Reporting on the TRACC retreat in Greenwich

A sandy beach with a turquoise beacon

The team from the Transformative Research Actions for resilient Coastal Communities (TRACC) project met in Greenwich from 10-12 March for their second project retreat. The TRACC project will explore and implement new transformative place- and values-based ways of governing coastal resilience and sustainability across Mid-North Wales, the Firth of Clyde (Scotland), Lough Foyle (Ireland), and … Read more

Coast-R Webinar: Co-benefit solutions for resilient coasts, and ocean literacy strategies for engaging communities

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2-3pm, 14 May 2025, online In the first session in our new Coast-R Network Webinars Series, Dr Marta Meschini (Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Liverpool) and Dr Elina Apine (Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of St Andrews) will talk about their work on the NERC/SMMR funded project ‘Co-Benefit Solutions for Resilient Coasts’.  Also joining us will … Read more

ARISE project team invitation to New Coastal Resilience Community of Practice

Looking out to sea past a row of colourful beach huts

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

Building dialogue and collaboration for coastal resilience

Participants in the Aberystwyth Workshop

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

Exploring diverse understanding and knowledge within the ReCCS projects

Close up of two puffins

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

Call-out for contributors to the RACC Solutions Hackathon

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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

Key takeaways: National Flood Resilience in England inquiry

A winter beach scene in Cornall

A blog from Coast-R Network lead, Prof Briony McDonagh on her 10 key takeaways from the written evidence submitted to the UK Government’s recent Flood Resilience in England inquiry. Back in mid-January, Coast-R colleague Prof. Larissa Naylor (University of Glasgow) and I appeared before the Environmental Audit Committee to offer expert testimony on UK flood … Read more

Coast-R Network addresses national inquiry into flood resilience 

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Professor Briony McDonagh and Professor Larissa Naylor of the Coast-R Network were invited to speak at the opening session of the Flood Resilience in England Inquiry on Wednesday 22 January. The Inquiry was called by the UK Government’s Environmental Audit Committee, focusing on how flood resilience can be strengthened in response to increasing risks from … Read more