{"id":4538,"date":"2026-03-06T21:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:11:22","slug":"heritage-for-global-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/?p=4538","title":{"rendered":"Heritage for Global Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cornelius Holtorf visited the Leverhulme Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre established in 2022 at the University of York, UK. All the Centre&#8217;s work &#8220;begins from the premise that there is an urgent need to develop new ways of thinking about and managing heritage.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leverhulme Centre is housed in the historic King&#8217;s Manor building and led by Professor Emma Waterton (centre) and Dr Hayley Saul (right).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/IMG_6286-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4545\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/IMG_6286-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/IMG_6286-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/IMG_6286-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/IMG_6286-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/IMG_6286-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>During the morning, Holtorf met 14 researchers at the Centre to discuss their ongoing research. 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