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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 16h

Last chance to sign up! Webinar happening tomorrow 📣

Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 7d

📣Register for our Webinar on the Heritage Open Call for more information:

Morning 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f50999...

Afternoon 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/64bdc8...

Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 5d

Small grants funding opportunity📣

Join the webinar on 14th October at 9:30 to learn eligibility criteria and application process.

Register your place 🔗https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b823bbc7-227f-40fc-b536-4201cf2b7648@4a3454a0-8cf4-4a9c-b1c0-6ce4d1495f82

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 7d

📣Register for our Webinar on the Heritage Open Call for more information:

Morning 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f50999...

Afternoon 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/64bdc8...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 8d

Kings Maritime History Seminars begin 2 October 2025 📣
First lecture is on 'Sea Power Thought in the Cold War' by PhD Student, Andrew Livsey
📍King’s College London

Find out more🔗 https://www.maritimehistory.org.uk/news/items/kings-maritime-history-seminars-2025-26

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 9d

📣Reminder: Heritage Open Call 📣 fund ambitious, high-impact projects that support our heritage key themes and the Foundation’s strategy

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 24 November 2025

More information on how to apply 🔗 https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved/heritage-grant-open-call

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The Ocean Foundation @oceanfdn.bsky.social · 13d

🌊 NEW: "Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Deep Sea Mining" - first book examining cultural risks of deep seabed mining.

Indigenous voices, archaeologists & legal experts reveal what's at stake beneath the waves.

Grateful to @lrfheritage.bsky.social for supporting this critical work.
bit.ly/4pHGEj9

New Release: Threats to Our Ocean Heritage - Deep Sea Mining - The Ocean Foundation

First peer-reviewed book exploring deep seabed mining's impact on underwater cultural heritage. Features Indigenous voices and practical heritage tools.

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 13d

Across the world, postgraduates from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) are building local legal expertise and keeping our seas safe. 🌊

Launched on #WorldMaritimeDay, in a new, 8-part video series, we hear their stories.

🔗 https://loom.ly/JUbJpCU

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 13d

Read via Open Access 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Deep Sea Mining

This open access brief is a pioneering work that is one of the first book publications to cover underwater cultural heritage and deep seabed mining.

link.springer.com

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 13d

Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Deep Sea Mining

A new publication by The Ocean Foundation on Underwater Cultural Heritage and Deep Seabed Mining

🌊History on deep seabed mining
🌊The legal context
🌊How it fits into the new UN Convention on Law of the Sea
🌊The ecological impacts of deep seabed mining

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 14d

The Library 📚
Some behind the scenes pictures of our return to Fenchurch Street 👏 Over 5000 books, pamphlets and journals were returned to our library- just 10% of our total collection of books and journals on maritime history, engineering and safety!

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 15d

Learn more about our small grants scheme! On October 14th, we are hosting an informational #webinar, where we will provide an overview of our latest small grants funding opportunity, eligibility criteria, and application process, followed by a short Q&A session. Register now: https://loom.ly/_8kb79s

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 19d

Yesterday, at #LISW25, Lloyd's Register Foundation and Royal Museums Greenwich hosted a panel discussion focused on culture and careers in #maritime. A big thank you to our speakers, who explored the role heritage can play in supporting a more diverse & sustainable talent pipeline for the industry.

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 19d

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially reopened our Grade II* listed headquarters in London earlier this week, following an extensive refurbishment.

Renamed the Lloyd's Register Building, the reopening marked a significant moment in the building’s history.

Read more: ow.ly/zIap50WYUgM

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 22d

Lloyd's Register Returns to its historic home at 71 Fenchurch Street 📣
Pleased to announce our return after 6 years of extensive conservation and renovation to our grade two listed home in the City of London!

Read more 🔗 www.lr.org/en/knowledge...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 23d

It's the start of #LISW25! Colleagues from across Lloyd's Register Foundation are getting ready for an action-packed programme of events at London International Shipping Week, dedicated to safely driving the #maritime industry forward.

Stay up to date with our events: https://loom.ly/UnWCWno

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 23d

This £2.5 million programme will support initiatives that strengthen heritage research, equity, safety, and public access, while advancing our global reputation as a centre of excellence in heritage management and learning from the past.

Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 23d

The Heritage Centre has launched a Heritage Open Call to fund ambitious, high-impact projects that support our heritage key themes and the Foundation’s strategy. 📣

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 24 November 2025

More information on how to apply 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 29d

Join Lloyd's Register Foundation and Royal Museums Greenwich at #LIWS2025 for our panel discussion on culture and careers in #maritime, and the role #heritage can play in supporting a more diverse and sustainable talent pipeline for the industry. Contact us to attend: https://loom.ly/1IqG0eE

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 27d

Small Grant Scheme is now OPEN📣

Offering #grants up to £10,000 GBP for organisations that want to increase public access and engagement with maritime history and/or their collections.

How to apply 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Sep 8

Final chance to register📣 UK Maritime Heritage Forum

Speakers from tall ships to nautical archaeology, large national museums and small volunteer-run groups 👏

Register by 11th September 🔗 www.nms.ac.uk/events/uk-ma...

UK Maritime Heritage Forum 2025 | National Museums Scotland

This two-day networking and professional development event is for maritime museum and maritime heritage practitioners. Whether large museums or smaller vol

www.nms.ac.uk

Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join Royal Museums Greenwich at London International Shipping Week for our panel discussion on culture and careers in maritime, and the role heritage can play in supporting a more diverse and sustainable talent pipeline for the industry.

Register your place🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/events/movin...

Moving the Conversation on: Culture & Careers in Maritime

Join Lloyd's Register Foundation and Royal Museums Greenwich at London International Shipping Week, for our panel discussion talking to culture and careers in maritime.

www.lrfoundation.org.uk

Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Sep 2

Small Grant Scheme is now OPEN📣

Offering #grants up to £10,000 GBP for organisations that want to increase public access and engagement with maritime history and/or their collections.

Apply 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved...

HEC Small Grants Scheme

The small grant round is now open from Monday 1st September 2025 - Monday 24th November 2025.

hec.lrfoundation.org.uk

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Sep 1

A new report provides an in-depth assessment of the threat posed to coastal communities, fishing grounds and marine ecosystems by at least 8,500 potentially polluting shipwrecks around the world.
Download the report 🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/sites/defaul...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Aug 29

We are hiring! Lloyd's Register Foundation is looking for an experienced Communications Manager.

They will provide communications support for our two centres: the newly launched Global Safety Evidence Centre and the Heritage Centre.

Apply 🔗 www.lr.org/en/careers/l...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · Aug 20

Lloyd’s Register Foundation has announced a new international #funding offer. To find out more about Maritime Connected, join our #webinar on 3rd Sep 2025, where potential applicants can learn more about the call, eligibility criteria, and application process.

Register now: https://loom.ly/-1YvUrw

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