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- More details on IHBC’s next Virtual Council… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’, from COGs and careers to retrofit, resources, recruitment & more, 8 April, 4.30pm 27/03/2026
- #IHBCNewcastle2026 School Bursary Awards close early as cases are ‘persuasively argued and well-structured’, and with hopes for allocation uplift for 2027 27/03/2026
- LAST CHANCE FOR IHBC’s MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 27/03/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 27/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (NZCBS), v.1 & consultation 27/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: DB on ‘The New Plan Making System’ 27/03/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £4.2Mn costed works: Historic city seeks plan-maker to 08/05 & £2.2M 27/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Lock-side Pill Boxes transformed to create new homes for bats 27/03/2026
- SCT’s Manifesto for Scotland’s Places: ‘Protect What Matters’ 27/03/2026
- CPRE responds to Land Use Framework publication 27/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Historic Montreal church destroyed by fire… flames spread… 27/03/2026
- IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes announced: Jack Parker (Oxford Brookes) receives top Award with £500, and Booth-Bird award to Andrew Pettifor (Birmingham City University), both winning Newcastle School places 24/03/2026
- UPDATE: IHBC Presidential ‘Member only’ Invitation to ‘Virtual’ Council, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping conservation topics in local government, with COGS, Data, Training, & more 24/03/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 24/03/2026
- 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! 24/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: City of London future skyline ‘showcases strong investor confidence and growth momentum’ ahead… 24/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Wiltshire homeowners can’t install solar panels on roof of ‘church and high-quality landmark, even on appeal 24/03/2026
- Government’s ‘Roadmap of resources and support’ for a new local plan-making system 24/03/2026
- HE launches guide to ‘Developing Creative Industry Hubs’ 24/03/2026
- From Local to Global: The Power of Heritage in a Changing World – Heritage Alliance Insight Report 24/03/2026
- Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (HSRP2) 24/03/2026
- Pilgrim Trust & partners: Collaborative funding programme tackles conservation skills shortages 24/03/2026
- RTPI Scotland’s ‘Planifesto’ 24/03/2026
- SHBT unveils new 3-year strategy 24/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Reuters on halting of demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after handprints found on walls 24/03/2026
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes announced: Jack Parker (Oxford Brookes) receives top Award with £500, and Booth-Bird award to Andrew Pettifor (Birmingham City University), both winning Newcastle School places
The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2025 has been selected by guest judge, IHBC’s Vice President Torsten Haak, as Jack Parker, (Oxford Brookes) for work on ‘Hewing’, while the IHBC’s Booth-Bird award winner is Andrew Pettifor … Continue reading
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PASS IT ON: – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026 as IHBC’s 2025 Student Award has closing date extended to 30/09
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: HE/EH/AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership – ‘Call for Proposals 2025’, from mediaeval fragments & Roman life to wellbeing, inclusion & labour, to 28/11
image for illustration: Whitby Abbey by Peter Badcock Historic England (HE) and English Heritage (EH) have launched their call for proposals for AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership projects, with Studentship proposals to be aligned with one of their five Priority Research … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
image: Angharad Hart IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our … Continue reading
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IHBC’s SPECIAL OFFER and updates to Conservation Course networks & students: Free access to (and recordings of) our online 2025 Shrewsbury ‘Virtual School’ (13 June) and more…
IHBC’s Director Seán O’Reilly has written to members of the Conservation Course Directors Forum (CCDF) to let them know that for 2025 we have introduced a free option for network leads and their students to attend our Virtual School on … Continue reading
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Higher Education Student Statistics: UK, 2023/24 – Notes
The Statistical Bulletin has been produced by Jisc in collaboration with statisticians from the Department for Education, the Office for Students, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland and been released according to … Continue reading
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