🌱 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...

Fantastic to see so many of our MSc #EnvPsy students at this event! You are the next generation. www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Always wonderful to see our Emeritus Professor David Uzzell asking the critical big questions. Reminding us that 'environments' are imbedded in social & cultural contexts. Prof Uzzell also made us think about the issue of power in #envpsy "improving the environment *for whom*?"

Rare open-rank researcher job in environmental psychology, Copenhagen employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

Its not too late to join the @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social online inaugural event 'Connecting People, Place, & Practice' Kicking off with the fabulous Prof. David Uzzell at 10am TODAY! sign up using the link below and Join us! See you there :)

We invite you to the 29th International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, 29 June to 3 July 2026 at the University of Surrey in Guildford, United Kingdom. More details can be found on our conference website www.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

What does walking mean to you? Excited to read these upcoming stories from 5 incredible women about the interplay between #nature, #walking, #work & #society A new blog series by @accessnetwork.bsky.social Leadership College Fellows url:https://accessnetwork.uk/what-does-walking-mean-to-you-intro/

Postdoc Job!! @ecehh.org is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow exploring how urban green and blue spaces can deliver equitable health benefits. Deadline: 8 June 2025 Full details: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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...

Our new #DrForest paper has found canopy density & tree species diversity have varying impacts on health & wellbeing 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability

Abstract submissions for 9th British Environmental Psychology Society (4-5 Sept 2025) now open 📅 Deadline: 13 June 🔗 Submit here: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Open to ECRs, PhD students & established researchers. #BrEPS2025 #EnvironmentalPsychology #CallForAbstracts

Have you heard the news? The next IAPS conference is coming to Surrey! Hosted by the @eprg-surrey.bsky.social, the conference will take place from 29 June to 3 July 2026. 📅 Save the date – we can’t wait to see you there! #IAPS2026 #PeopleEnvironmentStudies

🌿 Excited to share Dr @melissamarselle.bsky.social's latest blog on the Royal Society’s #PairingScheme! From the House of Lords to shadowing civil servants at Defra, she shows how psychology can shape policy. 🧠🏛️ 🔗 Read it here: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/surr... #SciComm #SciPolicy #EnvPsych

!!!Awesome job alert!!! People & People lab run by Prof @alettabonn.bsky.social is recruiting a **Postdoc in the field of Biodiversity and Health**. Deadline 18 May 25 recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/32... @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social @epgroningen.bsky.social @envpsyvienna.bsky.social

Had a lovely day meeting new people and past colleagues at UKAN+ network celebration event where I spoke about soundscapes and current research challenges and opportunities

Nice to be interviewed by @audubon.org about the mental health benefits of biodiverse nature - especially birds. Our research @eprg-surrey.bsky.social is finding that natural soundscapes with greater bird species richness are associated with greater mental well-being www.audubon.org/magazine/nee...

🌿🌞 Do you want to join a community committed to making the world a better place? Our MSc in Environmental Psychology, established in 1973, creates social scientists focused on healthy people and a healthy planet. 🌍 Hear what our current, amazing, international students have to say:

What do our Environmental Psychology students love about studying their course at Surrey? 🍃 Find out from a few of our international masters students... See more about the opportunities available within our postgraduate courses via the link: linktr.ee/surreystudents

We encourage all postdocs & PhD students in #EnvironmentalPsychology to apply!

New article from @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to being in Westminster next week as part of this #PairingScheme2025 organised by @royalsociety.org! I will job shadow a civil servant in Defra to help amplify the societal benefits of nature @surreypsychology.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @ifssurrey.bsky.social

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...

New publication! Samieul Azad, graduate of our MSc Environmental Psychology programme, has published their dissertation project in #IJERPH 'Thriving Through Stressful Life Events with Nature: A Mixed-Method Study on Tending Indoor Plants and Rumination Resilience'. www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

A lovely reminder of the article @melissamarselle.bsky.social and I did 2 years ago for The Psychologist on the @surreypsychology.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social 50 year celebration of our MSC Environmental Psychology programme.

2-year full-time post-doc position at Uni of Portsmouth! Senior Research Associate will work on a 24-month project examining the social acceptance of an innovative, renewably-powered, off-grid electric vehicle charging technology. Deadline: 24th February. mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...

Great to see the newly formed BPS Environmental Psychology Section (@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social) join Bluesky! 🎉🌍 You can connect with them, along with many other environmental psychologists and organisations, on the #EnvironmentalPsychology Starter Pack—explore it here 👇 go.bsky.app/2yJ9TJg

Come work with us!

New paper - Greater understory vegetation in urban parks can promote both #bird sounds 🌿 🐦 and reduce #traffic noise 🚗 Led by @konraduebel.bsky.social with @alettabonn.bsky.social, @melissamarselle.bsky.social, Jonathan Rhodes & @angelasocsci.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Come work with us!

Two new publications by EPRGer @melissamarselle.bsky.social on green social prescriptions and nature-based health interventions. Examining specific popultation groups www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and opportunities & challenges in UK, Germany doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

Last week EPRG's Dr Sarah Payne and Professor Birgitta Gatersleben presented and convened a session at the 20th annual Communicate conference for #EnvironmentalCommunicators. Was great to reflect on the different perspectives we all bring to help people connect with nature.