RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026 1 – 4 September 2026 The Coast-R Network is organising a double session on 3 September at this year’s RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, sponsored by the Coastal & Marine Research Group, the Climate Change Research Group and the Participatory Geographies Research Group. The sessions feature presentations from ReCCS and Coast-R Small Grants … Read more
Dr James Robinson is an Environmental Social Scientist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London. James works on the Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities (RACC) project, exploring how coastal legacy waste is governed in Scotland and England. To explore these questions, I’ve been interviewing local authority officers and other stakeholders involved … Read more
Join the Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities project team and collaborators from across the country. Help identify solutions to increase coastal communities and ecosystem resilience to the compound risks of climate change, coastal flooding/erosion, and the UK’s historic waste disposal. What is the issue? As sea levels rise and severe weather events become more … Read more
25 June 2026 The Spine building, Liverpool Join us for the Coast-R Network Annual Forum 2026: Investment for rejuvenating coastal communities This year, our “red thread” explores the three pillars of sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental. Morning Session | Economic & Social Pillars The morning session comprises five talks drawn from across the private and … Read more
A solutions-oriented, interdisciplinary, interprofessional meeting 10.30am-4pm, 26 June 2025 University of Glasgow Important deadline: register your interest by Friday, 30th May (more info below) Purpose The aim of this event is to bring together experts from across disciplines and sectors to think differently about the persistent challenge of removing plastic waste from coastal litter sinks … Read more
Dr Isabel Cotton is a post-doctoral researcher on the RACC project, one of the four projects funded by the ReCCS programme. She is based in the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London. There are a sizeable number of these sites – previous research at Queen Mary estimated we have over 1,200 historic … Read more
Rhys Jones is a first year PhD researcher supporting the RACC project, one of the four projects funded by the ReCCS programme. He is based in the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London. His supervisors are Andrew Russell and Patrick Diamond. RACC will assess the harm that this pollution will do to … Read more
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