Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience - CAWR
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The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) is driving innovative research on the understanding and development of resilient food and water systems internationally.
New article just published in NORMA by Joint CAWR & Centre for Global Learning PGR Pierre Smith Khanna exploring different masculinities amongst male urban gardeners in Cali: https://bit.ly/3JRcw4L
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New article just published in NORMA by Joint CAWR & Centre for Global Learning PGR Pierre Smith Khanna exploring different masculinities amongst male urban gardeners in Cali: https://bit.ly/3JRcw4L
In Sep, CAWR's Priscilla Claeys brought together 6 distinguished panellists to launch a new Policy Brief & Research Report titled “Why We Need Pro-Pastoralist Policies”. It highlights the importance of pastoralism & the need to implement pro-pastoralist policies: https://bit.ly/4p5HXaC
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In Sep, CAWR's Priscilla Claeys brought together 6 distinguished panellists to launch a new Policy Brief & Research Report titled “Why We Need Pro-Pastoralist Policies”. It highlights the importance of pastoralism & the need to implement pro-pastoralist policies: https://bit.ly/4p5HXaC
The Gaia Foundation held their first in-person Seed Gathering in Wales in Oct. It convened seed savers, researchers & seed sovereignty campaigners for 2 days of workshops, demonstrations, presentations, art & celebration. Chris Maughan co-facilitated a session with the South West Grain Network.
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Gaia Foundation held their first in-person Seed Gathering in Wales in Oct. It convened seed savers, researchers & seed sovereignty campaigners for 2 days of workshops, demonstrations, presentations, art & celebration. Chris Maughan co-facilitated a session with the South West Grain Network.
Reminder Hybrid seminar: Nature4Water on the Warwickshire Avon with Ian Jelley
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reminder Hybrid seminar: Nature4Water on the Warwickshire Avon with Ian Jelley
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
Reminder Hybrid seminar: Nature4Water on the Warwickshire Avon with Ian Jelley
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reminder Hybrid seminar: Nature4Water on the Warwickshire Avon with Ian Jelley
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
Ffion Thomas recently passed the viva for her PhD on approaches to managing ash dieback disease using sustainable soil amendments. Her examiners were Jane Fisher (Centre for Alternative Technology & University of Liverpool) and Barbara Smith (CAWR).
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ffion Thomas recently passed the viva for her PhD on approaches to managing ash dieback disease using sustainable soil amendments. Her examiners were Jane Fisher (Centre for Alternative Technology & University of Liverpool) and Barbara Smith (CAWR).
At the IPPS Europe Conference 2025: Innovation Meets Efficiency, CAWR PhD researcher Victoria Adams shared her work on peat-free propagation media for ornamental plant production. Hosted in Peterborough 8-10th October it featured talks from a wide scope of the horticultural community.
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
At the IPPS Europe Conference 2025: Innovation Meets Efficiency, CAWR PhD researcher Victoria Adams shared her work on peat-free propagation media for ornamental plant production. Hosted in Peterborough 8-10th October it featured talks from a wide scope of the horticultural community.
CAWR’s Ulrich Schmutz & Judith Conroy represented the Coventry Agroecological Living Lab (CALL) at the 2nd meeting of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs & Research Infrastructures & attended the International Forum on Agroecosystem Living Labs in Bordeaux, France.
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
CAWR’s Ulrich Schmutz & Judith Conroy represented the Coventry Agroecological Living Lab (CALL) at the 2nd meeting of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs & Research Infrastructures & attended the International Forum on Agroecosystem Living Labs in Bordeaux, France.
Publication Spotlight
This pilot study evaluated the suitability of a citizen science approach to analyse the impacts of invasive alien plants on native vegetation and makes recommendations for the wider application of the method: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70121
This pilot study evaluated the suitability of a citizen science approach to analyse the impacts of invasive alien plants on native vegetation and makes recommendations for the wider application of the method: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70121
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Publication Spotlight
This pilot study evaluated the suitability of a citizen science approach to analyse the impacts of invasive alien plants on native vegetation and makes recommendations for the wider application of the method: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70121
This pilot study evaluated the suitability of a citizen science approach to analyse the impacts of invasive alien plants on native vegetation and makes recommendations for the wider application of the method: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70121
Dr Donna Oldbury-Thomas is delighted to announce that the Pony Power Project has been named Coventry University’s Most Impactful Project of 2025! This recognition celebrates our innovative work using Welsh Mountain Ponies to tackle wildfires, improve land management & support community wellbeing.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dr Donna Oldbury-Thomas is delighted to announce that the Pony Power Project has been named Coventry University’s Most Impactful Project of 2025! This recognition celebrates our innovative work using Welsh Mountain Ponies to tackle wildfires, improve land management & support community wellbeing.
CAWR researchers Margi Lennartsson, Geraldine Brown & Judith Conroy are working with Garden Organic and their Heritage Seed Library on a new project, to raise awareness of heritage crop varieties and their significance for biodiversity and resilience: https://bit.ly/49daaHZ
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
CAWR researchers Margi Lennartsson, Geraldine Brown & Judith Conroy are working with Garden Organic and their Heritage Seed Library on a new project, to raise awareness of heritage crop varieties and their significance for biodiversity and resilience: https://bit.ly/49daaHZ
A month to go for the Hybrid seminar:Agroecological Innovations in Alternative Grain Systems with Chris Maughan and Leo Faedo
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A month to go for the Hybrid seminar:Agroecological Innovations in Alternative Grain Systems with Chris Maughan and Leo Faedo
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
Hybrid seminar:Agroecological Innovations in Alternative Grain Systems with Chris Maughan and Leo Faedo
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hybrid seminar:Agroecological Innovations in Alternative Grain Systems with Chris Maughan and Leo Faedo
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
📆 Thursday 11th December 2025
🕓 11:00 - 12:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/4opEEuX
As the SCALE-it project sets to work to reduce contentious inputs in organic agriculture, it will have its own dedicated newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/47dWJWB
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
As the SCALE-it project sets to work to reduce contentious inputs in organic agriculture, it will have its own dedicated newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/47dWJWB
On 18 September, the EU-funded PLANET4B project, in collaboration with Dadima’s CIC, hosted a conference that brought together 30 representatives from environmental organisations & community-led initiatives to promote transformative change.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On 18 September, the EU-funded PLANET4B project, in collaboration with Dadima’s CIC, hosted a conference that brought together 30 representatives from environmental organisations & community-led initiatives to promote transformative change.
Hybrid seminar: Nature4Water on the Warwickshire Avon with Ian Jelley
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Hybrid seminar: Nature4Water on the Warwickshire Avon with Ian Jelley
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
📆 Thursday 27th November 2025
🕓 14:00 - 15.30:00 pm UK Time zone (GMT)
Click here to register: http://bit.ly/48USBfI
CAWR PhD Victoria Adams presented preliminary work “Characterisation of peat-free propagation media for physical, chemical & biological properties”, at the II International Symposium on Growing Media, Compost Utilisation & Substrate Analysis for Soilless Cultivation in Germany.
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
CAWR PhD Victoria Adams presented preliminary work “Characterisation of peat-free propagation media for physical, chemical & biological properties”, at the II International Symposium on Growing Media, Compost Utilisation & Substrate Analysis for Soilless Cultivation in Germany.
In September CAWR colleagues began work on the Horizon Europe project WINN-ORGANIC (Widening INNovations for ORGANIC food). Partners aim to improve procurement of organic food through the creation of Organic Food Innovation Hubs, working towards the vision of ‘organic for all’.
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In September CAWR colleagues began work on the Horizon Europe project WINN-ORGANIC (Widening INNovations for ORGANIC food). Partners aim to improve procurement of organic food through the creation of Organic Food Innovation Hubs, working towards the vision of ‘organic for all’.
Prismita Nursetyowati (Mita), a 2nd year PhD student in the cotutelle programme between Coventry Uni & Institut Teknologi Bandung, was selected to attend the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Emerging Pollutants in Brazil, in September. Mita also presented her poster.
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Prismita Nursetyowati (Mita), a 2nd year PhD student in the cotutelle programme between Coventry Uni & Institut Teknologi Bandung, was selected to attend the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Emerging Pollutants in Brazil, in September. Mita also presented her poster.
Ulrich Schmutz, Liz Trenchard, Sam Green, Judith Conroy & Rosemary Venn attended the Agroforestry Show, organised by the Soil Association & Woodland Trust at Woodoaks Farm. Liz & Sam participated in a session on scaling agroforestry through community tree nurseries.
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ulrich Schmutz, Liz Trenchard, Sam Green, Judith Conroy & Rosemary Venn attended the Agroforestry Show, organised by the Soil Association & Woodland Trust at Woodoaks Farm. Liz & Sam participated in a session on scaling agroforestry through community tree nurseries.
Watersens is an EU-funded project: “The development of innovative decentralized technologies & new co-created governance models for WATER SENSitive communities”. CAWR’s team include Professors Sue Charlesworth & Marco Van De Wiel, and Drs Anna Bogush & Bastien Dieppois.
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Watersens is an EU-funded project: “The development of innovative decentralized technologies & new co-created governance models for WATER SENSitive communities”. CAWR’s team include Professors Sue Charlesworth & Marco Van De Wiel, and Drs Anna Bogush & Bastien Dieppois.
As part of the research programme on Subtle Agroecologies, Julia Wright joined about 40 other international participants at the Pari Centre, Tuscany, Italy, for a collaborative enquiry into an expanded science that includes the inner world of subjective experience.
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
As part of the research programme on Subtle Agroecologies, Julia Wright joined about 40 other international participants at the Pari Centre, Tuscany, Italy, for a collaborative enquiry into an expanded science that includes the inner world of subjective experience.
Project PLANET4B has researched plural values, intersectionality, attitudes & behavioural & institutional change for addressing biodiversity loss, across a range of settings in a transdisciplinary consortium of 16 partners. The closing event in Brussels featured presentations from the CAWR team.
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Project PLANET4B has researched plural values, intersectionality, attitudes & behavioural & institutional change for addressing biodiversity loss, across a range of settings in a transdisciplinary consortium of 16 partners. The closing event in Brussels featured presentations from the CAWR team.
In August at The Organic Growers Gathering, CAWR PhD Charlotte Southall spoke about Homeopathy for Growers with Lawrence Woodward OBE of Whole Health Agriculture. She's now looking to co-design on-farm homeopathy trials with UK growers to improve yields and tackle pest & disease problems.
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In August at The Organic Growers Gathering, CAWR PhD Charlotte Southall spoke about Homeopathy for Growers with Lawrence Woodward OBE of Whole Health Agriculture. She's now looking to co-design on-farm homeopathy trials with UK growers to improve yields and tackle pest & disease problems.
On Wednesday the 10th of September CAWR held a Macmillan Coffee Morning in the kitchen. Staff and students enjoyed a selection of homemade and shop bought treats and raised £124 for a great cause.
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On Wednesday the 10th of September CAWR held a Macmillan Coffee Morning in the kitchen. Staff and students enjoyed a selection of homemade and shop bought treats and raised £124 for a great cause.