In this blog, we reflect on much-maligned equity considerations of the debate around zonal energy pricing - important for future energy transition debates as well as this one! Check out the blog below ⬇️ @ecehh.org

🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨 @sarahduckett.bsky.social, Ragnar Lofstedt and I have just published a new paper in the Journal of Risk Research! 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 📚 We undertook a bibliometric analysis to examine core risk research domains, theories and hazard topics. Check it out!

Great article. Here’s the 5 key steps identified for effective net zero action: 1. Galvanise people (eg by backing policies like school streets) 2. Focus on fairness 3. Make the policy process relatable 4. Give people the chance to listen to and engage with each other 5. Accept some opposition

Insightful and important work here from my awesome colleagues in ACCESS @accessnetwork.bsky.social Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past theconversation.com/five-ways-to...

Funded #PhD opportunity (home & international students). Start September 2025. Join us @exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.bsky.social for a 4-year funded PhD project looking how #ClimateChange impacts on the #MentalHealth of #Parents and carers. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The Renewing #Biodiversity Longitudinal Survey (ReBLS) explores how individual attitudes to #nature change over time. Read this fascinating update from the team behind the research. @ecehh.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social renewbiodiversity.org.uk/the-renewing...

Chris Jones, who is a fantastic dude and former colleague of mine, has a Senior Research Associate job going to look at the social science side of future EV charging mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web...

Leeds and Lancaster have several funded PhD places going in mobility, car ownership, etc. Great opportunities in-fuze.org.uk/research-at-...

The new Government is embarking on a pivotal few years for the energy transition. In our Review of Energy Policy 2024, we highlight the key priorities to achieve a fair and equitable energy transition. Read the report here: ukerc.ac.uk/publication/...

More interdisciplinary training for researchers is key to tackling environmental problems @sarahegolding.bsky.social ACCESS Knowledge Exchange Fellow recently published an article reflecting on her own career experiences. accessnetwork.uk/more-interdi...

I’ve got a new job! I’ve just started as a Research Fellow in Energy & Equity @edrc-uk.bsky.social based at @ecehh.bsky.social in @uniofexeter.bsky.social. Keep posted for energy demand content!

🧨 What is Environmental Social Science? Check out our new webpage and find... Explainers Reports & papers Slide deck resource to share Case studies Recorded webinars accessnetwork.uk/what-is-envi... Created by the ACCESS team with invaluable input from social scientists all around the UK.

Today marks my last day at @accessnetwork.bsky.social! It’s been amazing learning from the past and present to champion environmental social science! Thanks everyone on the project, and those we’ve worked with - it’s been a privilege! Keep posted for what’s next 👀

🚨NEW OUTPUT🚨 We at @accessnetwork.bsky.social have created a definition of environmental social science! "Environmental social science (ESS) is the (systematic) study of the interrelationship between three dynamic components: People, the social environment, and the natural (non-human) environment"

Check out my new blog on the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN), where I discuss using systems mapping to enhance our networks, the knowledge exchange we undertake, and the impact we could have. Thread below 🧵⬇️ upen.ac.uk/resources/us...

A new look at #NetZero. Professor Karen Bickerstaff at the University of Exeter talks about the role of the #socialsciences to help us reach our Net Zero goals. acss.org.uk/a-new-look-a...

As a group within @accessnetwork.bsky.social, we've been reflecting on how we travel as researchers, and how that might interact with our Guiding Principles of Environmental Sustainability, EDI and Knowledge Co-Production. Short answer: It's complicated! To find out more, check out the blog post ⬇️

Hello @bsky.app! I'm an environmental social scientist working @accessnetwork.bsky.social on championing impact and knowledge exchange for social science - also look out for work on risk perceptions, risk communication, climate, domestic energy etc. Looking forward to connecting with you all here!