On 16 June 2026, Centre Deputy Director Dr Peter Sheehan organised an interdisciplinary research day at UEA which discussed managing the Gloucester wreck site, oceans and climate science research projects, and climate and weather in 1682. Thirty colleagues attended from UEA, Cefas, Norwich Research Park, and across the UK. Location of banks and shoals in the southern North Sea. Wikimedia Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

The University of East Anglia has secured £249,776 in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create digitally augmented heritage walks in Great Yarmouth. The project will bring to life the 1682 loss of the Gloucester warship off the town’s coast, which carried the future King James II and his royal court. The programme will develop a series of guided and self-guided walks, alongside the town’s first augmented reality (AR) heritage trails, allowing participants to

With Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding, Jowitt and Redding are leading a project to showcase the 'wooden world' of an early modern ship through a short animated film. The film will document a rat's perspective of life on the Gloucester in the last hour before the ship sank. The script is written by UEA Literature, Drama and Creative Writing MA Scriptwriting students and the animation is voiced by UEA Drama students. Telling the story from a rat's viewpoint e

Shipwrecks have long fascinated historians, archaeologists, scientists, heritage professionals, and the wider public. These underwater time capsules hold stories of maritime history, trade routes, the social and cultural lives of those on board, and of human endeavors. The University of East Anglia's Centre for Shipwrecks and Maritime Heritage is pleased to launch its website, which will continue to develop and expand in line with our research and activities.