
Read moreDurham joins UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities
Durham has joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, continuing its long history as a significant site of scholarship…
Read moreForth Bridge WHS Management Plan
The management plan for the Forth Bridge UNESCO World Heritage Site, is being updated and people with an interest in…
Read moreICOMOS-CIF 2026 Symposium: “Learning from Granada”
The ICOMOS-CIF 2026 Symposium will take place at the Aula Magna of the School of Architecture of the Universidad de Granada on Wednesday 11th March…
Read moreCall for Submissions – Living Heritage in the UK
A call for submissions has opened for inventories of living heritage in the UK, asking communities to submit their traditions…
Read moreWelcome WHUK’s new Trustees
Wednesday 03 December was WHUK’s 2025 AGM. We said goodbye to three Trustees – Teresa Anderson, Graham Thompson and Tony…
Read moreGlobal network on Culture Heritage Conservation Under Climate Change
The recently awarded European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action GO2Change 2026-2028 aims to develop locally adaptable climate action strategies for World…
Read moreUNESCO’s 80th anniversary
To celebrate and acknowledge UNESCO’s 80th anniversary on Sunday 16th November 2025, the newly formed World Heritage All-Party Parliamentary Group…
Read morePhD scholarship at the Armagh Observatory & Planetarium
Observing the Heavens from the “Periphery”: Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830 A PhD scholarship is available for a collaborative project between…
Read moreFirst session of the World Heritage APPG
The first briefing session for the newly formed WH APPG was held on Nov 5th 2025 in 1, Parliament St,…
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