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Virtual Reality Experience Passes 1000 Downloads

The HEC team would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to all those who have enjoyed our virtual reality experience.

Unlock Maritime Knowledge with the Lloyd's Register Technical Association Papers

The LRTA Papers are now freely available online.

Ship Surveyor Through the Ages - now publicly available

The Centre's immersive virtual reality experience is now publicly available for free.

Robotics help HEC bring archives into the digital age.

The ambition to digitise our archival record has received a significant boost with the arrival of an automated book scanner.

Phase 1 Website features launch

Find out about the HEC website's new data exporter and explanatory field information.

Opinion Piece from Maritime Digital Hub

The publication of an opinion piece written by Maritime Digital Hub and Connected Places Catapult.

Online Exhibitions & Stories portal - now live!

We've just launched a brand new engagement portal; enhancing the Centre's educational engagement.

New research resources available on Wikimedia Commons

Details of the release of the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection on Wikimedia Commons.

Launch of new Stories Portal

The Lloyd's Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre is pleased to reveal it's new website Stories Portal, that will provide insightful and personal stories about Lloyd's Register, its staff and its role in the development of maritime safety.

Launch of Interpreting the Register Books

A new research tool analysing the evolution of the Register Books.

Heritage & Education Centre launch new website

Brand new resources available to the public including documents from the Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection

HEC's Summer webinar series comes to an end

Take a look back at the Centre's summer webinar series, covering subjects from football to archaeology.

HEC enters the world of Virtual Reality

The Centre launches its first virtual reality experience, focusing on the role of a Lloyd's Register surveyor throughout history.

Furthering access to the Lloyd's Register of Shipping

Statement about the latest upload to Google Books.

Further additions of Register Books available

Every edition of Register Books until 1998 available online.

Embark on a New Digital Voyage with the Lloyd's Register of Yachts Online

Bulk Uploads #9 and #10: 91,945 new digitised documents released

A short summary of our ninth bulk upload of digitised documents from our Ship Plan & Survey Report Collection.

Bulk Upload #8: 56,861 new digitised documents released.

An overview of the latest documents added to our Ship Plans and Survey Reports Collection.

Bulk Upload #7: 43,513 new digitised documents released

Bulk Upload #6: 42,223 new digitised documents released

An overview of our sixth bulk upload of digitised documents from our Ship Plan & Survey Report Collection.