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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.
Looking at Mycorrhizal Fungi
Hello my name is Ubah Yusuf. For 4 weeks, in August, I worked on the DRY (Drought Risk and You) project, which is looking at how drought can affect different types of species in grassland. My project was focussed onRead more
Sharing the results – citizen science workshop
During the last 3 years the DRY Project has invited ‘citizen science’ volunteers to come and help project staff collect information about the growth of plants at our field site near UWE. ‘Citizen science’ (the involvement of non-scientists in collectingRead more
How will changing climate affect your local environment in the future?
Cost: This is a free event – please register by clicking this link. If you have specific dietary requirements, please email dry@uwe.ac.uk.
Investigating Drought Simulation
Hello, my name is Leah Fitzpatrick and I am a student who has been working with Sarah Ayling and Nevil Quinn on the DRY project for four weeks, through Nuffield Research Placements. I have worked at the University of theRead more