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
The Coast-R Network has announced awards to five coastal resilience projects through the second round of its Small Grants Fund, supporting innovative, place-based initiatives led by UK third sector organisations. Five grants, totalling over £110,000, have been awarded to projects that demonstrate original approaches, strong partnerships and a commitment to sharing learning in ways that … 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
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
Refrains: enough is enough Less discussion, more decision-making. Less talk, more action. Less theory, more practice. These were strong refrains in the presentations, workshops, and informal conversations across the Coast-R Annual Forum in Glasgow in September 2025. We have enough data, we hold enough knowledge and it’s time—and beyond timely—to start doing more! And so … Read more
Prof Briony McDonagh, Coast-R Network lead, reflects on the successes of the Network’s first year, and looks forward to the next programme milestones. 1st July marked the beginning of Year 2 of the Coast-R Network programme, which will be led by colleagues at the University of Glasgow. In the last couple of weeks, we have … 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
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
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