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About the conference
Communicate is an annual, three-day conference for environmental communicators, taking place 25–27 November 2025. It features live events in Manchester, London and Bristol, alongside an online programme. The conference theme for 2025 is: Against The Odds.
Join us for a fast-paced showcase of inventive, collaborative practice that makes Ecological Citizenship tangible. Hosted by Sarah West, who leads multiple citizen science research projects at SEI York, together with Emily Boxall, Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ manager and associate lecturer at the Royal College of Art, the session draws on the Ecological Citizen(s) project.
What have you always wanted to try but never had the chance? This session will spotlight atypical, highly creative methods of collaborative communication, including demonstrations, mini-experiments and arts-based practices, to show how communities can co-create, test and adapt new formats for engagement. Expect practical ideas you can lift and use to turn interest into involvement and concern into collective action.
Sarah West presenting at the Ecological Citizens Festival, sharing insights on citizen science and community engagement.
Photo: James McCauley/ mccauleyphotos.
To join this session, book either a Day 1 in-person pass for Manchester on Tuesday 25 November, or an online pass giving you access to the hybrid programme from 25-27 November 2025.
Photo: sorn340/ Getty Images.
We design and support projects that are accessible, equitable and impactful. Our work spans air quality, water quality, biodiversity, and health and wellbeing, enabling diverse communities to engage meaningfully with research and policy.
Meet our members and discover more of our work.
Project / The Ecological Citizen(s) project cultivates trans-disciplinary collaboration and research to enable a digital sustainable society for positive climate action.
Event on 26 June in Madrid / Sarah Foster will explain how creative approaches can make climate change and sustainability education more accessible, emotional and actionable.
Feature / In Colombia's Tropical Andes, land once shaped by conflict is becoming a living laboratory for agroecological regeneration.
Perspective / A small group of Asian philanthropists is funding the risky climate solutions others will not, and SEI can learn from how they work.
