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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
Tag Archives: research
FMB launches new Report ‘Licence to build: A pathway to licensing UK construction’
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) research report seeks a comprehensive solution to licensing UK construction and looks at the potential benefits of introducing a mandatory licencing scheme for UK construction.
HE reporting on ‘What Are the Experiences of Disabled People in the Heritage Sector in 2025?’
Results and recommendations have been reported from research conducted by Direct Access as part of Historic England’s (HE) Disability Access to Heritage project.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ and ‘Policy’ signpost: ‘Article 4 Directions and Heritage Protection Report Published
image for illustration: by Joanna Theobald A new report created by Avalon Planning & Heritage and commissioned by Historic England evaluates the adoption, effectiveness, and the barriers to broader implementation of Article 4 Directions and permitted development rights.
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2025 launched: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 18 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) are delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research carried … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Scottish Parliament launches Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) pilot to support climate scrutiny
image for illustration The Scottish Parliament has launched its first Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) –funded programme enhancing engagement with the research community to support scrutiny of climate change.
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HSDS User Needs Survey (Year 1) open to 31 May
If you create or use Heritage Science data as an employee, volunteer or student your feedback (before 31 May) can help shape a new Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) with capacity to advance understanding, preservation, and management of UK heritage, … Continue reading
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UK Government: Record £13.9Bn of R&D funding unveiled to boost innovation, jobs and growth
A record £13.9 billion funding outlined to support transformational R&D in areas like life sciences, green energy, engineering and beyond has been reported by Government UK.
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IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ spotlight: HE on ‘The Wellbeing Impact of Cultural Heritage on England’s Economy’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Research funded by the Culture Heritage Capital (CHC) programme and conducted by Historic England (HE) has revealed a noteworthy connection between our cultural heritage and personal wellbeing.
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Promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in volunteering
New research commissioned by the government explores the effectiveness of different interventions and practices in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across a range of different sized volunteer-involving organisations (VIOs), with an emphasis on smaller organisations.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: New research at Bennett Institute defines and measures social and cultural infrastructure
New research at the Bennett Institute aims to define and measure the role and value of ‘social and cultural Infrastructure’ and develop a framework that helps understand their value and role in public life.
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IHBC’s February ‘CPD Circular’: For cost-conscious and time-sensitive conservation learning – events, awards, calls and more – including welcomes to new Providers
IHBC’s new CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible, cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, with the usual range of Branch and network events, publications, awards and more, and … Continue reading
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IHBC Research Signpost: ‘Developing a People Centred Place-Led Approach: The Value of the Arts and Humanities’, from Glasgow University
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Glasgow University reports that the AHRC Place-Based Research Programme Report Series, has issued a programme update on ‘Developing a People Centred Place-Led Approach: The Value of the Arts and Humanities’.
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Policy Lab: People-centred and participatory policymaking
Policy Lab has a history of using people-centred and participatory methods in policy to help to build evidence, understanding and empathy.
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IHBC Signpost: Integrating Feedback into Research and Practice
Challenges ahead: collecting, managing, integrating and sharing comprehensible findings on actual performance from cradle to grave.
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IHBC ‘Finance’ and ‘Technical’ Signpost: DCMS – new technical research outputs on ‘Culture and Heritage Capital’
New technical research and findings on ‘Culture and Heritage Capital: Monetising the impact of culture and heritage on health and wellbeing’ have been added to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Culture and Heritage Capital (CHC) Evidence Bank.
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Reminder: HE & partners’ ACHTaxonomies Research Project seeks evidence, participants etc. to ‘articulate the economic value of heritage’ – open to 30/01
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ACHTaxonomiesproject, led by Historic England (HE) and partners, looks to develop a framework and linked taxonomies to better articulate the value of arts, culture and heritage on an economic platform, seeks assistance.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (UK Research) doorstep 2’: UKRI developing new research data policy framework
A new pan-United Kingdom Research and Innovation(UKRI) research data policy framework will maximise the value of data arising from UKRI funding and support an open research and innovation culture.
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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.2: Congratulations to 2024 ‘SAHGB-IHBC Research Award’ winners ‘double up’ – Dalkeith Palace & Thaxted Market Cross
The SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award for 2024 was announced and presented at the SAHGB Annual Awards ceremony – which took place at the church of St Anne’s, Limehouse, one of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s six London churches – as joint winners’ research … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research & Finance’ Signposts: British Geological Survey research for HES shows Scotland can re-establish its stone industry
image for illustration: Fiona Newton British Geological Survey research, commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), reveals an opportunity to re-establish the Scottish building stone market in order to maintain the country’s historic buildings.
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IHBC’s December ‘CPD Circular’: For cost-conscious and time-sensitive conservation learning… events, awards, calls and much more
IHBC’s new CPD Circular offers our current listing of accessible and cost-effective Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for historic and built environment conservation professionals and their networks, now with an even simpler format, and including the usual range of Branch … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to Student Award entrants for 2024, with record numbers seeking prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, via guest judge Nathan Baker, CIfA CE
The IHBC has received a record 50+ submissions to our 2024 Student Awards, all hoping guest judge, Nathan Baker – new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) – will choose them for the coveted and certificated … Continue reading
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CIRIA and RSK Geosciences aim to produce first construction sector climate change guide
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) and RSK Geosciences are to produce a first-of-its-kind good practice guide designed to help manage climate change geo-related impacts and liabilities for land development.
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IHBC Research for Practice Digest No. 5 now out: Connecting conservation research & practice, and featuring Cardiff University’s state-of-the-art PERFFORM
The IHBC’s fifth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers – sign up HERE – and features Prof. Oriel Prizeman of the Welsh School of Architecture, who leads a fully recognised IHBC course, and Dr … Continue reading
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Leeds Beckett University sets new global standards to reduce heat loss in housing
image for illustration Leeds Beckett University’s ‘real-world’ research reports it has defined new standards to measure the aggregate heat loss from housing – a crucial lever to meet the challenge of Net Zero.
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IHBC’s new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Committee Officers & more
The IHBC has circulated a new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’, to update committees on strategic developments, so if you are keen to find out more on any points below, just check in with your Branch Officers.
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