IKUWA3: News

UNESCO Patronage secured for IKUWA3

The IKUW3 project partners are proud to announce the Congress has been awarded the patronage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organisation also serves as a clearinghouse for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge, whilst helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields.

UNESCO patronage is a real honour for the Congress, as it is only granted to exceptional activities likely to have a real impact on education, science, culture or communication.

The project partners feel that like UNESCO, the IKUWA3 Congress is working to create a genuine dialogue based on respect, dignity and shared values, and as such we invite all those interested in the protection of underwater cultural heritage to join us for the Congress in London, July 2008.

NAS Awarded £5k from Historic Scotland for IKUWA3

The NAS is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded a £5,000 grant from Historic Scotland to part-fund the Third International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA3).

This comes in addition to grants from University College London, Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI), Verband der Landesarchäologen, Gesellschaft für Schweizer Unterwasser-Archäologie (GSU), and the Department of Environment, Northern Ireland.

NAS Awarded £15k World Congress Grant from the British Academy

The NAS is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded a £15,000 World Congress Grant from the British Academy to part-fund the Third International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA3).

Project managed by the NAS, in collaboration with project partners the Institute of Field Archaeologists, and the Institute of Archaeology University College London, and supported by English Heritage, DEGUWA, Gesellschaft für Schweizer Unterwasserarchäologie, Römisch-Germanische Kommission, Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology, the Underwater Archaeology Research Centre at the University of Nottingham (UARC), and an active steering committee, the event will be held in London from the Thursday 10th July to Saturday 12th July 2008. This will be preceded by a Professional Development Field School from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th July and followed by two days of excursions (Sunday 13th July and Monday 14th July 2008). A call for papers will be made in June 2007.

This will be the largest event of its kind to ever be held in Britain, and one not to be missed. Any questions about the event should be directed to Sarah Ward at the NAS, or alternatively, by sending an email via the contact pages of this website.