Overview
Organisation profile
Research Group Leads: Professor Gerd Masselink and Dr Tim Poate
The Coastal Processes Research Group (CPRG) is an internationally recognised group of researchers, specialising in field studies and numerical modelling of coastal processes. We aim to be a leading contributor to the international research community seeking to understand and predict the behaviour of coastal and estuarine systems in support of appropriate management of coastal resources and activities.
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Research Areas
- coastal processes
- sea-level rise
- extreme storms
- nearshore sediment transport
- beaches
- dunes
- physical oceanography
- coastal management
- coastal adaptation
- numerical modelling
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Dr Sarah Bass
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences - Lecturer in Marine Physical Science
- Coastal Processes Research Group
Person: Academic (Research)
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Liane Brodie
- School of Biological and Marine Sciences - Junior Research Consultant (Coastal Marine Applied Research)
- Coastal Processes Research Group
Person: Academic (Research), Doctoral Student (D00)
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Short courses ad fieldwork in the Maldives - GCRF continuation
Masselink, G. (PI - Principal Investigator), Scott, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Poate, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company
1/04/22 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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ARISE: Natural adaptation of coral reef islands to sea-level rise offering opportunities for ongoing human occupation (ARISE)
Masselink, G. (PI - Principal Investigator), Scott, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Conley, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Poate, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator), Stokes, C. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Brodie, L. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
25/09/23 → 30/12/28
Project: Research
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Building Community Resilience on a Dynamic Coast by Making Space for Sand
Masselink, G. (PI - Principal Investigator), Scott, T. (CoI - Co-Investigator) & Conley, D. (CoI - Co-Investigator)
Various UK Government Sponsors
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
Research output
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Groundwater spatial variability within an atoll island: Assessing shallow aquifer heterogeneity with geophysical and physicochemical measurements
Tobon-Velazquez, N. I., Masselink, G., O’Hare, T. J., Bates, R., Oberle, F. K. J., Storlazzi, C. D. & Conley, D. C., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Hydrology. 664, 134560.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Morphodynamics of a composite barrier system, Westward Ho!, North Devon, UK
Rimmer, C., Masselink, G., Wiggins, M. & Biermann, L., 1 Feb 2026, In: Marine Geology. 492, 107684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thresholds of Wave Forcing: Implications for Atoll Reef Dynamics Under Sea Level Rise
Lindhart, M., Masselink, G., Holsclaw, A. & Scott, T., 31 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 131, 2, e2025JC023063.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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New research suggests sand dunes in Cornwall could face an uncertain future
28/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
Media story
Datasets
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XBeach morphological modelling Maldives
Roelvink, F. E. (Creator), Masselink, G. (Supervisor), Stokes, C. (Supervisor) & McCall, R. T. (Supervisor), ZENODO, 16 Jan 2024
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ARISE: Natural adaptation of atoll islands to sea-level rise offering opportunities for ongoing human occupation
Lindhart, M. (Creator), Holsclaw, A. (Creator), Masselink, G. (Creator) & Scott, T. (Contributor), ZENODO, 7 Nov 2025
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Supplementary data for "Single extreme storm sequence can offset decades of predicted shoreline retreat by sea-level rise"
Harley, M. D. (Creator), Masselink, G. (Creator), Ruiz de Alegria-Arzaburu, A. (Creator), Valiente, N. G. (Creator) & Scott, T. (Creator), ZENODO, 2 Dec 2021
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