The Making Space for Sand (MS4S) project is one of 25 projects funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme (FCRIP). The project aims to encourage a more sustainable use and development of the coastal fringe to allow for a more natural, ecosystem approach to coastal management where traditional coastal protection is not possible.

 

As one of the project partners, the University of Plymouth has been collecting new data at 40 beach-dune locations around Cornwall to investigate coastal processes and sediment movement. This new data provides improved insights into the problems associated with sea-level rise, coastal change and coastal erosion. They further developed novel modelling approaches to help us better understand what coastal change will look like in the future. Such new insights and modelling tools are considered essential for developing sustainable adaptation approaches to coastal management. 

 

We would be delighted if you could join us for a two-day conference celebrating the University’s contribution to the MS4S project. Through a series of engaging talks, experienced researchers will share innovative coastal research methods, fresh insights into sandy beach-dune dynamics and cutting‑edge modelling tools that help predict future coastal change.