The UNESCO UK Local to Global summer workshop in Wales took place on 23 July 2026, bringing together UNESCO Site Coordinators, partners, guest speakers and organisations from across the region for a day of learning, reflection and collaboration.
We are thrilled to share that our entry into the UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards - submitted by our team at the BRIDGES UK Hub and IPO at Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant / University of Wales Trinity Saint David - has been selected as a finalist in the ‘Benefitting Society’ category!
Reflecting on the incredible insights and passion from the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition's "Bridging Futures: Connecting Today’s Decisions to Tomorrow’s Needs" event at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, which took place just over a year ago.
The BRIDGES Directorate is delighted to announce the approval, confirmed at the recent Governing Council Meeting on 26 June 2026, of the establishment of a Regional Programme Office (RPO) for South Asia, located in Gift City, Gujarat, India, to be hosted by the TryfactaEDU Global Foundation. The BRIDGES Directorate and International Programme Office (IPO) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David will work closely with the Foundation to facilitate the establishment of the RPO, marking a significant expansion of the Coalition’s presence in the region.
The 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD, 2024-2033) will take place from 15–17 July 2026 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. As part of our commitment to the Decade, BRIDGES’ Founding Executive Director Steven Hartman will contribute to a session at the Global Conference which will focus on the critical contributions of social and human sciences to sustainable development and the science-policy nexus.
