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- Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too! 28/04/2026
- Top marks for IHBC’s latest Council as LA Conservation service talks, papers & film get 10/10 from nearly 20% of 120+ delegates, shaping the survey for our new parliamentary push 28/04/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 28/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Cadw on ‘Raising the baa for ecology’, as goats to make Blaenavon Ironworks their home 28/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: The Times on ‘… sites face ruin as specialist skills dwindle’, + IHBC onPre-School Webinars & Virtual Day School 28/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (LG) doorstep’: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale linked to restructuring 28/04/2026
- Wales Infrastructure Delivery Research 2026: … structural issues need to be tackled to meet long-term infrastructure goals 28/04/2026
- HES: £19.5m for Scotland’s historic cities 28/04/2026
- MHCLG publishes Guidance to support Neighbourhood Planning 28/04/2026
- The Architectural Heritage Fund marks 50 years of social impact through conservation and adaptation 28/04/2026
- ‘Vanbrugh300’ update: A year-long celebration of Sir John Vanbrugh ‘England’s finest Baroque architect and dramatist’ 28/04/2026
- First wave of national Young Futures Hubs open to turn the tide under the National Youth Strategy, as ‘youth services decline’ 28/04/2026
- Local museums receive £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture 28/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Heritage Hub selects 10 new ‘Local Good Practices’ across Europe 28/04/2026
- IHBC & RTPI are 2026 Newcastle School ‘Friends’, sharing learning, CPD, support & more on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, as IHBC offers RTPI members IHBC-rates to our Virtual Day School on 19/06 24/04/2026
- IHBC welcomes awards and applause for Dover’s Maison Dieu (Town Hall) conservation – Civic Trust Award & CTA’s AABC award for ‘conservation excellence’ 24/04/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 24/04/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 24/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost, ‘From Sandbags to Datasets’: New AI-powered flood-readiness model helps identify 1.2m undefended buildings at risk of flooding in England 24/04/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £323K costed works this week: Trust seeks community consultation on heritage project, to 06/05 and £15K 24/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: New leaseholder secured for the Kursaal, paving the way for reopening 24/04/2026
- SFO launches public appeal as it investigates three companies delivering ECO4 contracts over suspected home heating & insulation fraud 24/04/2026
- Tourism: MPs launch inquiry into the future of UK’s tourism industry, open to 18 May 24/04/2026
- HB&P invites submissions for 2026 Stephen Croad Prize, till 31 May 24/04/2026
- RICS and global partners launch CLEAR to align whole-life carbon reporting across built environment 24/04/2026
Tag Archives: questionnaire
Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
‘Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology’ explores how people across the UK engage with, value, and access archaeological information.
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UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence
The latest UK Heritage Pulse survey reveals a growing confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) across the UK heritage sector. While challenges remain – particularly around training and ethics – more organisations are now seeing AI as a practical tool rather … Continue reading
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UK Heritage Pulse: Spotlight on Heritage Crime
Pulse Monitor is the monthly health check on the heritage sector from the Heritage Fund, which measures its resilience, confidence and ambition, and there are some exceptional results from October that are out of step with recent trends.
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UK State of the Trades: a Report on the current UK Trade Landscape
The UK State of the Trades report 2026 has been issued, commissioned by Jackson Woodturners.
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NCT’s National Churches Survey – giving every church a voice
The National Churches Trust ‘National Churches Survey: giving every church a voice’ report shows both the scale of what is at stake and the hope that continues to shine through.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Public Practice – Recruitment & Skills Report 2025
image for illustration Planning Practice’s fourth annual survey is the first to included results from across the UK.
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Tagged employment, expertise, jobs, planning, questionnaire, recruitment, skills
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October
‘Creative Health: UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey’ is for everyone working, volunteering or engaging with creative health in the UK or Ireland.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost ‘The Big Think’ UK Heritage Pulse update – Sector-wide collaboration and relevance
Over three months in summer 2025, UK Heritage Pulse undertook ‘The Big Think’ — a sector-wide conversation shaped around three critical questions, one each month, and a new post updates on ‘How do we work together…’.
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Adults’ People and Nature Survey Results Released
Government UK has issued the ‘People and Nature Surveys for England…’ with data tables and publications from the Adults’ survey year 5 (April 2024 – March 2025).
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Tagged climate change, data, nature, people, questionnaire
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ACE: Private Investment in Culture Survey 2025 report
As the national development agency for creativity and culture, The Arts Council England’s (ACE) vision in its ‘Let’s Create strategy’ is ‘by 2030 for England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and … Continue reading
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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Main report update or England’s Participation Survey
image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Government UK has published the Main Report for the participation Survey that tracks the latest trends in engagement in DCMS (Culture Media and Sport and digital … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost update to RICHeS Survey: For Heritage Science community and networks, input sought to 1 August
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme – the UK’s strategy to unlock access to heritage science facilities – seeks wide-ranging input to a new short survey (15 mins) to shape the future programme.
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Tagged arts, community, conservation, economics, expertise, heritage, humanities, partnership, questionnaire, science
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost update to RICHeS Survey: For Heritage Science community and networks, input sought to 1 August
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme – the UK’s strategy to unlock access to heritage science facilities – seeks wide-ranging input to a new short survey (15 mins) to shape the future programme.
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Tagged commmunity, conservation, expertise, heritage, networks, questionnaire, science, skills
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Last chance: The National Churches Trust Survey – ‘Giving every church a voice’, to 13 July
The National Churches Trust (NCT) is calling for input by 13 July to its survey to help politicians, the media, and the wider public better understand the challenges churches face and to highlight the vital work they do.
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IHBC’s Research Signpost: Input sought from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses’ heritage science
The AHRC has opened a consultation to evaluate the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme, and seeks input ‘from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses this work’.
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IHBC’s Research Signpost: Input sought from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses’ heritage science
The AHRC has opened a consultation to evaluate the Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) programme, and seeks input ‘from ‘anyone who does, supports or uses this work’.
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RIBA on ‘Workplace Conditions and Wellbeing’ 2025: First members’ workplace survey, as 54% see role as ‘detrimental to mental health & wellbeing’
The RIBA Workplace and Wellbeing Report is based on the findings of a survey, which took place in June and July 2024, and found 90% of practice employees regularly work overtime, and two thirds of architects work unpaid overtime for … Continue reading
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HE Survey: ‘What Does the Volunteer Cohort of the Heritage Sector Look like in 2025?’… open to 29 July
Historic England is calling for participants in its 2025 Heritage Sector Volunteer Diversity Survey, to 29 July.
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ECHOES Consultation: Be part of the ECHOES Cultural Heritage Cloud Initiative – Help ‘…map cultural heritage communities’ needs & expectations’, to end June
The European Cloud for Heritage Open SCIENCE (ECHOES) Consultation is open to all cultural heritage stakeholders and aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities and understand their needs and expectations for the Cultural Heritage Cloud.
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IHBC Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey now closed
The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors for the strong response to our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work survey, helping us understand the current state of wellbeing among those working and volunteering in the heritage sector, while announcing that … Continue reading
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IHBC REMINDER– DEADLINE EXTENDED for our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey: Open to 22 May
The IHBC is delighted to thank all for your strong response to our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work survey, helping us understand the current state of wellbeing among those working and volunteering in the heritage sector, and to ensure we … Continue reading
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CABE publishes results of the 2025 Building Control Survey
To gather the perspectives of CABE members and professionals working within building control, CABE has sought member and professional views on the building control system in England and Wales.
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THA: Member survey updates 2018 report on international work
In 2018, The Heritage Alliance (THA) published a report highlighting the international work of our members – spanning all seven continents, and now, with support from Europa Nostra UK, it is are now updating our report, seeking fresh insight, case … Continue reading
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IHBC REMINDER– DEADLINE EXTENDED for our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey: Open to 22 May
The IHBC is delighted to thank all for your strong response to our Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work survey, helping us understand the current state of wellbeing among those working and volunteering in the heritage sector, and to ensure we … Continue reading
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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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