News
New lecture exposes Edinburgh’s links to the slave trade
Sir Geoff Palmer O.B.E., the respected human rights activist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt…
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We connect people to their heritage.
Edinburgh World Heritage is an independent charity that aims to ensure the city’s World Heritage status benefits everyone. We want to connect people to their heritage in everything we do – through the conservation of historic buildings, delivering improvements to public places, or engaging people directly through education.
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NEWS
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News
Director’s Notes – October 2018
The late summer here at Edinburgh World Heritage has been mostly dominated with gearing up for a busy autumn and…
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16-10-2018
Events
Confronting fire at our next CPD
Those of us who regularly attend seminars, lectures and conferences are used to hearing the tick-box announcement at the start:…
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