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...

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...

✨ 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!

Thrilled to share our new #EnvironmentalResearch article! Our review investigates the mental health and wellbeing benefits associated with specific blue space types (e.g. coast, river) & characteristics (e.g. sounds). 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

CAST job opportunity: Join us as a Research Fellow at our centre hub, the University of Bath, leading a programme of quantitative behavioural research to advance understanding of climate-relevant behaviour change & life choices. 📣 Deadline: 16 March 2026 Apply now 👇 www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

New article from our very own Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe & Prof Gatersleben @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social

Behavioural Science for Biodiversity Conservation Policy Workshop 21 May 2026, Cambridge Uni Abstracts open until 14 Feb Details: www.ibppa.org/event-detail...

In person Event: Designing built environments that work for people and planet Thurs 19 March, BPS London Office @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social w/ the BPS London & Home Counties Branch invite you to explore how psychology can reshape the spaces where we live, work, and heal Details: tinyurl.com/2u6y6dcm

Our Call for Submissions closes TODAY! There’s still time to submit before the deadline of 23:59 GMT: surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026 We are excited about your submissions and the great conference ahead. 🦌 @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @iaps-association.bsky.social

Don’t miss out! Be sure to submit your abstract by this Friday, 9 January, 23:59 GMT. We welcome submissions for individual posters, individual talks, symposia, panel discussions, and our Early Career Researchers Workshop. 👉 stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#se...

Dear all, the 29th IAPS 2026 Conference will take place from Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July 2026. There are just a few days left to make a submission to the conference, including to our Early Career Researchers Workshop. The Call for Submissions closes THIS Friday ( 9 January 2026)

PhD position 'Visual and acoustic dimensions of forest change: Linking long-term monitoring data, perception and well-being' @uni-freiburg.de Candidates with an MSc in environmental psychology welcomed. German language is an asset. Deadline: 25 January 2026 Apply: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

How does birdsong influence wellbeing? 🐦🎶 I’ll be speaking at #BES2025 on birdsong as a cultural ecosystem service, Thurs 18 Dec at 10am. Lots of interest already—come along! Work with @simon-butler.bsky.social, Ellie Ratcliffe, & @konraduebel.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social

[email protected] PhD student George Murrell has written a Psychology Matters post about the role of nature in tackling loneliness www.bps.org.uk/blog/psychol...

📣10 x PhD opportunities available📣 TEN!!! 👀

📣PhD position opportunity📣 University of Groningen offering a phd in 'Motivating people to contribute to societal transitions' (deadline 15 Feb) More info here: werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/phd...  deadline: 15 February, 2025

We are seeking two placement students to join the Environmental Psychology Research Group as a research assistant / lab manager. Placements are unpaid/voluntary Deadline for applications: 27 Feb 2026 Further details here: pathfinder.surrey.ac.uk/user/app/job...

Fantastic to have our very own @melissamarselle.bsky.social giving a talk at the @bpsofficial.bsky.social careers fest!! 👏

🚀 Early Career Researchers — this one’s for you! The @iaps2026.bsky.social ECR Workshop is happening on 29 June 2026, just before the conference kicks off. A space for PhD & MSc students in people–environment studies to share their work, get feedback, and connect with peers + mentors. (1/3)

All 5 of these blogs have been published - make yourself a cuppa and, if you can, sit outside for a reading break: 5 perspectives on #walking and #working in #nature accessnetwork.uk/tag/walking-... @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social @accessnetwork.bsky.social

Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk

**JOB OPENING: Assistant Professor in Social Psychology / Environmental Psychology** Deadline: 25 January Details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

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...

📢 JOB KLAXON📢 postdoc in #EnvironmentalPsychology at the University of Gothenburg. Join the DEEP group to study psychological drivers of support for environmental policy. 2-year full-time position. Deadline Nov 27, 2025. Details: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

Our own Professor Birgitta Gatersleben reporting the @eprg-surrey.bsky.social evaluation results from the Growing Together programme at the Surrey Hills Symposium last night

New article from our team @eprg-surrey.bsky.social

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

If you want to learn more about these design concepts, you can in our MSc environmental psychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social in our Psychology of Architecture module www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🎉 The Call for Submissions for IAPS 2026 Conference is now open! 📅 Submission deadline: 9 January 2026 (23:59 GMT) 📝 For guidance on how to submit, and full details of the conference, visit our website: surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026 @iaps-association.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social

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

🍂🌞 October is here! Time to start thinking about your conference plans for 2026? In a couple of weeks we’ll be launching our Call for Submissions. Stay tuned to our website: www.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026 🍁🍃 @iaps-association.bsky.social | @eprg-surrey.bsky.social | @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social

🌊 From #UniofSurrey to #SurfersAgainstSewage 🌊 Former MSc Environmental Psychology student Dani Jordan is now Director of Campaigns & Communities at @sascampaigns.bsky.social, leading national efforts to protect our oceans, rivers & lakes. 💬 Read her story: stories.surrey.ac.uk/from-surrey-...

Would you like to take a leadership role on the only member network for environmental psychology in the UK? Applications currently open for @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social committee members. ECR & practitioners are encouraged to apply! DM if you have questions www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...

🌱 Exciting news! Our Environmental Psychology Research Group is featured by the BBC, showcasing our latest research on how actively noticing sights/sounds of nature can improve psychological restoration. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #EnvironmentalPsychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social

“Prompting people to actively notice birdsong, plant textures and smells can significantly improve wellbeing…” Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing. Open access article below.

We encourage all past Surrey #EnvironmentalPsychology MSc and PhD graduates to consider applying!!

IAPS 2026 Call for Submissions will open in mid-October 2025 for individual talks, symposia, and poster presentations. Watch this space... stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/

We are hiring! Part-time Research Assistant (1 day a week for a year) for a project developing a set of resources that support interdisciplinary working in environmental sustainability research and practice Closing date 23 Sep 2025 jobs.surrey.ac.uk/044025

Do you want to represent #EnvironmentalPsychology at the next @bpsofficial.bsky.social Career's Fair? Apply here: www.bps.org.uk/news/call-sp...

New @eprg-surrey.bsky.social article by @konraduebel.bsky.social, Eleanor Ratcliffe & @melissamarselle.bsky.social finds natural soundscapes indirectly influence mental well-being via perceived biodiversity and restoring and building capacity mediators www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Free @bpsofficial.bsky.social workshop on Nature’s Role in Enhancing Wellbeing, 5 September www.bps.org.uk/event/more-j...

New article from @eprg-surrey.bsky.social PhD student Bethany Harris and staff Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe and Prof Birgitta Gatersleben Finds "well-being & restorative effects of spending time in nature are enhanced when people actively attend to nature" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#envpsy Job opportunity!! The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia seeks clinical assistant professor in the Human Health Benefits of Outdoor Spaces (9-month, non-tenure position) Deadline: 29 Sept 2025 Apply here: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/439...

Hi All! A reminder that we're looking for our next colleague to join us in a tenure-track teaching position in the Psychology Department at UBC! See the job ad below. We'd love to hear from you! #sotl #educationalleadership #teachinginhighered #SoTLcommunity #psychologyjobs #highered #academicjobs

British Environmental Psychology is having a bit of a moment, isn't [email protected] finally exists. @iaps2026.bsky.social is coming to the UK. And the @bpsofficial.bsky.social has created a new journal ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH! bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3067...

#envpsy job opportunity! @climateoutreach.bsky.social are looking for a social sciences researcher, with an interest in climate communication. Permanent, full-time, excellent starting salary 🤩 Deadline 29 Aug. Details: app.beapplied.com/apply/rlribw...

New PhD position in Environmental Psychology @envpsyvienna.bsky.social Are you interested in research addressing one or more of the current ecological crises (e.g., climate, pollution, biodiversity) from a broadly social cognition angle? Apply! Details here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/PhD-Stud...

Just over a week left to apply for this exciting postdoctoral research opportunity on children and nature! 🐾 The application deadline is Wednesday the 20th of August 2025.

We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work with Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd and WWT on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership! 🦉Join us as we inspire the next generation of nature lovers.🌳 krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

New work out from EPRG team member @melissamarselle.bsky.social. Using closed and open card and sound sorts, study investigates how people conceptualise biodiversity. Visual and acoustic cues other than species richness are used! open access study -> doi.org/10.1002/pan3...