Creating Clarity from Complexity Workshop

Visualising and communicating climate and environmental assessments for policy and practice

This two-day interdisciplinary workshop, organised by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, and the Schools of Psychology and Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, will share up-to-date understandings, challenges and opportunities for communicating climate and environmental assessments with diverse audiences.

Dates: 9-10 July 2026
Venue: The Foundry in London, UK
Expressions of interest to present are currently open
Workshop registration will open in May
Contacts: For further details, email Jordan Harold

Bringing together expertise and evidence, the workshop will provide a forum for demonstrating innovative practice, sharing ideas, and building new collaborations. We welcome insights from social science, environmental science, communication studies, design and visualisation, and practitioner and policy‑making communities.

Key speakers
Thematic scope
How to participate
Details: Registration and cost
Programme outline
Workshop sustainability
Organising committee

Key speakers

Arlene Birt, IPCC Working Group I Technical Support Unit	Joseph Daron, Met Office and University of Bristol	Ishfaq Hussain Malik, University of Leeds
Roz Pidock, Carbon Brief	Tom Prater, Carbon Brief

Thematic scope of the workshop:

Forms of communication and engagement – e.g. data visuals, imagery, narratives, language, digital and interactive tools
Types of knowledge – e.g. scientific, experiential, indigenous, local, professional, institutional
Environmental crises – e.g. climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and waste
Scales – Intergovernmental assessments (e.g. IPCC, IPBES, GEO), National assessments

How to participate

Expressions of interest to present are currently open.

We invite expressions of interest to present at the workshop via the form below. We welcome insights from both researchers and practitioners, and from across domains and communities relevant to the aims of the workshop – see above.

Expressions of interest will be reviewed on a rolling basis and a decision typically notified within five to ten working days of receipt of submission.

The call for expressions of interest will close once the workshop programme has reached capacity. We therefore encourage early submissions.

The expression of interest form simply requires:

Working title
Name and organisation / affiliation
Link to your profile – e.g. organisation profile page, LinkedIn, or similar
Names of any co-authors/contributors
Summary of proposed contribution (up to 150 words)
Three keywords
Contact email and phone number

→ Access the expression of interest form

Accepted contributions will be assigned to thematic sessions and allocated to a short or longer talk – decisions will be made to balance workshop content and diversity of voices and perspectives.

We anticipate short talks of 10 mins including questions, and longer talks of 15 or 20 minutes including questions (timings subject to change based on submissions received).

Details: Registration and cost

Workshop registration will open in May – check back here for updates. Priority for attendance will be given to participants with accepted talks.

Attendance rates

Two-day workshop: £80
Workshop evening dinner (optional): £40

Venue

The workshop is being held at The Foundry, a RIBA award-winning, BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rated centre in London.

The Foundry
Social Justice and Human Rights Centre Limited
17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR

The venue is well linked by public transport, and is fully wheelchair accessible.

It is a short walk away from Oval underground station and can also be accessed via Vauxhall stations – see details and map.

Accommodation

Suggested accommodation options will be added here in May – check back for updates.

Programme outline

Thursday 9 July

9.00-10.00: Arrival, registration, tea and coffee
10.00-17.00: Workshop sessions, tea breaks and lunch
18.30: Workshop dinner (timing tbc)

Friday 10 July

9.00-9.30: Arrival, tea and coffee
9.30-14.30: Workshop sessions, tea break and lunch

A detailed programme will be provided ahead of the workshop.

Workshop sustainability

The organisation of the workshop is guided by the principles in the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice.

We encourage participants to travel to the workshop using low-carbon forms of transport where possible (e.g. trains, public transport)
Workshop catering will predominately be plant-based
The workshop venue holds a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating because of the environmental credentials of its design