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Viewpoint blog: Jodrell Bank added to UNESCO World Heritage list

11 Jul 2019

Director of Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre Professor Teresa Anderson and Associate Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics Professor Tim O'Brien write about the prestigious announcement

Teresa and Tim

Professor Teresa Anderson and Professor Tim O'Brien talk about the significance of being added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

The accolade can be viewed as the ‘Nobel Prize for Heritage’, so is a clear indicator of the value of the scientific and cultural heritage of Jodrell Bank Observatory on a global stage. 

The Viewpoint site also contains other recent posts on our civic future, our values, and the Augar review.

Read Teresa’s and Tim’s blog on the Viewpoint website.