University of Southampton - Cross-disciplinary research for Environmental Sciences
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Engineering
Abstract
Taking advantage of this opportunity to cross-fertilise ideas, the programme will provide a range of flexible opportunities and platforms to bring together our researchers (including our Early Career Researchers) from different disciplines to consider the critical environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity and habitat loss, and pollution as well as threats to our environment, and environmental impacts on our health and way of life.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Simon Spearing (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Van Der Plank S
(2024)
The 'More Than Maps' framework for building research capacity among young people in coastal climate change adaptation
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| Description | The award is a discipline hopping award that was established to initiate new activitities. In this way it has allowed significant work relevant to understanding and mitigating enviromental impacts, particularly associated with Climate Change and Flooding. This has resulted in a partnership forming with the Ordnance Survey and an early career researcher being shortlisted for an award. |
| Exploitation Route | Yes, several partnerships have formed and follow on funding been obtained. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Energy Environment |
| Description | They have resulted in a partnership with the Ordnance Survey to use mapping tools to visualise and inform mitigation for environmental impacts, including flooding. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic |
| Description | Contribution to the UK National Geospatial policy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-geospatial-strategy-2030/uk-geospatial-strategy-2030 |
| Description | Teleconnected SARgassum risks across the Atlantic: building capacity for TRansformational Adaptation in the Caribbean and West Africa (SARTRAC) |
| Amount | £876,347 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/T002964/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2019 |
| End | 02/2024 |
| Description | Collaboration with University of Exeter |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKRI Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) Strategic Priorities Fund, Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Funding, £135,400, Co-I. "Sustainable Development And Resilience Of UK Coastal Communities", Led by University of Exeter, total grant value £1,430,418. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UKRI Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) Strategic Priorities Fund, Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Funding, £135,400, Co-I. "Sustainable Development And Resilience Of UK Coastal Communities", Led by University of Exeter, total grant value £1,430,418. |
| Impact | Project supported under UKRI Sustainable management of UK marine ressources (SMMR) Strategic Priorities Fund |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | MoU with Ordnance Survey |
| Organisation | Ordnance Survey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Identified areas on collaboration between the University and Ordnance Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | Identified key skills/training gap that can be provided by the University |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Poole Together: Junior Coastal Scientists Monitoring Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The Poole Together project aims to bring together secondary school students with diverse stakeholders concerned about the increasing ulva macroalgal (seaweed) blooms in Poole Harbour. In July 2023, Dr Victoria Dominguez Almela led a Widening Participation daytrip for 33 students and 3 teachers from the Cornerstone Academy (Hamworthy) out to Upton Country Park, bordering Poole Harbour. Together with Dr Sien van der Plank and Kieran Mullany, they explored the meadows and nearshore habitats of the area, to teach the students field ecology methods and reflect together on the social-ecological impacts of pollution and macroalgal blooms. Now, the team have the opportunity to build on that relationship through the Poole Together after-school club. The project team are working with local business, charity and scientific stakeholders to develop and deliver a ten-week after school club to science and geography students of the Cornerstone Academy. In the autumn term, we will all learn more about Poole Harbour, and investigate together how a citizen science photo method might increase data on ulva macroalgae blooms as well as raise awareness to its impacts. There is still limited knowledge about algae proliferations that are affecting coasts worldwide and data is needed at all scales to understand the impact and adaptation options. This project will use the citizen science initiative to support students to inform a multi-stakeholder workshop in February 2024 on ulva in Poole Harbour area. To find out more or to get involved in the multi-stakeholder workshop in February 2024, please email Dr Sien van der Plank at sien.vanderplank@soton.ac.uk This work is supported by NERC: Natural Environment Research Council Growing Roots. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/geography/news/2023/08/poole-together.page |
| Description | Public engagement "Seaweed Dynamics transforming challenges into opportunities" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-production of future research questions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |