Founded by lisbet rausing and peter baldwin, arcadia supports charities and scholarly institutions to preserve cultural heritage, protect the environment, and promote open access. Since 2002, we have awarded more than $598 million in grants to projects around the world.
Insufficient records severely hampered efforts to restore Nepal’s built heritage after the 2015 earthquakes. Now, The #Nepal #Heritage Documentation Project @UniHeidelberg is creating a database of sites in the #KathmanduValley. New case study: arcadiafund.org.uk/heidelberg-uni…
Kudos to @LSU on joining many other universities worldwide and announcing it will no longer subscribe to the Elsevier ‘big deal’ – an important first step towards re-directing library spending towards #openaccess! lib.lsu.edu/elsevier-chang…
There is no defensible way to continue damming the world’s remaining free-flowing rivers. Glad to see our grantee @intlrivers and others challenging #greenwashing at the #WorldHydroCongressbit.ly/2WlYfSWvimeo.com/334431271
The Central Asian Archaeological Landscapes project @uclcaal at @UCLarchaeology works to create a digital database of fragile archaeological sites across the region. Discover how this helps to protect endangered heritage – on the project's new website uclcaal.org
Happy birthday @Auths_Alliance – celebrating 5 years of promoting authorship for the public good. It’s great to be part of your journey!authorsalliance.org/2019/05/15/cel…
Learning from effective interventions is crucial in nature #conservation where mistakes can damage already threatened #biodiversity. @ConservEvidence supports conservationists & policymakers by providing easy & free access to the latest scientific research arcadiafund.org.uk/university-of-…
Do you want to help us better understand the impact of our grants? We are looking for a ☀️ summer intern ☀️ to work with our #environment team! #CharityJobs #grantmakingjobsFind out more: arcadiafund.org.uk/about-peter-ba… …
At the Creative Commons' global summit tomorrow? Don't miss the CC Search team talk about providing access to 300 million images (so far!). @rmounce will be there too! @creativecommons #ccsummit …balsummit2019lisbonportugal.sched.com/event/MhKv?ifr…
The #globalassessment of #biodiversity #IPBES7 is alarming. But change is still possible if we act now. We continue to support our partners' tireless efforts to restore seascapes & landscapes, uphold environmental laws & strengthen conservation leadership. arcadiafund.org.uk/grants/environ…
Great opportunity to join the team at the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) project @EAMENA123 @school_of_archeamena.arch.ox.ac.uk/contact/jobs/?…
A new film in Haida language, which has just 20 fluent speakers - one of many languages documented by @ArcadiaFund and @SOAS's Endangered Languages Documentation Programme @ELARarchive bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
An “ark in the wilderness”, St. Catherine's Monastery in #Sinai houses a collection of ancient #manuscripts second only to that of the #Vatican Library. @UCLA_Library and EMEL are creating a digital #openaccess archive of this invaluable material. reuters.com/article/us-rel…
