As part of ‘The Reasons’ in the Bevills Leam Catchment, a project funded by AHRC Connected Communities, Loughborough University is organising an evening of convivial local storytelling, food and drink at the Ramsey Rural Museum on the 7th of June, 7pm-10pm. The title ofRead more
Month: May 2016
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: Media Representation, Gender and UK Heatwaves
Joanne Garde-Hansen, Reader in Culture, Media and Communication, University of Warwick We know that ‘heat waves are a silent killer, mostly affecting the elderly, the very young, or the chronically ill’ (Bhattacharya, 2003). These groups are unlikely to be representedRead more
Exploring the impacts of drought on UK crops at Harper Adams University Newport, Shropshire – 24th May 2016
The DRY project (Drought Risk and You) is exploring how science and narrative can interact in drought-risk decision-making. On the 24th May 2016, the DRY team has invited farmers and others with interests in drought impacts on crops (including theRead more