The IHBC’s 2026 Yearbook is out, our essential sector guide, reference and review for 2026-27, with features showcasing our 2026 Newcastle School theme and IHBC officers’ updates that include Meggen Gondek, on ‘RICHeS’, the focus of a long-term, £80 million investment in the UK’s new Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science.
Continue readingThe IHBC has welcomed the news that Hannah Parham FSA will join Landmark Trust as its new Director in January 2027, replacing Dr Anna Keay OBE, who opened the IHBC’s 2026 School in Newcastle, and who is stepping down after 14 years to write the official biography of the late Queen Elizabeth II.?
Continue readingThe National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is currently recruiting new members to our Memorial Fund Panel with expertise in areas including architecture, archaeology, natural & designed landscapes and more, closing 5/11.
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Now open: ‘RICHeS Access Fund Second Call’, with Applicant Webinar, 21 October & further information and next steps (guidance being refreshed).
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Applications are now open for Bursaries for the IHBC Annual School 2027, hosted in Bristol & Bath from 10 to 12 June, exploring the theme ‘Climate Change & Significance’, as we bring together conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond for three days of learning, discussion and networking, to 1 February 2027.
Applications close 1 February 2027. Find out more here.
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The third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on 14 November 2026.
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IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features John Goodall writes in Country Life about ‘How sheep farming transformed the architectural face of the Cotswolds’.
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image: Scottish Widows building by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A Category A-listed The Scottish Widows building in Edinburgh is set to be converted into a 385-room hotel, despite heritage and infrastructure concerns, reports Deadline News.
Continue readingCadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, is urging the public to report vandalism, anti-social behaviour and heritage crime at Welsh historic sites during half-term.
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More than 100 faith group representatives and stakeholders have expressed interest in the £1m pilot, Scotland’s Places of Worship Fund.
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Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) Engine Shed has posted a blog on energy efficiency in traditional buildings.
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During the recent ICOMOS General Assembly in Kuching, conservation architect Gráinne Shaffrey was elected as the new President of ICOMOS, while the IHBC looks forward to expanding links with ICOMOS as a ‘… pillar of hope and a pathway towards a more sustainable future.’
Continue readingThe National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is currently recruiting new members to our Memorial Fund Panel with expertise in areas including architecture, archaeology, natural & designed landscapes and more, closing 5/11.
Continue readingThe third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on 14 November 2026.
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The IHBC has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) hs published scoping research on potential methodologies to monetise the value of social cohesion: ‘the strength and quality of relationships, trust, and connectedness’ in society.
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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s double-up taster this week is a Council call for an architect for a cultural venue in an urban regeneration context, to 16/11 and £250K.
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A fundraising campaign is giving supporters the chance to adopt part of Colchester’s historic Jumbo water tower, reports The Colchester Gazette.
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The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society (CRM Society) has noted its concerns over a new vape shop to open on Sauchiehall Street next to the world-renowned Mackintosh Tearooms.
Continue readingWhile climate risks intensify and economic and geopolitical uncertainty reshape the world, the foundations and solutions needed for progress have never been stronger, reports The Carbon Trust.
Continue readingHistoric England funds projects in response to specific calls for proposals that directly address the priorities outlined in Historic England’s Strategic Plan, with a current call for ‘Neighbourhood Heritage: Grants for Communities’ open to 27 November.
Continue readingThe Architects Registration Board (ARB) has today published a report on the first statutory continuing professional development (CPD) cycle, introduced in 2025 following post-Grenfell recommendations, which shows strong evidence of compliance and identifies key practical and cultural areas for improvement.
Continue readingIcon is inviting conservation practitioners across the UK to complete its Skills at Risk Practitioner Survey, helping identify specialist skills and knowledge at risk of being lost, to 25 November.
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