Lovely to see these new information boards @uniofsurrey.bsky.social explaining the value of their landscape maintenance and the biodiversity benefits it brings for wildlife across the campus

Amazing little video voiced by @melissamarselle.bsky.social about the benefits of birdsong, produced by @ukri.org for BBC Ideas! www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cx25g...

Why listening to birdsong is good for you

Actively listening to birdsong it is good for both your health, wellbeing and focus.

bbc.co.uk

Important equity discussion of open water spaces during heat waves and the sometimes fatal consequences for teenagers/ young people, particuarly boys. theconversation.com/child-drowni...

Child drownings spike during heatwaves – and it’s a serious climate justice issue

As the UK gets hotter, children will seek water to cool down. The real question is why so many have so few places to go.

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It's been sad to see trees being removed from @uniofsurrey.bsky.social car park. On sweltering hot days the popularity of the shade they offer is clearly visible. The floor was a little uneven but cars could cope & trees provide so many more benefits. The traffic cones on stumps are a sorry site

And so @iaps2026.bsky.social begins!! Early Career Researcher Workshop kicking things off.. you'll do great! Look forward to everyone joining @iaps-association.bsky.social ceremony later. Hosted by @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social Thanks to all Mentors for their help today #iaps2026

Loving recent articles from @psychmag.bsky.social on sound. One highlights imp. of acoustic environments on early years settings & speech language development www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... T'other on preferred sounds www.bps.org.uk/research-dig... Ironically both include other senses in the title!

Super interesting new @science.org study finds humans and other animals share acoustic preferences for sounds. Thanks for the write up, @psychmag.bsky.social! www.bps.org.uk/research-dig... @simon-butler.bsky.social @drsarahpayne.bsky.social

🎓 Last Friday, we celebrated our Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony 🎊 A proud moment bringing together students, supervisors & staff to mark their achievements. 👏 Thank you to colleagues for their support, and congrats to our graduates — all the best ahead! 💐

Are you a PhD or MSc student interested in people's transactions with environments? Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors? The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you! Deadline 9th January. Be where many experts in the field once started out. stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...

IAPS Conference 2026

29 June - Friday 3 July 2026, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. The theme of IAPS 2026 is Sustainability as Wellbeing: Towards healthy, green, and equitable communities.

stories.surrey.ac.uk

November edition of @psychmag.bsky.social highlights the value of all psychology disciplines for fighting the climate and biodiversity crisis. Proudly, @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social members @drsarahpayne.bsky.social & Prof David Canter both contribute to this special issue!

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our November edition for you to explore… www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

.@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social member @drsarahpayne.bsky.social doing a wonderful job representing the field of #envpsy in the BPS member magazine @psychmag.bsky.social 🥳🙌🎉 Read it online here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Dr Sarah Payne@drsarahpayne.bsky.social · 10mo ago

After 25+ years of being a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member it's truly amazing to open the @psychmag.bsky.social & see an interview on me, @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social & the research I've conducted. Article online, but lovely to also come home to a printed copy. Thanks BPS

After 25+ years of being a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member it's truly amazing to open the @psychmag.bsky.social & see an interview on me, @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social & the research I've conducted. Article online, but lovely to also come home to a printed copy. Thanks BPS

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · 10mo ago

'It is the environment which offers me psychological restoration…' @drsarahpayne.bsky.social works as an environmental psychologist, covering areas from soundscapes and urban parks to community electricity supply and hospital environments. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

We often forget how far we have come: ➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources. ➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation. Source: @ember-energy.org

When is a Psychologist not a Psychologist? Emeritus Professor David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

When is a Psychologist not a Psychologist? | BPS

Emeritus Professor, David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'.

bps.org.uk

Was honoured to talk to @psychmag.bsky.social about my career journey becoming & being an academic environmental psychologist, the projects I've worked on with it (inc @destressrestore.bsky.social), and the joy of now being back @eprg-surrey.bsky.social & importance of @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · 10mo ago

'It is the environment which offers me psychological restoration…' @drsarahpayne.bsky.social works as an environmental psychologist, covering areas from soundscapes and urban parks to community electricity supply and hospital environments. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Out now: a new meta-analysis by former and current EP Groningen researchers finds that feeling like our own actions will make a difference appears to be the biggest deciding factor when it comes to more sustainable energy use and energy conservation at home: www.cell.com/cell-reports... 🧵

A meta-analytic review of why people save energy at home

Identifying which factors are most predictive of home energy consumption and saving behaviors is urgently needed. This article reports the largest and most comprehensive meta-analysis of this interdis...

cell.com

Lecture 1, week 1, completed. Nice to be back at a sunny @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with lovely, supportive, and engaging @surreypsychology.bsky.social students, even when teaching them statistics!

Had a lovely day meeting new people and past colleagues at UKAN+ network celebration event where I spoke about soundscapes and current research challenges and opportunities

"Everyone living with a mental health condition deserves support." Our president, Dr Roman Raczka responds to the Government's welfare reform changes & to Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating that mental health conditions are "overdiagnosed". #PsychologyMatters: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...

The Public Attitudes to Science survey is BACK. We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year: www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...

UKRI, Ipsos, and the BSA announce launch of 2025 public attitudes to science survey

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Ipsos, and the British Science Association (BSA) are delighted to announce the launch of a new wave of a long-running national survey of public attitudes to science....

britishscienceassociation.org

We’ve got a really cool new job going in nature recovery to help support a new masters in that area (and environment more broadly). Details below. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...

Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) at The University of Manchester

Recruiting now: Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

jobs.ac.uk

Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Autism – 11 ways we can cultivate positive change www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

A lovely reminder of the article @melissamarselle.bsky.social and I did 2 years ago for The Psychologist on the @surreypsychology.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social 50 year celebration of our MSC Environmental Psychology programme.

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · last yr.

New follower welcome ... @drsarahpayne.bsky.social, who we heard from here about the world's first environmental psychology MSc www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

New paper - Greater understory vegetation in urban parks can promote both #bird sounds 🌿 🐦 and reduce #traffic noise 🚗 Led by @konraduebel.bsky.social with @alettabonn.bsky.social, @melissamarselle.bsky.social, Jonathan Rhodes & @angelasocsci.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Understory vegetation can promote bird sounds and reduce traffic noise in urban park soundscapes - Urban Ecosystems

Natural soundscapes commonly experienced in parks are increasingly valued as an important cultural ecosystem service with the potential to promote greater mental well-being for people. Yet the quality...

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Great to see the newly formed BPS Environmental Psychology Section (@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social) join Bluesky! 🎉🌍 You can connect with them, along with many other environmental psychologists and organisations, on the #EnvironmentalPsychology Starter Pack—explore it here 👇 go.bsky.app/2yJ9TJg

Hi. We are the social media presence for the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Environmental Psychology Section. #envpsy #envpsych #EnvironmentalPsychology www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...

Yesterday @surreypsychology.bsky.social 3rd year placement students gave presentations on how they've applied psychology knowledge & what they've learnt so far in their placements. A massive thanks out to one of those students for handing in my misplaced phone so I didn't lose all my personal photos

Interested in doing a #PhD on #plastics? Great opportunity to look at public understanding and consumption of #biobased and #biodegradable #plastics #singleuseplastics @cast-centre.bsky.social Application deadline 03 March 2025 More info here 👇👇👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Public understanding and consumption of bio-based and biodegradable plastics at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Public understanding and consumption of bio-based and biodegradable plastics at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Fully funded #PhD opportunity at the School of Psychology, Cardiff on #ClimateDistress. Application deadline 03 March 2025. Interested? Get in touch with @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social or me #ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety #EcoAnxiety @cast-centre.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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