What checks are currently in place for AI use on the platform, @joinprolific.bsky.social ? And do you have a plan for how this will be handled going forward? Given the pace of developments, it would be prudent to have a proactive strategy, not reactive. #survey #research

A little something to read with your coffee this morning, ft. one of my favourite (and obviously completely unvalidated) tests of #altruism

21% of UK employees are commuting more this year and "40% of drivers have no alternative to the car [...] For those living in rural locations the figure increases to 70%." Only a third said the bus was a viable option for them. Not good news for people & planet :( #commuting #carDependency

London-based study finds "most near misses happen on roads without cycling infrastructure - junctions are particularly hazardous" This is why our activists tirelessly call for safe cycle infra in every London borough 👇 road.cc/content/news...

It was fantastic to see CAST's Bella Zanin & Jesse Wise running some insightful roundtables at the #SportPositive25 Summit earlier this month on the topic of sustainable sports apparel, with lots of excitement about where we need to get to. 🎽👏 Photo credit: Sport Positive Summit 2025/Capturise

Great to see this issue! Years ago your Yawning at the Apocalypse article by @cameronbrick.bsky.social & @profsanderlinden.bsky.social was pivotal for me in my gap year - it confirmed my suspicions that env. psych. was the right path for me. I hope this issues inspires others in a similar position

This could not be better timing for my R workshop today (incl. how good practice can contribute to FAIR principles) with @entsresearchgroup.bsky.social ! I shall share with the lab group. ⏰ 1-2pm, today 📍 Teams and UoB 10E 3.2

Hi all! I’m looking for research jobs in social psychology, environmental action, & climate policy. I study pro-environmental action, moral and identity processes, scientist advocacy, and universities’ climate responses. I use qualitative and quantitative methods for research with real-world impact.

Transport policy is health policy! "...the free bus pass is associated with improved cognitive function... among older adults... this expand[s] on earlier literature documenting the benefits of [free bus passes] for physical activity, obesity, social engagement, mental health [& quality of life]"

📣The journal @peopleandnature.bsky.social is looking for environmental psychologists to join their editorial board📣 Could this be you? Please DM @melissamarselle.bsky.social if interested. #EnvironmentalPsychology #envpsy #environmentalpsych

New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.

Fantastic resource. The UK is a nation of #nature lovers. We need to make sure our public transport can give good access to the countryside if #car-free living is ever to become truly popular www.railwalks.co.uk/walks

🌈 What can children’s imagination teach us about our transport system today? From a hand-holding transformer to a pollution-eating boat - Could their ideas reveal what really matters to us? Read more about our project here 👉 tinyurl.com/2ewvf6xb

With the return to term-time, the common cold strikes again! I'd like to bring this one page summary on the benefits of #activeTravel from out of the archives by Prof Adrian Davis of @edinburghnapier.bsky.social University’s Transport Research Institute tinyurl.com/3uey9ydc

Our public engagement team is at Futures Festival today talking about the future of mobility ✈️🥾🛤️ Come see us at We the Curious!

This is an absolutely brilliant paper that I can only recommend to all those interested in transport poverty/equity but also in sustainable transport/climate, and on how to reconcile the two. I can only hope that it will have the impact it deserve doi.org/10.1016/j.er...

Do you want to be formally involved with @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social? We are currently seeking applications for Chair and Committee Members of the Env Psy Section. Deadline 22 Sept Appointed committee member: www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte... Chair: www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...

Interesting-looking new article mapping the different strands of transport policy research doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Looking into #bus deregulation today... Fun fact: Many of the bus companies started when WWI soldiers returned (the learnt engineering and driving). There were so many that they ate into rail profit leading to the creation of the big 4 railway companies!

This chart from @safeclimate.bsky.social ate.bsky.social is a beautiful work of art — and a horrifying observation of our warming planet 🧪

Good reporting on an attribution study from @nature.com: 🫠 Emissions from each of the 14 biggest #fossilFuel Firms made >50 heatwaves otherwise near-impossible 📈 Exxon & Aramco made 51 #heatwaves ≥10,000× likelier 🔥180 companies caused ~½ the rise in intensity (forest loss most of the rest)

Perhaps a future lab session? @entsresearchgroup.bsky.social

New @natclimate.nature.com study on climate belief systems worldwide: ⁉️Middle East & North Africa shows more inconsistent beliefs, due(?) to economic interests 📨Societies with more information exposure → tighter climate belief networks 🚫Interconnected beliefs corr. with anti-climate stances

🚗 The richest are on course to emit 13x more carbon than the poorest from their domestic travel by 2035. ✈️ If you include international travel, the richest are expected to emit 22x more than the poorest. More here: www.ippr.org/media-office...

Interesting article from Utrecht (relevant elsewhere) on the role of shared mobility hubs in tackling transport poverty. Based on focus groups with residents of a deprived neighbourhood. Biggest issue = no one has any idea what ‘shared mobility hubs’ are & that one existed in their neighbourhood.

We are proud to see our first-ever CAST briefing on the subject of sport, “I would be laughed out the stadium”: How to break climate silence in British football", shortlisted for the #SportPositiveAwards25 in the Research of the Year category. 👏 awards.sportpositivesummit.com/shortlist-20...

2.1 e-bikes are sold per 1,000 people in Britain, putting the UK second-last among 30 European countries. France's subsidies *tripled* sales. It's insane that we don't subsidise #E-bikes in the UK considering all the benefits they bring to both the people who use them AND those who don't!

Our new #FlashFiction #competition has launched. We're asking for <500 words about moments of #epiphany where attitudes/behaviours change for the greener – see www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fictio... £1000 ($1200) worth of prizes. #writerslife #WritingCommmunity

Very cool that the @rgsibg.bsky.social is offering free bus travel around #Birmingham for the #RGS2025 conference! Great way to reduce scope 3 emissions. I wonder what the lasting impact is on modal choice for return visitors in the future... would love an impact assessment!

🌍 81% of UK football fans care about climate 🗣️ But rarely talk about it 🔇Leading to misperceptions & social stigma ⚽ @pledgeball.bsky.social could change that New CAST Briefing out now, based on my impact assessment with Pledgeball - a grassroots org using football to break the climate silence.

A timely study shows how bus service reductions harm seniors: "People could not reach their usual range of destinations, travelled less often, and felt a sense of entrapment in their homes...People experienced a loss of freedom, independence, and control over their lives." doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...

It's so lovely to see how the users of my local library of things has grown over the years. A fantastic resource and place of community. A reason to be optimistic this morning :) Thanks Share Bristol #CircularEconomy #LibraryOfThings

The Council Climate Action Scorecards are a great (FREE) resource! Unfortunately still just funded by grants. Please consider supporting them while donations are being *match funded* – particularly at a time when Reform-run councils are considering reversing climate emergency declarations. Thanks :)

👋 Are you a small or medium-sized business in the UK? We're running a short @uniofbath.bsky.social survey on #SMEs attitudes towards staff travel 🕐 ~10 mins 🎁 £500 in vouchers to be won + more 🔒 Anonymous & secure Take part here 👉 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/SmallEmploye... #SmallBusiness #Travel #SME

It's rather hot in Europe 🥵 atm! #Climate communicators should keep in mind these 10 guidelines (from Climate Ressillience for All) & 7 core principles (from @climatevisuals.bsky.social )to communicate these #heatwaves with the severity they deserve.

👋 Are you a small or medium-sized business in the UK? We're running a short @uniofbath.bsky.social survey on #SMEs attitudes towards staff travel 🕐 ~10 mins 🎁 £500 in vouchers to be won + more 🔒 Anonymous & secure Take part here 👉 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/SmallEmploye... #SmallBusiness #Travel #SME

🚨 Another open postdoc position "Psychology of Transformation" at Leuphana in Lüneburg 🚨 ✏️ Apply here: s.academiccloud.de/Thqqfi (5 years, 100%) 🔗 The position is related to this PhD position: bsky.app/profile/oliv... 🧠 More information on the postdoc position:

Join me at poster #72 today at #ICEP2025 ! I'll be presenting results from my first study exploring the role of employers and local authorities in #TDM . Good news - employees largely prefer more effective behaviour change interventions!

Now officially out with nice formatting and all 🥳 "Thinking clearly about age, period, and cohort effects" -- a gentle introduction to the age-period-cohort problem and how to "solve" it through various types of assumptions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"Cars make us lonely." —Donald Appleyard, Livable Streets, 1981. 🧵

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay so I'm sharing some food for thought from the Behavioural Scientist: 🚫 Mobilisation bias: small groups act collectively more effectively; large groups face coordination challenges ⚖️ The @sabincenter.bsky.social is developing legal techniques to combat the climate crisis 😍

Trade unionists calling for action on climate and nature. Don’t believe those who say we have to choose between protecting jobs and protecting our planet.

Welcome news! It continues the post-2015 trend of correcting chronic under investment. "In the survey asking users about infrastructure quality, the UK ranked 27th in terms of overall perceived infrastructure quality, in the middle of OECD countries" (Zhang & Cheng, 2023). Maybe we can catch up?

One of my all time favourite reports includes this attempt at summarising the benefits from investment in active travel. It’s one of the best investments a government can make - something acknowledged within many of DfTs own reports. Link: www.who.int/europe/publi...

👇New Nature Cities (@nature.com) paper on the impact of protected bike lanes in getting more people cycling. Comparing 28 US cities over 6 years, it found areas that installed protected lanes saw 𝟭.𝟴𝘅 growth in cycling vs painted lanes alone. And 𝟰.𝟴𝘅 the growth of areas with no bike lanes at all.

Different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌿- IPBES #ValuesAssessment All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis. 🌍🧪 Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.

Sad graphs on the squeezing of outdoor play and school playtimes in England. Maybe rather than showing Adolescence in schools we could improve play facilities for young people? on.ft.com/4cx4Rm2

If you believe parts of the media electric vehicle sales stalled. The data tells a very different story: Global electric car sales are accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Over past 3 years sales nearly tripled—reaching 17.3 million new registrations in 2024, up from just 6.5 million in 2021.