Chichester Research Festival 2025

Step into a world of ideas shaping Chichester’s future!

• Learn how the Native Oyster Project in Emsworth Harbour is bringing back a local delicacy—while naturally cleaning the water.
• Discover where and how new homes can be built better in our area, balancing community needs with sustainability.
• Get inspired by the latest solar farm technology powering a greener tomorrow.
• Play interactive games created by students of the Architectural Association and see their bold, innovative visions for a sustainable future.
• Learn about how to build a wooden catamaran, speak to flood engineers, learn about the research conducted in the area by academics from leading universities and much more. 

Be part of the conversation shaping Chichester’s future!

From 5 pm there will be lectures  from Angie Richard (Davis) from the Floating Lab about her community work and building a wooden Catamaran; Ed Barsley about flooding, architecture and rain gardens and Lotti Johns about the Oysters in the Harbour project and a surprise speaker.