The TRANSECTS project is exploring how offshore energy industries – such as offshore wind and oil & gas – are shaping everyday life in coastal communities in Aberdeen, Orkney, and the Humber region. As part of the Transitions in Energy for Coastal Communities over Space and Time (TRANSECTS) project, an interactive online mapping survey invites … Read more
27 June 2026 Dr Ed Brookes is a knowledge translation fellow in coastal communities at the University of Hull, working to support both the Coast-R Network and Hull’s Risky Cities project. Here he gives his reflections on attending Flood and Coast 2026. Last month I joined colleagues from across the University of Hull’s Energy and … Read more
Dr Ed Brookes is a Knowledge Translation Fellow (Coastal Communities) at the University of Hull. With a background in cultural geography, Ed supports coastal resilience and climate adaptation work — including the UKRI-funded Risky Cities project and the Coast-R Network— helping translate research into practical insights for communities, practitioners and policy. In my current role … Read more
1-2pm, Weds 18 March 2026, online Join us for the next Coast-R webinar exploring how place shapes health in England’s coastal communities, with talks from Dr. Jane Deville and Rachel Maw (NIHR HDRC North Yorkshire) and Dr. Emily Murray (Centre for Coastal Communities, University of Essex). Dr. Jane Deville and Rachel Maw, of the NIHR … Read more
1-2pm, Wed 29 January 2026, online January’s webinar ‘Extreme weather on the edge of the world and Risky Cities’ brought together two Coast-R Network speakers, each sharing insights from current research on flood risk, coastal resilience, and extreme weather: Professor Neil MacDonald (University of Liverpool; Coast-R Network) presented the Clandage project, “Extreme weather on the … Read more
Petra Codato is a third year PhD researcher working on coastal transition, and based in the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull. She is funded by the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Centre for Water Cultures and her supervisors are Briony McDonagh, Gill Hughes and Kate Smith. My focus is on how to use participatory … Read more
Dr Amy McCarron is a Research Fellow with the project “TRANSitions In Energy For Coastal Communities Over Time And Space” (TRANSECTS), one of the four projects funded by the ReCCS programme. She is based at the University of Aberdeen. What will you be doing as part of the TRANSECTS project? A big part of my … Read more
Climate-inspired artist co-commission opens at Humber Street Gallery Visitors to Hull’s Humber Street Gallery are invited to an unconventional encounter with the North Sea and an exploration of our coexistence. The exhibition from interdisciplinary artist Solmaz Farhang, was co-commissioned by the University of Hull and Humber Street Gallery and opens with an evening preview on … Read more
Prof Briony McDonagh, UK National Lead for the Coast-R Network reflects on our November launch event at the University of Hull. On Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th November, we welcomed more than 140 people to Hull to launch the UKRI and DEFRA-funded Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas Programme and the coordinating Coast-R Network. The acronym … Read more
The University of Hull’s Energy and Environment Institute and the Humber Street Gallery have announced that Solmaz Farhang has been chosen as the successful artist in their Climate Public Response 2024/25 open call. The open call sought bold, visionary proposals for a new commission of visual art that delves into the challenges of living and … Read more
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