From the archive: in this guest feature Prof Karen Bickerstaff, Lead on the @accessnetwork.bsky.social report Making a Net Zero Society – Follow the Social Science, highlights how social science insights are essential to securing rapid societal change for a net zero UK. acss.org.uk/a-new-look-a...

Research Associate/Fellow Position on the JUST-Systems Project Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities (SISC) welcomes applications to join the UKRI funded Integrated Systems Approaches for Accelerating a Just Transition (JUST-Systems) project. Closing date: 31 August

"It appears to be mostly women on the frontlines of climate and pollution battles – is it because we and the people we care for are more vulnerable to its impacts?... Or is it simply another element of the unpaid and under-valued labour that women have to do?" Blog by @mandibissett.bsky.social

"Fairness is not just a nice-to-have in climate policy and engagement – it’s a public priority", writes CAST Deputy Director @christinademski.bsky.social in our latest blog post, sharing five insights on fairness for climate policymakers and practitioners. 📣 Read more: cast.ac.uk/blog/listeni...

New CAST Briefing: "When do policymakers accept and reject policy recommendations? Lessons from the UK #ClimateChangeCommittee" 📣 Read the briefing: cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Key messages thread 🧵

As climate solutions reporter I find many 'solutions' don't scale- or reduce pollution at all. Which is why after months of reporting I want to tell you about Vienna. Vienna has found a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change, all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in. 🎧⬇️

"Where are all of the black and brown people in environmental work?" In this blogpost, Jaya Gajparia writes about listening, learning and acting on feedback to improve racial and ethnic representation at the ACCESS Annual Assembly. accessnetwork.uk/jaya-gajpari...

What are youth perspectives on pathways to desirable nature futures? 📷🌍🧪 A new paper explores the ideas of 22 young people with diverse cultural backgrounds who participated in the @ipbes.net Youth Workshop in 2022. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How does air pollution affect mental health? - Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🥾🥾 In the second of our 'Walking and Working in Nature' series, ACCESS Leadership College Fellow Dr Susann Power talks about beach litter, caring for our coastline, and the evolution of beach cleaning into 'Enviro-Leisure Activism'. accessnetwork.uk/susann-power...

How to do a flexible fund... Guidance and food for thought for other flexible fund managers and administrators. Our ACCESS ‘Flex Fund’ had a total value of £1m. We have been learning by doing and want to share our successes, mistakes and learnings with others. Read our latest report here

On the 5th anniversary of the murders of Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman, ACCESS's Jaya Gajparia writes about the impact events like the sisters' murder have on women's sense of safety & access to nature – the risk of harm being even greater for women of colour. accessnetwork.uk/jaya-gajpari...

⏰ Only one week left to register for ACCESS Summer School! Deadline: Friday 13 June Join a small group of environmental social scientists: 👋 Build relationships across sectors 🤝 Develop and practice skills for collaboration 🤔 Scope collaborative research ideas accessnetwork.uk/summerschool...

WEBINAR 💻 - Are Net Zero and economic growth compatible?🗓️ Tuesday 17 June | 14:00-15:00 Will decarbonising the economy deliver jobs, and support growth? Speakers: Louise Hellem, CBI Antonios Katris, CEP Register free here 👇 www.biee.org/meeting/are-...

Our free, inaugural online event 'Connecting People, Place & Practice in Environmental Psychology' is open to @bpsofficial.bsky.social members & the wider community interested in the intersection between people, places, and psychology. 02 July 2025 10:00am - 2:30pm www.bps.org.uk/event/connec...

What does walking mean to you? 🥾 🥾 New blog series by ACCESS Leadership College Fellows – Jaya Gajparia, Susann Power, Mandi Bissett, Helen Roberts & Jennifer Rudd – all about walking and working in nature. 🌿 Click to read Jennifer's intro to the series and a taster of what's to come...

"Calling our annual get-together a retreat seems a misnomer … in truth, it is always intense. But I wouldn’t have it any other way..." Read Richard Bridge 's reflections from this year's ACCESS Leadership College accessnetwork.uk/reflections-...

Foster collaborative research with other environmental social scientists at the ACCESS Summer School 2025. "Building solidarity among environmental social scientists of both junior and senior career stages was very helpful." (ACCESS Summer School 2024 participant) accessnetwork.uk/summerschool...

Build relationships & scope collaborative research ideas with a small group of environmental social scientists at this year's ACCESS Summer School. 22-24 Sep, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Themes:🌿 nature & biodiversity ♻️ circular economies & 🏙️ liveable cities accessnetwork.uk/summerschool...

Respond and share 👇 @sjroth.bsky.social of @ukcleanair.bsky.social is conducting a survey on the role of social sciences in clean air policy and research. Survey takes under 10 minutes, and participants will be entered into a draw to win a £100 voucher. lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

PhD opportunity – Carbon Dioxide Removal & Net Zero Pathways at @tyndallcentre.bsky.social 🔹 Evolving role of CDR under different futures 🔹 Fairness & equity in timing & distribution 🔹 How near-term infrastructure choices shape long-term options 🔹 Use of IAMs to inform real-world policy decisions

"Communities should be at the heart of decisions about new energy infrastructure," say ACCESS Director Patrick Devine-Wright and Rebecca Windemer of @regeninsight.bsky.social Read their joint response to the House of Commons Committee on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 👇

@jncc-ceo.bsky.social speaks to ACCESS about the social sciences, telling stories that will change people’s hearts as well as their minds, and how hope, purpose and responsibility feed into her own inspirational model of environmental leadership. youtu.be/RP7L5Pl1rqg

Climate researchers: 🟢 Get your work seen 🟢 Start new conversations 🟢 Shape what happens next Submit a poster to the Tyndall Centre's 25th anniversary conference this September. We're open to all disciplines and formats. Apply now: tyndall.ac.uk/news/call-fo... #ClimateResearch #CallForPosters

📣 Fellowship opportunities at @ukri.org www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Have you registered for our webinar💻on the applications of AI in the public sector yet? There’s only 2 days to go until this webinar where speakers from Ofsted & the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero talk about their use of AI in analysis & more.

Join Caroline Hickman & Elouise Mayall in an interactive workshop on supporting young people’s mental health regarding climate anxiety. Learn practical strategies and hear from youth on navigating climate-related stress. Register via Eventbrite! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1279623080...

CAST Deputy Director @christinademski.bsky.social responds to the @thecccuk.bsky.social's adaptation report 👇 UK climate adaptation plans are inadequate and need urgent improvement, and we need a vision and clear objectives for a well-adapted UK. Read the report: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

PLEASE SHARE 📢 Fully Funded PhD Studentship – "Watts for Dinner" (School of Psychology, Swansea University) – Deadline 9 May This project explores how we can protect affordable, healthy cooking while helping homes and restaurants adapt to a shifting energy landscape.

What does the UK public think about climate change, #netzero targets and climate action? Read the ACCESS Net Zero Citizens’ Survey to discover how people really feel about the transition to a net zero society a and how opinion differs across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales👇

👉 Five ways to improve #netzero action – ACCESS research highlights lessons from the past: 1. Galvanise people 2. Focus on Fairness 3. Make the policy process relatable 4. Listen to other people 5. Accept some opposition Read the ACCESS article in The Conversation:

Congratulations to ACCESS Director Professor Patrick Devine-Wright for election to @acadsocsciences.bsky.social! 👏 Wonderful recognition of the work he and ACCESS are doing to increase the visibility, use and impact of social science to tackle our most urgent environmental problems.

Call for evidence 📣 Building support for the energy transition Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Deadline: 8 April 2025

Please share 👉 Paid part-time internship (Jun-Sep 25) for Black and Mixed-heritage geography students at UK universities. Interns will get mentoring from a Black academic, participate in workshops, assist with conferences, and engage in network-building opportunities. www.fiwiroad.co.uk/take-part

@cast-centre.bsky.social and Climate Barometer panel discussion of the latest public opinion insights on climate-friendly diets Thursday 20th March 11:30 - 12:30 pm. 📆 Sign up for your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/appetite-f...

How to design an event that encourages relationship building (rather than awkward networking)? It takes great food, social spaces, time outdoors and... 🍛🗣️☀️ Read all the lessons from the ACCESS Annual Assembly 2024 Evaluation Report 👇 doi.org/10.15126/901...

From the archive: in this guest feature ✍️ Prof Karen Bickerstaff, Lead on the @accessnetwork.bsky.social report Making a Net Zero Society – Follow the Social Science, highlights how social science perspectives are essential to securing rapid societal change for a net zero UK. ➡️ buff.ly/XCADrwy

Exeter Climate Conference (2-4 July 2025) CALL FOR POSTERS ABSTRACTS 📣 * Communicating climate change * Carbon cycle & climate pathways * Climate extremes, impacts & adaptation * Energy transitions * Geoengineering & intervention Closing date 25 March exeterclimateforum.com/poster-abstr...

Excited to say I've taken part in my first ever podcast 😆 Thank you @legionofllama.bsky.social from for the invite to talk about my recent paper published in @exchangesjournal.bsky.social and for making me feel so at ease during our chat! open.spotify.com/episode/5Cba...

Curator of Design Museum show says ‘human-centric’ approach to design needs overhaul amid climate crisis👇 “We’re stuck in a carbon accountancy model which is basically about doing everything exactly the same as we currently do, just a little bit less bad. That’s not really going to cut it.”

@uniofmanchester.bsky.social is hiring a Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) Deadline for applications is 30/04/2025 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Join CAST & @climatebarometer.bsky.social for a free webinar exploring the latest public opinion insights on diets and the factors shaping people's sustainable food choices. 💻 When: March 20, 11:30 - 12:30 pm 📆 Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/appetite-f...

📢 Considering a career in the think tank sector? @resfoundation.bsky.social is hosting a webinar demystifying how to apply and what roles exist, particularly aimed at under represented groups, featuring Green Alliance's Iruka Egenti & @sophieoconnell.bsky.social. Sign up & learn more 👇

How do you run a successful mentoring programme? Take a look at our new mentoring webpage & report where we share reflections about the process of designing & running our 1-1 mentoring scheme. Included are templates for documents such as guidelines & invitation emails accessnetwork.uk/mentoring/

Global data on public willingness to address climate shows much higher levels than you'd think if you look at what governments are doing on public's behalf www.nature.com/articles/s41... That said, I still think a lot of people are "functional climate change deniers" given their everyday actions

The IAPS Board is interested to learn about the wider people-environment community - both members and non-members of the association. Can you help us by completing this 10-minute survey? surreyfahs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... You do not need to be a member of IAPS. Thank you!

2 doctoral positions in anthropology available @carsoncenter.bsky.social in the ERC-funded project “Changing Environments, Changing Childhoods: A Cross-Environmental Ethnography of Moral Socialization in Three Small-Scale Societies” www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/about_rcc/jo...

The road for Belém has begun! What is on the agenda for COP30? What does this mean for the Amazon and other climate-vulnerable areas? What is state of climate negotiations now from the perspective of Brazil and U.S.-based academics? This and more will be discussed on our upcoming panel this Friday👇

My written evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee on Governing the Marine Environment was published today. I focus on the human right to participate in environmental decision-making. committees.parliament.uk/work/8759/go... @exeter.ac.uk @exetermarine.bsky.social @accessnetwork.bsky.social

We are looking forward to welcoming our new Communications Officer, Suzy Darke in March. We are a little quieter on Bluesky until Suzy starts but you can check out our regular fortnightly newsletters - essential reading for all Environmental Social Scientists! accessnetwork.uk/newsletter-a...