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Volunteering
Volunteering We are interested in working collaboratively with the general public and primary and secondary schools to improve our understanding of the impacts of drought on plant and tree ecology in the UK. To find out more about our research and howRead more
Drought Narratives
Stories and memories about drought can help build local, historical knowledge about drought impacts, experiences and adaptation. We are building a resource of narratives about drought and water use from across seven UK river catchments. We will use a varietyRead more
Catch up with the latest news
This features blogs from members of the project team about their research and news of our recent events.
The DRY project and the ‘City Nature Challenge’
This year (2018) Bristol and Bath will be showing the World how amazing our region is for people and wildlife by taking part in the City Nature Challenge. The event which is part of the Bristol Festival of Nature aimsRead more
British Science Week 2018: Exploring the interactions between drought, pollinating insects and plants
12 March 2018 10.00 – 12.00 During British Science Week on the 12th March 2018 we are inviting people to join us at our field site near the University of the West of England, to learn about our researchRead more
End of the 2016/2017 growing season in the Frome catchment
The last month has been incredibly busy for those of us involved in the grassland experiments. In the Frome catchment we cut all the above ground vegetation in a strip 50cm long and 10cm wide on each of the thirtyRead more
Animating Drought: Making the invisible visible through a persistence of vision
Joanne Garde-Hansen, Director of the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, University of Warwick We often forget that animation was born out of science not art. Early experiments from the 1820s-1890s (such as Paris, Plateau, Horner, Muybridge and Reynaud)Read more