Chi-Lab
- 104 The Hornet
- 7 November 2026, between 1pm to 7pm
Discover how we can use research and local knowledge to learn and bring about practical change. For the third Chichester Festival of Research, organised by Chi-Lab, we have invited changemakers and students from different fields and disciplines, all relevant to Chichester, to look at where their work overlaps and how ideas can move into implementation. Topics range from innovative housing and farming to water pollution, sewage and heritage, and will be presented and discussed by people working in these fields. We look forward to hearing your voice in the discussions.
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions.
Chichester Coastal Laboratory
Chi-Lab brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and communities around real projects to develop sustainable solutions and build lasting advisory capacity for change. We work at the intersection of environmental, social, and technological challenges — challenges that require integrated, multidisciplinary approaches grounded in local realities.
Our subject is Chichester: a coastal cathedral city of exceptional ecological and historical significance, flanked by an internationally protected harbour and the South Downs national Park, and under mounting pressure from climate changes, intensive land use, and societal imbalance.
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