The TRANSECTS project is exploring how offshore energy industries – such as offshore wind and oil & gas – are shaping everyday life in coastal communities in Aberdeen, Orkney, and the Humber region. As part of the Transitions in Energy for Coastal Communities over Space and Time (TRANSECTS) project, an interactive online mapping survey invites … Read more
Learning from Living Shores: Coastal Change, Risk and Community on the North Carolina Coast 20 May 2026 In this blog, Coast-R co-leads Briony McDonagh and Stuart McLelland reflect on a recent trip to the North Carolina coast where they saw a range of Living Shoreline projects in action. In April 2026, we were lucky enough to spend a … Read more
27 June 2026 Dr Ed Brookes is a knowledge translation fellow in coastal communities at the University of Hull, working to support both the Coast-R Network and Hull’s Risky Cities project. Here he gives his reflections on attending Flood and Coast 2026. Last month I joined colleagues from across the University of Hull’s Energy and … Read more
Reflection on the changing landscape of UK marine environmental governance 27 June 2026 In this blog, Coast-R co lead Dr David Bailey brings longstanding expertise and personal insight to this reflection on the changing landscape of UK marine environmental governance. He explores the frustrations, uncertainties and unexpected opportunities that have emerged in the wake of … 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
Interest in rewilding our coasts has surged in recent years, as communities and scientists alike recognise the power of restoring saltmarshes, seagrass meadows, and mudflats to revive nature and protect shorelines from climate impacts. Dr Charlotte Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Marine Conservation at the University of Hull and member of the Coast-R Network team, tells … Read more
2-3pm, Weds 25 February 2026, online February’s Webinar ‘Sharing and building on climate adaptation solutions using DAFNI’ saw Dr. Tom Kirkham and Dr. Kyle Stevenson of the STFC discussing the DAFNI (Data Analytics for National Infrastructure) platform, explaining how it is being used within climate adaptation, highlighting opportunities for people to get involved: The webinar … Read more
Dr Katherine Simpson of the University of Glasgow and Lewis Coenen-Rowe of Culture for Climate Scotland reflect on two interactive workshops from our recent Annual Forum and look towards next steps. In early September, as part of the Coast-R Network Annual Conference in Glasgow, we brought together around 120 people from across disciplines, sectors, and … 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
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
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