Environmental Psychology Research Group
@eprg-surrey.bsky.social
International leaders in research & teaching on people & their physical environment. World’s first Masters programme in environmental psychology at the University of Surrey
New funded PhD opportunity on the wellbeing impacts of wildlife gardening!!! www.derby.ac.uk/research/deg... It is with the University of Derby and the RHS! Deadline: October 28.
MPhil/PhD Studentship in Exploring the impact of wildlife gardening for wellbeing
The University of Derby has an opportunity for a full-time postgraduate research studentship.
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🎉Funded PhD on water risk perception and consumer behaviour🎉 (UK only) PhD will explore the drivers of and barriers to lead pipe replacement by consumers. @cast-centre.bsky.social Deadline: October 22nd More details and to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Understanding consumer attitudes to lead pipe replacement at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding consumer attitudes to lead pipe replacement at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Friendly reminder: if you'd like to apply for this position in our department, be sure to apply by 2 October!
Environmental Psychology Groningen@epgroningen.bsky.social · last mo.We're hiring a PhD candidate in Fair Climate Policy! Deadline to apply: 2 October werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/pro... (Please note: Carina Havenga de Poel & @gpalomovelez.bsky.social are the contact people, and job interviews will take place in late October) @rug-gmw.bsky.social @rug.nl
🐦🌿 Ever wondered how birdsong affects the way we feel? Join me at RHS Wisley on 22 October to listen to birdsong, learn about research & discover how to care for birds with @rspbengland.bsky.social FREE tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive... #ESRCFestival @esrciaasurrey.bsky.social
Register for your free ticket & entry to RHS Wisley Gardens – The Value of Birdsong: How Biodiversity Shapes Health, Wellbeing and Decisions about Nature – RHS Wisley
The Value of Birdsong: How Biodiversity Shapes Health, Wellbeing and Decisions about Nature – RHS Wisley, Thu 22 Oct 2026 -
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Want to join the BuildWell ECR Network? Do so here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/5JviRzM4pm
🎉 Free #envpsy conference in Norway 🎉 The Conference on Environmental Psychology 2026 occurs 18/19th November, in snowy Lillehammer, Norway Deadline for abstract submission: 27 Oct Conference is free of charge. More info: www.inn.no/english/even...
Next @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social journal club 22 September, 2:00pm - 3:30pm We will be discussing Clarke, D., Murphy, C. and Lorenzoni, I. (2018) 'Place attachment, disruption and transformative adaption' More details here: www.bps.org.uk/event/enviro...
Environmental Psychology Section Journal Club: Place attachment, disruption and transformative adaption | BPS
In this session we will be looking at open access paper: ‘Place attachment, disruption and transformative adaptation’ by Clarke, D., Murphy, C. and Lorenzoni, I. (2018).
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🎉Postdoc job opportunity🎉 Interdisciplinary researcher sought for project “Gardening Resilience: Biodiversity interventions for human–nature synergies”. You will lead the component of the project linking the ecological and psychological components Deadline 16 Oct #envpsy
Technische Universität München@tum.de · last mo.Congrats to ten TUM researchers who received @erc.europa.eu #StartingGrants, including Monika Egerer, whose project explores links between #urbannature, #biodiversity and human well-being. 👏 The grants provide up to €1.5 million each: go.tum.de/562470 📷️A.Eckert
🎉#EnvironmentalPsychology PhD 🎉 @tumunich.bsky.social is looking for an environmental psychologist to do a PhD on whether biodiversity-based interventions can improve ecological resilience, wellbeing and pro-env behaviour. Details below. Deadline 16/10 You will be working with Dr Monika Egerer & me
Technische Universität München@tum.de · last mo.Congrats to ten TUM researchers who received @erc.europa.eu #StartingGrants, including Monika Egerer, whose project explores links between #urbannature, #biodiversity and human well-being. 👏 The grants provide up to €1.5 million each: go.tum.de/562470 📷️A.Eckert
Struggle to switch off after work? @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social are recruiting participants for a study examining whether brief interventions can help people mentally disconnect from work See poster for further details 📧 Interested? Contact: d.macfarlane@surrey.ac.uk
New research from @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @melissamarselle.bsky.social 👏
Dr Melissa Marselle@melissamarselle.bsky.social · last mo.🎉New research published in Wellbeing, Space and Society: community researchers can strengthen health intervention evaluation by improving cultural responsiveness, trust, engagement & data quality. We propose a five-phase model for embedding their expertise in practice 📝 doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
Birdsong helps us feel calmer and more restored, but traffic noise may be drowning out those benefits. 🐦 Our latest research found that even low levels of traffic noise can undermine the wellbeing gains people get from listening to nature's sounds. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mood-boosting benefits of birdsong drowned out by traffic noise, study finds
Even low levels of traffic noise can negate the benefits of listening to natural sounds, researchers say
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We are hiring! We are looking for a Knowledge Exchange Fellow to work on @accessnetwork.bsky.social Full time. Four months fixed term contract. Closing date 28 Aug Details: jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Knowledge Exchange Fellow
The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ours...
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Struggle to switch off after work? @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social are recruiting participants for a study examining whether brief interventions can help people mentally disconnect from work See poster for further details 📧 Interested? Contact: d.macfarlane@surrey.ac.uk
Gorgeous @ukri.org BBC Ideas animation about the benefits of birdsong from our very own @melissamarselle.bsky.social and Eleanor Ratcliffe Part of their #EconomicsofBiodiversity project led by @simon-butler.bsky.social #Birdsong #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalPsychology #NatureAndWellbeing
UK Research and Innovation@ukri.org · 3mo agoTake a moment to pause and listen. Research shows birdsong can boost your mood, help you cope with stress and improve your focus. In our latest film with BBC Ideas, discover why nature's soundtrack is so good for our wellbeing. Watch here: www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cx25g...
📢New publication from @eprg-surrey.bsky.social researchers! 📢 Using simulated soundscapes in discrete choice experiments, study shows that hearing birdsong affects people's willingness to pay for habitat enhancement and conservation 🐦🎶 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Willingness to pay for birdsong
We present the first estimate of the causal effect of auditory sensation on willingness to pay and the first estimate of the marginal value of bird so…
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Delighted to see the work of @eprg-surrey.bsky.social members Eleanor Ratcliffe & @melissamarselle.bsky.social featured in @nationalwildlife.bsky.social article,"Why Is Nature So Good for Us?" 🌿🐦 www.nwf.org/Magazines/Na...
Why Is Nature Good for Us?
We know that nature benefits us. Scientists are trying to understand how.
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Proud of Margot Dehove, our visiting PhD student from the @univie.ac.at, for competing in the final of @uniofsurrey.bsky.social's Three-Minute Thesis competition Margot presented her work on the impact of arts in the urban spaces on wellbeing in under 3 minutes to a non-specialist audience! #3MT
📢 Presenting a poster at @iaps2026.bsky.social? The @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social is sponsoring 3 Best Poster Awards! 🏆 1 Best Poster: £50 🥈 2 Runner-up awards: £25 Good luck to everyone — we look forward to meeting you at IAPS 2026!
We are hiring! Post-doc job opportunity! Two-year 0.8 FTE postdoctoral researcher role regarding active travel, working with Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe Closing Date: 23.59 BST on Monday 13 July 2026 Interview Date: Monday 27 July 2026 Further details: jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Post-doc job opportunity! Two-year 0.8 FTE postdoctoral researcher role regarding active travel @eprg-surrey.bsky.social with Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe Closing Date: 23.59 BST on Monday 13 July 2026 Interview Date: Monday 27 July 2026 Further details: jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Research Fellow (i-MOBYL)
The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ours...
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Sunny days here at University of Surrey 🌿🌞🦌 We’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of our #IAPS2026 attendees in just a few weeks! Which part of the programme are you most looking forward to? virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75795/... @iaps-association.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social
We’re pleased to share the programme for #IAPS2026! 400+ presentations, including keynotes, symposia, individual talks, flash sessions, posters, and more: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/e/iaps2026/p... We can’t wait to see you here! @iaps-association.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social
🌍 #EarthDay At the Environmental Psychology Research Group @surreypsychology.bsky.social, we study how people interact with their environments—from nature & wellbeing to sustainable behaviour and healthy places. Our research supports solutions for people & planet: www.surrey.ac.uk/environmenta...
Our research: Environmental Psychology | University of Surrey
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New article from our very own @melissamarselle.bsky.social Study highlights familiarity appraisals and biodiversity perceptions as drivers of how listening to biodiverse soundscapes influences mental wellbeing #DrForest #envpsy #biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
When nature sounds like home: Mental wellbeing effects of acoustic diversity differ for local and non-local forest soundscapes
Biodiversity can foster mental well-being. Little is known, however, about mental well-being effects of acoustic diversity, and relationships between …
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⏰ There's just one week to go until the deadline for presenters to register for IAPS 2026! ✨ Presenters of accepted submissions must register and pay by 31 March 2026 to be included in the programme; the registration link is provided in the decision email.
Excited to share a new article from @eprg-surrey.bsky.social🎉 “Physical environments of favourite urban places enable place attachment through afforded meaningful experiences.” Authored by Tamala Anderson, Eleanor Ratcliffe, Birgitta Gatersleben & Clara Weber www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Physical environments of favourite urban places enable place attachment through afforded meaningful experiences
Evidence shows that well-designed places can positively influence health and well-being, providing an opportunity to mitigate negative consequences th…
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The BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social has a Journal Club! Our first meeting is 24 March 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm, lead by @suewilbraham.bsky.social FREE registration. Details: www.bps.org.uk/event/enviro...
Environmental Psychology Section Journal Club | BPS
Dwelling in the city: A qualitative exploration of the human-nature relationship in three types of urban greenspace.
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✨ Check your email! Decisions on abstract submissions for #IAPS2026 have now been sent out. ✨ Due to capacity limits, we had to make some very difficult choices due to the large number of high‑quality submissions we received. Thank you to everyone who submitted!