Roberts, L. and DRY consortium. ‘Using science and stories as stimulus in decision-making: scenario-ing through ‘bite size’ drought science and storyboarding water practices’. Oral presentation to Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University, February 2019.
Martin, C. and Sardo, M. “Is volunteering limiting the impact of citizen science? A study of the motivations of participants and what they gained from participating”. Oral presentation at Science in Public Conference 2018, Cardiff, December 2018.
Bryan, K., Ward, S., White, M., Taylor, T. and Roberts, L. ‘Exploring the sources and receptors of health impacts of drought in the UK: A narrative approach’. Oral presentation at 8th International Conference on Building Resilience, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2018.
Roberts, L. McEwen, L., DeSilvey, C. & Liguori, A. ‘Finding ‘ways-in’ to different publics through translation processes: fluid methodologies and creating place-based intersections between research evidence and experience’. Oral presentation at Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, New Orleans, April 2018. Session title: Public Engagement as Purpose. (View abstract and slides)
McEwen, L. J., Ragab R., Wilson, M., Blake, J.,McGuinness, M., and Thompson, J. and DRY consortium. ‘DRY (Drought risk and you): Methodological issues in bringing narrative and science together to support decision-making in local drought risk management in the UK’. Oral presentation at European Geophysical Union Conference, Vienna, April 2018.
McEwen, L. J. , Wilson, M., Roberts, E. and Ragab, R. ‘Storying drought with communities: who are the harbingers of drought and the watershed thinkers?’ Oral presentation at About Drought Showcase, Birmingham, March 2018.
McEwen, L. J. and the DRY Consortium. ‘Developing a narrative-science resource in a multi-stakeholder decision-making utility for drought risk management’. Oral presentation at About Drought Showcase, Birmingham, March 2018.
Weitkamp, E., Ramirez, P., McEwen, L. ‘Drought? What Drought? Drought and Water Scarcity in Britain’. Oral presentation at Science in Public, Cardiff, December, 2018.
Weitkamp, E., Ramirez, P., McEwen, L. ‘Challenges of communicating Drought and Water Scarcity in Britain’. Oral presentation at ECREA, Lugano, November 2018.
Liguori, A. Kraus, S., Wilson, M. & Bakewell, L. ‘From Personal to Collective: Singing Water Stories In the UK – Exploring Environmental Narratives Through Digital Storytelling and Songwriting in DRY Project’. Oral presentation at Narratives and Alternative Stories Conference, University of Chester, September 2017.
Weitkamp, E., Corner, A., McEwen, L. ‘Communicating drought risk in a wet climate: reflections on the UK DRY project.’ Oral presentation at COCE, Leicester, July 2017.
Weitkamp, E., Corner, A., Sardo, M., McEwen, L. ‘Communicating Drought Risk in a Wet Climate: Reflections on the DRY project’.Oral presentation at COCE, Leicester, July 2017.
McEwen, L. J. and the DRY project consortium. ‘DRY: Drought Risk and You Developing a narrative-science resource in a multi-stakeholder decision-making utility for drought risk management’. Oral presentation at 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference, Glasgow University, May 2017.
Roberts, L., McEwen, L., Garde-Hansen, J. & McEwen, L. ‘UK experiences and perceptions of water / scarcity: narratives of blame and empowerment’. Oral presentation at Association of American Geographers Annual Conference, San Francisco, April 2016. Session title: Public Engagement as Purpose. Session title: The Moralities of Drought.
Liguori, A., Corner, A., & Wilson, M. ‘My true UK drought risk story’: The role of storytelling to understand (mis)conceptions and beliefs that drive behaviors.’ Oral presentation at Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics, University of Brighton, April 2016.
Wilson, M., McEwen, L., Liguori, A., Roberts, L., & Blake, J. ‘Bridging science and community knowledges: exploring digital storytelling as ‘translational tool’ for stakeholder engagement in drought risk management’. Oral presentation at MeCCSA Conference, Canterbury Christ Church University, January 2016. (View abstract)
Weitkamp, E., Constant, N., Ayling, S., McEwen, L. ‘Citizen and community engagement within the Drought Risk and You project.’ Oral presentation at Science in Public, Canterbury, July 2016.
Weitkamp, E., Constant, N., Sardo, M., Ayling, S., McEwen, L. ‘Understanding Drought Risk Science: the role of citizen science in engaging volunteers and school children’. Oral presentation at Society for Risk Analysis Europe, Bath, June 2016.
McEwen, L. J. and the DRY project consortium. ‘Drought risk management: Developing a drought narrative resource in a multi-stakeholder decision-making utility’. Oral presentation at Society for Risk Analysis Europe conference, Bath, June 2016.
Corner, A., Shaw, C., McEwen, L. J. and Weitkamp, E. ‘Communicating drought risks & engaging the public’. Oral presentation at Society for Risk Analysis Europe conference, Bath, June 2016.
McEwen, L. J. and the DRY project consortium. ‘Drought risk management: Developing a drought narrative resource in a multi-stakeholder decision-making utility’. First Drought and Water Scarcity Programme conference, Oxford University, June 2016.
Liguori, A., & Roberts, L. ‘“Thinking in systems”: digital storytelling, knowledge hierarchies and environmental narratives.’ Oral presentation at 4th International Visual Methods Conference, Brighton, September 2015. (Download the abstract and the slides)
DRY Project Consortium. ‘DRY: Drought Risk and You – Developing a narrative-science resource in a multi-stakeholder decision-making utility for drought risk management’. Oral presentation at MaRIUS Symposium, Oxford, September 2015. (View slides)
Roberts, L., DeSilvey, C., McEwen, L. & Liguori, A. ‘Storytelling for drought resilience: local communities, memories and legacy’. Oral presentation at International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society, Exeter, September 2015. (Download the abstract and the slides)
Roberts, L., Constant, N., Sardo, M., Liguori, A. ‘Narrating Science in Public: The approach of an interdisciplinary project to create new reflective spaces’. Oral presentation at Science in Public Conference: Research, Practice & Impact, Bristol, 2015. (Download the abstract and the slides)
Liguori, A. & Roberts, L. ‘Digital storytelling and place-attachment: a ‘lens’ through which to analyse people’s values in the Drought Risk and You (DRY) Project’. Oral presentation at Digital Humanities: Transformative Landscapes, Derby, 2015. (Download the abstract and the slides)
White, M., Taylor, T., Staddon, P., Stanke, C., Bone, A. & McEwen, L. ‘Drought risk and health in the UK: Using an ecological stakeholder approach to investigate the challenges and solutions’. At Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, 2015. (View slides)
Ayling, S., Constant, N. & Thompson, J. ‘Visit to Simms Hill (Drought Risk and You Project)’. Oral presentation at Geography Conference UWE, Bristol, 2015. (View abstract)