🛜 Project Spotlight: GOLIAT 🏛️ Uni Vienna Team: Nina Vaupotič, Valeria Vitale, & Mathew White ⌛ Duration: 2022–2027 🌐 For more information visit: projectgoliat.eu

@helenezillig.bsky.social visited the European School in Munich last month to answer questions and help students discover whether psychology is something they’re interested in—be it for their education, profession, or general future. 🎓

Great news that this paper led by the fabulous @todorova.bsky.social is out now, a collaboration between the @scanunit.bsky.social and @envpsyvienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at. 👏 🎉 #EnvironmentalPsychology

Today Mathew White from @envpsyvienna.bsky.social talks about work from @resonatenbt.bsky.social, and Jürgen Preiss from @wien.gv.at talks about #ClimateChange #Adaptation measures

@helenezillig.bsky.social presents her research at the #ENLIGHTConference2025! She merged over 1,400 nighttime visits to #BlueSpaces with satellite data measuring Artificial Light at Night ( #ALAN) to explore how the brightness of a location relates to perceived #safety and #wellbeing. 🌃

Meet our young #ant colony! 🐜 Named after the 10 other Work Packages (WPs) in the #RESONATE Project, WP11 does not provide us with data on nature-based therapies but can nonetheless teach us what is means to work together and care for our surrounding #environment. 💚

Ester Hernández is a researcher at IICG-URJC in Spain. With a background in #Biology and #Conservation Ecology, her doctoral work explores the social perception of arid ecosystems. 🌵 We are happy to have Ester visit our lab and help her strengthen the bridge between #Ecology and #Psychology! 🌉

Bio-psycho-social #Resilience: Can #Nature Strengthen Us? The short answer: Yes! ✅ The long answer? That’s where research comes in – as Valentina Hampejs explained in her recent talk at the Planetarium in Vienna as part of the VHS-Science Program. 🧪

Anja Heske re-joined the team in March as a #PhD student. In her dissertation, she will explore how nature might benefit close personal relationships, working closely with the RESONATE project to investigate how natural environments might not only build individual, but also relational #resilience. 🌱

Symposium on Nature-based Therapy in the DACH region. More information and Sign-up: www.eventbrite.es/e/nature-bas...

@helenezillig.bsky.social is a student assistant, supporting the #ZeroPM project and helping classes on #EnvironmentalPsychology run smoothly for both students and lecturers. In her Master’s Thesis, she investigates how people’s #nighttime experience of #BlueSpaces is impacted by artificial light. 💡

♻️ Project Spotlight: ZeroPM 🏛️ Uni Vienna Team: Sabine Pahl, Mathew White & Ellise Suffill, with support from Louisa Richter and Hélène Zillig. ⌛ Duration: 2021–2026 🌐 For more information visit: zeropm.eu

Ellise joined the Vienna EnvPsy Team in November 2021 as a post-doc and part of the #ZeroPM project. ♻️ Since then, she has been involved at the intersection between academia and policymaking and working towards reducing the consumption and pollution of persistent and mobile chemicals across the EU.

Cornelia Ehmayer’s university course on #urbanpsychology started into the next semester! 🏙️ Her company #STADTpsychologie conducts #participatory #urbandevelopment in Vienna and her integration of practical application, science, and teaching won her the University of Vienna’s Teaching Award 2024. 🎓

Hi, I'm Neline, and over the past few months I've had the opportunity to complete an internship with the EnvPsy group at the University of Vienna. 💼 My main takeaway: Research does not have to be abstract. It can have real impact when it comes to understanding nature as a resource for health. 🧠 🌱

Our poster from the @univienna #WelcomeWeeks orientation event for new students interested in learning about the different teams and labs at the Faculty of #Psychology. 🎓 Thank you @helenezillig.bsky.social for putting this together! Sapere aude – Dare to know!

This year’s Horizon Europe #RESONATE Annual Meeting took place in Padua 🇮🇹 and brought together leading experts in the field of Nature-based Therapy ( #NbT ) research from around the globe. 🌍 🌐 You can learn more about the #RESONATE project on our website: resonate-horizon.eu

Isolde Gottwald has been awarded the DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences to pursue her doctoral project focusing on strategies for climate- & environmental communication in entertainment media. 📺 Welcome to the team! 🙌

#TogetherForTheSDGs Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals! Together with the UN Global Compact Network Austria we are raising the SDG Flag to show our sustained commitment to climate action, gender equality, biodiversity, and decent work! 🌍

Listen to the latest episode of our Nature-based Therapy Podcast now! In this episode, our project coordinator @juegger.bsky.social shines her light on #nature-based #therapies, #social #prescribing & building #resilience across Europe. Visit resonate-horizon.eu/news/podcast/ to select a platform.

A quick reminder for anyone who hasn't checked out the RESONATE Podcast yet (resonate-horizon.eu/news/podcast/) 🎙️ Ep.1: Interview with PI Mathew White: open.spotify.com/episode/1wOh... 🎙️ EP.7: Interview with Project Manager Julia Egger: open.spotify.com/episode/4NCg...

🌱Project Spotlight: RESONATE “Building individual and community RESilience thrOugh NATurE-based therapies” is a Horizon Europe project that brings together a consortium of world leaders in #nature_based_therapy (NbT) research, practice, policy, and innovation. 🌿

Maja Grünzner is a psychologist, systemic & family therapist (in training) and has been a member of the #EnvironmentalPsychology Lab for many years. She has recently completed her PhD: ♻️ Small Choices, Big Impact: Tackling Microplastics through Behavioural Science

🌏 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 It’s not that people doubt biodiversity is declining—it’s that we underestimate how many others already share this concern. In our new Perspective, we review work on pluralistic ignorance and set out a research agenda to:

🎉 Congratulations to Maja Grünzner on successfully completing her #PhD defence! 🥳✨

Valeria Vitale re-joined the team in January as a post-doc researcher, contributing to two Horizon Europe projects that examine public perceptions of environmental risks. #GOLIAT #SOS-ZEROPOL2030 Welcome back, Valeria!

📸Valeria Vitale shared her research at the International Conference on #EnvironmentalPsychology (ICEP 2025) in Vilnius, Lithuania. 📊She introduced “nature selection” as a new #emotionregulation strategy and validated a scale through studies conducted both in English and Italian.

“Feelings for the future: #Emotions as a driving force for #Climateprotection” Christina Barz will hold a talk at the Vienna Climate Talk as part of the Vienna Sustainability Festival 2025. 🕔 28.08.2025, 17:00–19:30 📍 @wienerhilfswerk, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Wien

💡 Katharina Koller was accepted into the FFG Women Innovator Program. Over the coming year she will receive expert mentoring and will work on how her current research on the social dimension of #climatechange and game-based approaches can be turned into products and services with societal impact.🌍

Besides handling the EnvPsy Lab’s administrative matters, Rebecca Gil Segovia recently took on the role of third-party project administrator for the entire Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology at the University of Vienna. 🙌

📸 Valentina Hampejs presented her latest research at the International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP) in Vilnius, Lithuania. 📊 Using insights from 18,000 nature visits, she explored how connecting with nature can boost your physical, mental and social #wellbeing.

Connecting to the lovely @envpsyvienna.bsky.social colleagues back home in Vienna for our weekly catchup, today from the Plastics Treaty negotiations INC5.2 in Geneva at the Palais des Nations. #EnvironmentalPsychology

We recently had a high school student visit us at the lab. She is considering studying psychology but wanted to know what that even looks like if you aren’t a therapist. @ Jana Zeilinger thanks for stopping by, it was a pleasure to meet you! #environmentalpsychology #earlycareerreseachers

📻️ EnvPsy on air! Valentina Hampejs provides listeners with a scientific perspective on Austria’s cherished relationship with the sea – a complicated and seemingly insatiable longing, given that Austria is landlocked. Ö1 Moment: oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

📸 Nina Vaupotič presenting her new findings at the International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP 2025). 📊 A new analysis in relation to #ProjectGOLIAT shows who believes in the health effects of #5G technologies across 11 countries. #science #environmentalpsychology #univienna

New paper by @ninavaupotic.bsky.social on the perception of #5G technology and its perceived effects on human health and society between experts, non-experts, and self-identified electrosensitive individuals. Open-access paper: www-tandfonline-com.uaccess.univie.ac.at/doi/full/10....

Thank you @leoniefian.bsky.social for managing our EnvPsy Vienna communication channels up until now and belated online congratulations on the completion of your PhD! We wish you all the best for your postdoctoral research at the Institute of Environmental Systems Sciences at @uni-graz.at🎓‬‬

>Hello World! After a brief hiatus, the EnvPsy Vienna social media accounts are back in action! We are also happy to announce that we have expanded, and you can now visit us on LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon, and Instagram. Leave us a follow and stay up to date with our lab’s research! See you around!👋

Last week I successfully defended my PhD thesis 'Psychological Perspectives on Microplastics in Food and Drink - From Risks to Solutions' 🎓🎉 With this, almost 3 years of PhD (& overall ~ 9 years of studies) at @univie.ac.at are coming to an end.

What predicts public risk perception of microplastics in food 🍽️ & plastic-policy support? 🚫 In a survey study in Austria (N=741), we applied the Climate Change Risk Perception Model (van der Linden, 2015) to advance psychosocial theoretical foundations in the plastic field. ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

📢 Looking for #postdoc researcher on #sciencecommunication ➡️ researching communicators and/or effects ➡️ quantitative methods, e.g. surveys or experiments ➡️ 3-year position, can likely be extended ➡️ Deadline & more: see below It this appeals to you - do apply! If not: Pls pass it on! 🙏

On my way back to Zurich after a lovely visit to @lauramkoenig.bsky.social and her health psychology group at @univie.ac.at. Thanks for having me! ☺️ Thanks also to @envpsyvienna.bsky.social for the inspiring exchange. It was a pleasure meeting you all!

Blick in die Natur verringert Schmerzen#Gehirnforschung#Schmerzbehandlung#Natur

🚨 Watching #Nature scenes can reduce #Pain 🚨 New @univie.ac.at-led study in Nature Communications by @maxsteininger.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social @scanunit.bsky.social, Mat White @envpsyvienna.bsky.social and colleagues #EnvironmentalPsychology ech.univie.ac.at/story/watchi...

Natur verringert körperliche Schmerzen: Verarbeitung von Schmerzsignalen im Gehirn wird reduziert 🧠 Naturerfahrungen heißt überraschenderweise: Nicht nur tatsächliche Aufenthalte in der #Natur, sondern bereits Natur-Videos haben diesen Effekt. 🏞️ 🌿 Die Studie erschien in @naturecomms.bsky.social.

An international team of neuroscientists led by the University of Vienna has shown that experiencing #nature can alleviate acute physical pain. Surprisingly, simply watching nature videos was enough to relieve pain. #neuroscience 🧠🟦 The study was published in @naturecomms.bsky.social. Read more: ⤵️

Can nature relieve pain 🌳🧠⚡️? Our latest preregistered neuroimaging study, now out in Nature Communications, suggests it can. We find that virtual nature exposure reduces both subjective and neural pain responses, even when compared to matched control environments. A 🧵 1/6 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Inspiring & fun 2 days lie behind us. 🧠🌱💡 We had a joint #EnvironmentalPsychology meeting with the @scanunit.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at & the Consumer Decision and Sustainable Behavior Lab coming all the way from Geneva. 🚆

This year's interdisciplinary @vdscobene.bsky.social PhD Academy at @univie.ac.at featured insightful talks & engaging poster presentations. Our newest PhD student Valentina Hampejs gave her 1st conference presentation on #nature contact & biopsychosocial #resilience. 🌱🌳@resonatenbt.bsky.social

Ever wondered why #swimming in #openwaters makes you feel so good? 🌊🏊‍♂️ New research from the #BlueHealth project, using data from 1,200 swimmers across 19 countries, found that swimming in natural waters is linked to significantly higher levels of #wellbeing compared to swimming in open-air pools.