During my PhD studies, I was very lucky to be partnered with the Energy Saving Trust as part of a networking and skills development project aimed at promoting Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) perspectives in the energy sector. My main role, set out in dialogue with the organisation, was to engage with people in the […]
Clare Twigger-Ross, who works as a consultant social researcher at Eunomia, highlighted two challenges for social scientists in consultancy roles: “When working in research as a consultant, we aim to work collaboratively with our clients as far as possible. However, a key area of knowledge that can be underestimated is that of the institutional, governance […]
What the evidence tells us about nature, and human health and well-being Evidence for the complex links between nature and health and well-being cuts-across sectors and research disciplines. There is a lot of useful evidence out there, but its breadth has made it difficult to draw together and use to inform decision making. This was […]
The ACCESS Guiding Principles team (Stewart Barr, Kate Burningham, Sarah Golding, Steve Guilbert and Sarah Hartley) compiled and published our Guiding Principles in March 2023. We’ve recently developed our own ACCESS Travel Guidance document as an extension to these. In this blog, we outline the context for developing this guidance. Our Guiding Principles focus […]
In the summer of 2023, we secured funding – an achievement that many academics dream of – to pilot a research project focused on decolonising the conservation sector in the UK. While excited, I experienced a growing weight of responsibility to produce meaningful research results as we kick-started the project. There was a genuine […]
Update – Originally published on 17 October 2023 this blog has been updated with links to the project’s findings. All the project outputs (including 1 integrated framework, 3 contextualised action plans, and 1 policy brief) are now available on the IDRIC website. Also included is a recording of an online policy and practice workshop with […]
At a time where we grapple with complex poly- and perma-crises such as the climate emergency, cost of living crisis, and biodiversity crisis, rapid yet adequate responses are crucial. This requires effective collaboration between policymakers and the scientific community to co-produce solutions that can address the urgent socio-ecological challenges. The importance of social […]