2-3pm, Tues 15 July 2025, online The third session in our Coast-R Network Webinars Series is on ‘Crafting the Shore’ and ‘The Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources Programme’. We look forward to welcoming: The webinar will be chaired by the Coast-R Network’s Prof Stuart McLelland. Stuart is Deputy Director of the Energy and Environment … 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
On 5-7 of March, 20 researchers from across the UK gathered in Aberystwyth for an intensive training in dialogue and engagement. Hosted by the Aberystwyth University Dialogue Centre, their Principal Lead, Dr Jennifer Wolowic recounts how the workshop equipped participants with foundations for hosting meaningful conversations and running workshops as part of their work with … Read more
A January online workshop update from Dr Kate Smith of the University of Hull, with news of the new Coast-R Network webinar series. Following the success of our in-person Coast-R Network event in Hull in November we were keen to maintain the launch event’s energy and enthusiasm by starting to deliver our ongoing programme of … 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
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
2-3pm, 11 June 2025, online The second session in our new Coast-R Network Webinars Series is a collaboration with the Local Government Association’s Coastal Special Interest Group. We will present three speakers on diverse projects relating to sustainability of our coasts and ports. We look forward to welcoming: The webinar will be chaired by the … Read more
The annual Flood and Coast event is a major date in the calendar for all those interested in working towards a sustainable future. It’s billed as a space to share, debate and celebrate innovative solutions aimed at helping the people and places most at risk from flooding and coastal erosion. Members of the Coast-R Network … Read more
What if we could make connections to other committed people through a shared belief that coastal lives, coastal living and our coastal environment in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent could be made more sustainable, resilient and prosperous? We will share knowledge, experience and wisdom to make that future possible for ourselves and others. Imagine being … Read more
Join the Coast-R Network and help us improve research, innovation and action to benefit current and future coastal communities.
