Coast-R Network Launch Event

9.30am-5pm, 6 November 2024

Middleton Hall, University of Hull

Watch our introduction to the Coast-R Network, made at the Launch Event:

Read our blogs, created by the Coast-R Network lead, Prof Briony McDonagh and workshop co-hosts:

Prof Briony McDonagh facilitating a Coast-R Network workshop

Reflections on the Programme launch

Following our recent launch event, Prof Briony McDonagh, UK National Lead for the Coast-R Network, reflects on the knowledge and experience in the room, the incredible goodwill between partners, and the collective commitment to negotiating the urgent challenges at our coasts.

Read the article

Workshop participants writing on flipchart paper

Co-creating a Living Glossary

At the Coast-R Network Launch Event, delegates were invited to participate in a ‘Living Glossary’ Workshop.

Workshop co-host, Prof Stephanie Jones of the University of Southampton, discusses the process that led to some surprising outcomes.

Read the article

Multiple polaroid photos attached to a UK map

Creative methods for Deep Mapping

Deep Mapping is a digital methodology that creates detailed, multi-layered representations of a place or environment.

Workshop organisers, Dr Sarah Gambell and Dr Kate Smith, share some insights into what happened when delegates were invited to get their hands on paint, clay, glue and more.

Read the article

Please email coastr@hull.ac.uk if you would like more information about the event and Coast-R Network activities.

Archive information about the event:

Join us for the launch of the UKRI and DEFRA funded COAST-R Network – an inclusive and collaborative community of practice working to build knowledge, action and resilience for UK coastal communities and seas.

We will be joined by guest speakers working to further the resilience of our coastal communities and seas, from across the UK. There will be opportunities to:

take part in panel discussions
learn about future funding opportunities
network with university, industry, government and community colleagues
and get involved in shaping future Coast-R Network activity.

Come and learn about the four projects funded by the Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas programme, their planned activities and opportunities to get involved:

Advancing Resilience and Innovation for a Sustainable Environment (ARISE)
Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities (RACC)
Transformative Research Actions for Resilient Coastal Communities (TRACC)
TRANSitions In Energy For Coastal Communities Over Time And Space (TRANSECTS).

Let us know your thoughts about what’s needed for our coastal communities and seas, and how we can build a more resilient future.

This event is free and includes a networking lunch and refreshments. Places are limited, so please book your place promptly.

View our schedule for the day.

Travel Bursaries

We have a limited number of travel bursaries available to support those for whom the costs of travel are a barrier to attendance. All applications for bursaries will be considered by the conference organisers on or soon after 1st October, with outcomes communicated as soon as possible thereafter. We are still accepting applications after 1st October and they will be allocated on a case by case basis as allowed by funding.

If requesting a travel bursary, when making your booking, please provide details of why you wish to be part of discussions at the COAST-R kick off event (150 words max). In the event that travel bursaries are oversubscribed, we will use this to prioritise support to as diverse a group as possible.

If you have any queries about the event or the travel bursary, please email coastr@hull.ac.uk