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- IHBC’s special thanks from our Newcastle 2026 School to our ‘Exhibitor Hub’ supporters, as we look forward to School, events & more in 2027 – Bristol & Bath, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 24/07/2026
- IHBC welcomes ‘real data’ informing Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) accuracy research 24/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 24/07/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 24/07/2026
- IHBC ‘Research’ CPD signpost: The resilience of traditionally constructed buildings to flooding 24/07/2026
- IHBC research CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August 24/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £1.9M+ costed works this week: Trust seeks feasibility study in WHS, to 24/07, £60K 24/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Another chance for Carlisle’s Victorian and Turkish Baths 24/07/2026
- Public to have their say on National Lottery Good Causes 24/07/2026
- Culture Secretary celebrates over 400 towns applying to be UK Town of Culture 24/07/2026
- Launch of 5 Year Action Plan for Scotland’s Landscape Charter 24/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Dublin’s Temple Bar marks 35th anniversary- ‘Phenomenal success’ 24/07/2026
- SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August 21/07/2026
- IHBC welcomes new Heritage Counts research for HE on ‘Retrofitting Traditional Buildings: Embodied Carbon Payback Times’ 21/07/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 21/07/2026
- IHBC research CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August 21/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 21/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Centre for Cultural value on ESRC-funded scoping project: ‘… blueprint for a national cultural data observatory for the UK’ 21/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on ‘How Bradford’s regeneration is driving its revival’ 21/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Moseley Road Baths secures full funding for Phase 2 – £9.27m from NLHF 21/07/2026
- BEFA/CIC: New report calls for data-led workforce planning to confront Built Environment skills permacrisis 21/07/2026
- BEFS POWF launches Ecclesiastical Exemption Survey 21/07/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse 2026: May (Intangible Cultural Heritage) 21/07/2026
- SPAB Call for Papers for 150th Anniversary Conference, to 31/08, hosted by SPAB Scotland 21/07/2026
- Jay Morton elected RIBA President (2027-2029) 21/07/2026
Daily Archives: 24/07/2026
IHBC’s special thanks from our Newcastle 2026 School to our ‘Exhibitor Hub’ supporters, as we look forward to School, events & more in 2027 – Bristol & Bath, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle Day School featured a wide range of exhibitors, adding even more CPD learning, engagement and networking opportunities for in-person delegates -see more HERE and below – as we make plans for June 2027 on ‘Climate Change … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes ‘real data’ informing Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) accuracy research
image for illustration Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released new research to help ‘identify inaccuracies in EPCs and propose improvements.
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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Research’ CPD signpost: The resilience of traditionally constructed buildings to flooding
image for illustration Do you have professional or academic experience in flooding, flood risk management, and the built environment? Would you like to contribute to research on flood resilience in England?
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IHBC research CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) has commissioned Icon to undertake the first ever UK-wide survey of the heritage and conservation science workforce and we need your help to make it count, open to 31/08.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £1.9M+ costed works this week: Trust seeks feasibility study in WHS, to 24/07, £60K
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 top taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Trust for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Another chance for Carlisle’s Victorian and Turkish Baths
image for illustration: Carlisle’s Victorian and Turkish Baths by Markmclellan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Charity receives grant to progress plans for a sustainable future for Carlisle’s Victorian and Turkish Baths, reports Northwest Bylines.
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Public to have their say on National Lottery Good Causes
The government on 1 July launched a 12-week call for evidence asking the public to help shape the future of National Lottery Good Cause funding (published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government).
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Culture Secretary celebrates over 400 towns applying to be UK Town of Culture
The Culture Secretary visited the Museum of Liverpool yesterday to celebrate entries to the UK Town of Culture competition.
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Launch of 5 Year Action Plan for Scotland’s Landscape Charter
After one year of extensive consultation, Scotland’s Landscape Alliance has published its 5-Year Action Plan to help deliver Scotland’s Landscape Charter.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Dublin’s Temple Bar marks 35th anniversary- ‘Phenomenal success’
image for illustration: Temple Bar Dublin by Sonse, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Dublin’s Temple Bar has marked its 35th anniversary by paying tribute to the EU funding which kick-started its regeneration in 1991, reports RTE News.
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