Our first ‘Storylines’ workshop took place in Kirkwall at the King Street Halls on August 30th. In an open public call, we invited people to come and share their stories of oil and gas in Orkney, of when it arrived, the changes and the challenges, how it has impacted Orkney and the people connected with … Read more
On 11-12 September 2025, members of the TRANSECTS project team joined coastal researchers, practitioners, and community representatives at the Coast-R Network Annual Forum 2025, held at the University of Glasgow’s Advanced Research Centre. The event, themed “Co-creating Resilient Coasts”, provided a dynamic and collaborative space to explore how we work across interfaces—between land and sea, … Read more
The Energy in Motion Conference took place at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) and the V & A museum Dundee from 8-10th June 2025. Supported by the Centre for Energy Ethics, based at the University of St Andrews, the event featured a range of spoken paper presentations, workshops, films, exhibits, and performances responding to the following … Read more
We’re thrilled to welcome a new cohort of brilliant post-doctoral researchers to our team here at the TRANSECTS project! As we continue to grow and explore new frontiers in energy transitions, these talented individuals bring fresh perspectives, expertise, and energy to our community. Meet the New Faces We’re thrilled to welcome a new cohort of … Read more
The first public workshop for the TRANSECTS project was held in Stromness on 26th Feb 2025. Sixteen Orkney-based arts and heritage practitioners along with seven members of the project team were invited to explore creative practice and energy transitions and what this means for Orkney past and present. A team from the University of the … Read more
Coastal Futures 2025 was held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on 29-30 January 2025. The event was attended by 550 people in person, in addition to online attendees, representing UK and international policy, practitioners, industry and research/academia. From TRANSECTS Professor Tavis Potts and Dr Daryl Burdon attended the event. The theme of the … Read more
Dr Daryl Burdon, Prof David Atkinson & Prof Jim Gilbert The Coast-R network is a £2m investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Defra that sits alongside the £14.8m Resilient Coastal Communities and Seas (ReCCS) programme that funds TRANSECTS and three related projects. On 5-6th November the Coast-R team and the four ReCCS projects … Read more
The TRANSECTS project team met with stakeholder partners and the project advisory group at the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen (and online) on 27-28 August 2024 to formally kick-off the project. Two days of discussions focused on interdisciplinary collaboration and further refining the scope of research activities and methodologies to examine the effects … Read more
The use of whale oil for lighting in the 1800s and the production of oil and gas from the North Sea in the 1970s are to help inform scientists at Heriot-Watt University about the impact on coastal communities of past and present energy transitions. The research is one of four projects to share £14.8 million … Read more