1-2pm, Wed 29 January 2026, online The latest session in our Coast-R Network Webinars Series is on ‘Extreme weather on the edge of the world and Risky Cities’. 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 Institute … Read more
Amy McCarron is a Research Fellow working on the Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas (ReCCS) programme-funded TRANSECTS project. Here, she introduces herself and reflects on attending Flood & Coast 2025 for the first time. My research draws on both historical analysis and participatory approaches to understand lived experiences of change over time. Earlier this summer, … Read more
The UK Coastal Research Conference took place in Liverpool from 1–3 July 2025. Dr Charlotte Lyddon represented the Coast-R Network and reports back on the event, which brought together coastal researchers and practitioners from across the country. I really enjoyed the opportunity to connect with attendees throughout the event to share the motivations, aims, and … 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
2-3pm, Wed 17 September 2025, online The fourth session in our Coast-R Network Webinars Series is on ‘ Strategic Coastal Monitoring – a Resource for Resilience’. 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 Institute at the … 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
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
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
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
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