{"id":47397,"date":"2026-07-17T15:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47397"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:52:12","slug":"ihbcs-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","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47397","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31\/08 \u2013 Win \u00a3500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on \u2018Climate Change &amp; Significance\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gus_Astley_logo_new_2025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gus_Astley_logo_new_2025-955x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43085\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.932606399757904;width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gus_Astley_logo_new_2025-955x1024.png 955w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gus_Astley_logo_new_2025-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gus_Astley_logo_new_2025-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gus_Astley_logo_new_2025.png 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IHBC\u2019s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course \u2013 under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 \u2013 just submit it online and on time to have a chance to receive a cash prize at the IHBC\u2019s Annual School in Bristol\/Bath in June 2027, on \u2018Climate Change &amp; Significance\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the 2026 Award, as ever, a cash prize of \u00a3500 is on offer to the winner, with smaller cash awards to commended entries. Free places at the IHBC\u2019s Annual School, valued at around \u00a3500, are also on offer to selected entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/submitting.html\">SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summary details of the IHBC Student Awards (See full terms etc <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/terms.html\">HERE<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Student Award for 2026 is presented for an outstanding submission on ANY under-graduate or post-graduate course in the TWO years now extended to 3o SEPTEMBER 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content need not be on conservation, but can relate to ANY aspect of the Built or Historic Environment, including for example, its evaluation (<em>e.g.<\/em> history, research, investigation or recording); management (<em>e.g.<\/em> planning, policy, finance or linked operations and tools such as site management or conservation plans), and\/or intervention (<em>e.g.<\/em> design, technology and project plans), as well as more general practical or theoretical considers with conservation implications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submission for this award is ONLY possible online. If your coursework can\u2019t be easily digitised \u2013 such as craft work \u2013 we can accept suitable digital records, such as a film<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any submission must be of a form that can be authenticated by the course tutor in accordance with our guidance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/winners.html\">past winners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about the awards, terms, and how to enter on the Gus Astley Student Award <a href=\"https:\/\/gasa.ihbc.org.uk\/\">website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/winners.html\">past winners<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/Testimonials.html\">Testimonials<\/a>, with Terms <em>etc.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/tandc.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the Awards notice <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/files\/GASAA5flyer.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more about the history of the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=astley\">IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To keep in touch and follow progress on IHBC\u2019s 2027 Bristol\/Bath School, where the next Awards will be presented, sign up for the IHBC\u2019s NewBlogs <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.us2.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=a070a4d0cff28adddef6cffe7&amp;id=bc7121eac6\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on the IHBC\u2019s 2026 Newcastle School <a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">HERE<\/a> and on the NewsBlogs <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47327\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more background&nbsp; to the most recent presentations, as <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=42754\"><em>IHBC looks back\u2026 at Context 182 \u2013 Gus Astley Student Awards, viewed from across the pond \u2013 \u2026 and ahead\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/gasa\/submitting.html\">SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC\u2019s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course \u2013 under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 \u2013 just submit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47397\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[922,923,44,43,297],"class_list":["post-47397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-academic","tag-architectural","tag-award","tag-research","tag-student"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47398,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47397\/revisions\/47398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}