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- IHBC welcomes publication of responses to CMS Parliamentary Inquiry on ‘Protecting Built Heritage’ 23/09/2025
- Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10 23/09/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 23/09/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 23/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Legislation’ Signpost: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill 23/09/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on Leicester Cathedral’s New Extension 23/09/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘venue’ doorstep’: Demand for Nandy’s buildings fund exceeds budget by £600m 23/09/2025
- THA launches Ecclesiastical #HeritageHeroes Awards 2025, for THA members, to 30/11 23/09/2025
- National Lottery Players Investment milestone: £1Billion for Scottish heritage 23/09/2025
- RICS: Retrofit tool aims offer a new hierarchy of interventions to ‘ensure historic buildings contribute to a sustainable future’ 23/09/2025
- RTPI announces winners for 2025 Awards for Research Excellence 23/09/2025
- Kew awarded landmark £5 million grant from The Julia Rausing Trust towards the Palm House renovation project 23/09/2025
- Historic Arts and Crafts Garden in Essex Protected 23/09/2025
- Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10 19/09/2025
- IHBC welcomes West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2025 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Submit representations to HM Treasury on Autumn Budget 2025, by 15 October 19/09/2025
- PASS IT ON: – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026 as IHBC’s 2025 Student Award has closing date extended to 30/09 19/09/2025
- IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card! 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £19.5M+ of weekly works: Learned body seeks consultant for ‘major transformation’, to 22/09 & £460K 19/09/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Public First Report… ‘Quiet majority’ favour local development 19/09/2025
- CIOB Blog on ‘Construction must maintain focus on mental health support despite pushback’: 7000 suicides in sector over 10 years 19/09/2025
- Campaign for National Parks’ ‘Rivers at Risk’ launch: 57% of NP rivers fail to meet ‘good’ ecological status 19/09/2025
- Three new Commissioners appointed to the Historic England Board 19/09/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Ireland’s €240k funding, awarded to ‘safeguard World Heritage’ 19/09/2025
Tag Archives: health
RIBA: Boring facades can seriously damage your health
What do psychology and neuroscience tell us about what architects should promote or avoid in facade design, asks the RIBA, as Eleanor Young speaks to two experts.
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Tagged architecture, building, design, expertise, health, neurology, planning, psychology, skills, wellbeing
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HES: National campaign, ‘Historic Places, Breathing Spaces’, calls on all to ‘connect with heritage to boost.. wellbeing…’
image for illustration: Fiona Newton Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is calling for people across the country to connect with heritage to boost their wellbeing as a part of a national campaign, Historic Places, Breathing Spaces following a recent survey.
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Tagged building, community, conservation, environment, government, health, heritage, wellbeing
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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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Tagged climate change, environment, expertise, government, health, jobs, nature, research, science, skills, technology
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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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Tagged conservation, culture, expertise, government, health, heritage, media, research, sport
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National Churches Trust: The house of good & easing pressures on the NHS
A new National Churches Trust research report – The house of good: health: Churches are good for our health – shows that the UK’s churches take an immense amount of pressure off the NHS.
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Tagged church, conservation, environment, expertise, health, heritage
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Majority of people value countryside access, CPRE/YouGov polling reveals
image for illustration: Peter Badcock The vast majority of people in Great Britain believe it’s important to have access to the countryside close to where they live, according to new polling from CPRE, the countryside charity and YouGov.
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Tagged climate change, community, environment, health, nature
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