That’s the question asked by the SEAS project team, led by Dr Jajati Mandal of the University of Salford, in this blog which shares learnings gathered through his Coast-R Small Grants Funded project. The brown shrimp, Crangon crangon, has been picked from Morecambe Bay’s mudflats for generations. Although this may not have been a big … Read more
With the Coast-R network reaching its halfway point, we took the opportunity to bring researchers across the ReCCS programme and our Small Grant Fund projects together at this year’s RGS-IBG conference in London. Dr Kate Smith reports on our two sessions, where ten of our projects shared work in progress, from beach monitoring to legacy landfill … Read more
Dr Malachy Buck, Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning at London South Bank University examines the impact of uncertainty on planning in areas of coastal risk in this blog about his Coast-R Network Small Grant funded project. The risks of coastal erosion and flooding are increasing across the UK. For example, in England, the latest … Read more
Dr Matthew Howell of the University of Swansea explores the inclusivity of the shared user pathway across Carmarthenshire, Wales through his Coast-R Small Grant Fund project: ‘Engaging with the Coast: Facilitating Community Dialogue around Usage of and Access to Coastal Shared User Pathways’. Using Llanelli Millennium Coastal Pathway as a case study, the following blog … Read more
Community Food Researcher Laura Dunn and Research Fellow Dr Louise Hunt from the University of Plymouth talk about their Coast-R Small Grant Fund project: ‘Fish Fingers and Fresh Ideas’. When people think about innovation, a fish finger probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But in Plymouth, the Plymouth Fish Finger has become … Read more
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
The Coast-R Network and the Resilient UK Coastal Communities and Seas programme have announced the first eight projects to receive support through the Coast-R Small Grants Fund. This inaugural round of the small grants fund has focused on Early Career Researchers (ECRs) leading innovative, community engaged research to address the challenges facing coastal communities across the UK, and has awarded £156,930. Prof. Briony McDonagh, … Read more
1:30-3pm, Weds 29 April 2026, online Join us for the next Coast-R Network webinar, where we will be showcasing eight newly funded Small Grants projects. Researchers and practitioners from each project will provide an overview of their work and share how their research will contribute to our collective understanding of coastal change and community resilience … Read more
We’re delighted to announce that we have launched the first round of the Coast-R Network Small Grants Fund, with awards of between £5,000 and £25,000 to support UK coastal resilience. Round 1 of the Small Grants Fund (SGF) will support small scale, place-based projects involving early career researchers in two-way (or multi-way) research and knowledge … Read more
11am-12noon, Tues 7 October 2025, online Applications to the first round of the Coast-R Network Small Grants Fund are open until 4pm on 31 October 2025. Round 1 of our Small Grants Fund will offer awards of between £5,000 & £25,000 to support small scale, place-based projects. These must involve early career researchers in two-way … Read more
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