New campaign seeks to boost wellbeing through connection to heritage
‘Historic Places, Breathing Spaces’ campaign is launched by Historic Environment Scotland to help boost wellbeing through connection to heritage.
My Place Photography Competition – Entries open for 2025!
The Scottish Civic Trust has shared a wee reminder that the 2025 My Place Photography Competition is now open and accepting entries! Submissions will close at 11:59 on 30th May 2025. My Place Photography Competition encourages young people aged 4-18 in Scotland to explore their local buildings, places and archaeology. [...]
Heritage ‘connection’
The latest research paper from Prof Miles Richardson and colleagues introduces heritage connectedness – a psychological construct with cognitive, emotional, and behavioural dimensions. Read more in his latest blog Introducing Heritage Connectedness: Connections to people, nature and place across time (8 April 2025).
Learning for Sustainability – free online session 22 August 2024
This free Knowledge Exchange session for learning practitioners in the museum sector aims to support the education of young people on climate action. This event is organised by Museum Galleries Scotland. Find out more about the event, discussion topics, and sign up, via the link above.
Inequalities in access to heritage across Scotland
This study investigated inequalities in heritage site distribution across Scotland using area-based and individual GPS measures. It was carried out by researchers at MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences, University of Glasgow in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland Findings showed that poorer areas had significantly fewer heritage sites, and children [...]
Iona’s divine inspiration
This Scottish Pollinators post (16 November 2023) shares successful nature-friendly steps being taken around one of Scotland’s most famous historic and spiritual sites, Iona Abbey. These grass management regimes could easily be replicated in school grounds and local greenspaces to enhance biodiversity.
My Place photography competition – Entries open for 2023!
The Scottish Civic Trust are reminding everyone to get your entries in for the 2023 My Place Photography competition! Entries will close at 11:59pm on 27th March 2023. My Place Photography Competition encourages young people aged 4-18 in Scotland to explore their local buildings, places and archaeology. The theme for [...]
Archaeology in Schools: Exploring Local Heritage, 16 May, 4pm
Need inspiration for a local heritage project? This Archaeology Scotland webinar will provide you with inspiring activity ideas, resources and case studies in a Learning for Sustainability context. Shared by LfS Scotland in their May 2022 news roundup.
