Hear from guest speakers, take part in panel discussions and find out about future funding opportunities. Learn about the UK & Defra funded Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas Programme projects and opportunities to get involved. Let us know your thoughts about what's needed for our coastal communities and seas, and how we can build a more resilient future. Network with colleagues and help shape future Coast-R Network activity.
Panellists include Louise Barker of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; Pete Lawrence, Director of Coastal, Infrastructure and Minerals at the Crown Estate; Beccy MacDonald Lofts, Lead Officer at the LGA Coastal SIG; Susanna Lincoln from the Cefas Climate Change Team; and Imogen Woods of the National Trust.
The Coast-R Network launch event is free to attend and includes a networking lunch and refreshments. We have a limited number of travel bursaries available to support those for whom the costs of travel are a barrier to attendance (please apply by 1 Oct for best availability). Visit our eventbrite page for more information and to book your place.
The COAST-R Network is part funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and DEFRA under their Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas programme and is part of a £14.8m investment in place-based research projects aiming to enhance resilience, wellbeing and sustainability across the UK.
Headed by Professor Briony McDonagh at the University of Hull, the COAST-R Network involves academic teams from the Universities of Hull, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Southampton and Aberystwyth University, as well as coastal and marine partners and communities across all four UK nations. To find out more about the Coast R Network, please visit: https://www.ukcoastalresilience.org/