On June 11th, members of the CAWR Biodiversity, Ecology & Society Cluster joined WKWT to explore the site of the former golf course at Brandon which is proposed to be part of a rewilding project of Coventry City Council. Natalie Morley captured some drone footage of the site.

In June Donna Oldbury-Thomas represented the Pony Power project at an inspiring All Forces event held at the Owl’s Nest. This unique project combines green skills training with therapeutic experiences involving ponies to ex-military personnel seeking new directions.

Job Ekolu (former CAWR PhD), Bastien Dieppois, Jonathan Eden & Marco van de Wiel highlighted that 21st-century warming could lead to intensifying flood peaks while altering drought severity & duration across West Africa: doi.org/10.1016/j.jhyd…

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨 This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved. No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️ Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

The CAWR team developing research on the cluster of agroecological farming technologies had a field trip in the Champagne region, France. The focus was the phase out of contentious inputs in agriculture, particularly looking into alternatives to copper to control phytopathogens.

Dr Lovemore Gwiriri & Dr James Bennett attended the CLIPS-Africa inception meeting from 26–28 May in Palapye, Botswana. The meeting brought together over 40 farmers, industry, researchers, IDRC representative & government departments across Botswana & South Africa.

Iain MacKinnon has been invited to give a keynote presentation at a conference in August, by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. It brings together participants from Scotland’s academic, policy & community sectors to explore the dynamics, value & future of rural & island research.

By linking CMIP6-derived Fire Weather Index extremes to rising global temperatures, Zhongwei Liu (former CAWR PhD), Jonathan Eden & Bastien demonstrated how human-driven warming has amplified both the frequency & duration of conditions ripe for wildfires: doi.org/10.1016/j.glop…

💡 ISDRS Conference participants proved that sustainability science is more vital than ever.🌍 The Budapest Declaration was adopted, reinforcing the need for interdisciplinary cooperation toward the UN SDGs. 💬 #PLANET4B was presented by Prof. Alex Franklin (CAWR Coventry ).

Charlotte Southall Cotutelle PGR & supervisor Dr Leo Faedo attended the 6th Homeopathy Research Institute Conference in Thessaloniki (19-22nd June). Her poster 'Exploring Novel Plant Defence Stimulators for Reducing Downy Mildew in Grapevines in Brazil' won the best poster prize.

A huge congratulations to our postgraduate research community! 🎓🎈🎉 It's been wonderful to see so many of you graduating with your PhD & MRes degrees, as it is a real reflection of all your dedication & determination 💙 We're so proud to celebrate your achievements! 👏👏👏

We're spearheading new international efforts to tackle social and environmental challenges in Africa and Asia. Three separate projects have been granted funding totalling nearly £450,000 by the British Academy, including a bid to help provide clean water and proper sanitation

Our work to help pollinators thrive in the city has been recognised with a top award from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra UK)! The Bees Needs Champions Award celebrates the work the university has done to transform the green space between the

CAWR researchers participated in the kick-off meeting for new project - SCALE-it (upSCALing Efficient alternatives for contentious InpuTs in organic farming). This Horizon Europe Innovation Action is a €7.5 million, 4year project with €6.1 EU funding.

You can follow the new Scale-it project here: LinkedIn: SCALE-it Project Instagram: Scale_it_project Bluesky: @scale-it-heproject.bsky.social

The UNDETREES project has now been completed. This H2020 MSCA-RISE project was led by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Italy) with 15 partners in 7 countries. CAWR led two work packages & held a final project conference. See the UNDERTREES website: projectundertrees.wordpress.com

We're revisiting Net Zero Week™ to celebrate & reflect on our sustainability work🌳✨👇 🛫Our hydrogen tech in aviation collaboration 🌱The future #GreenSkills report 🏅A shortlisting for nursing & climate change research Read the newsletter & subscribe📨 linkedin.com/posts/coventry…

🌱 Growing Research Culture from the Ground Up — our Culture Day at Ryton Gardens brought researchers together to reflect, share, and shape a Centre-wide plan for positive change. Honest talks, bold ideas, shared commitment. Small steps, big impact. #ResearchCulture

Community perceptions and governance of tree planting schemes in Ethiopia: Insights for sustainable ecological and socioeconomic outcomes - pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publication… CAWR Coventry

Microplastics transport in soils: A critical review - pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/publication… CAWR Coventry · Fluid & Complex Systems