In category: Interdisciplinarity

Last month, ACCESS and project partners the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) hosted the second in a series of roundtables for the Environmental Social Science in Interdisciplinary Working project. Whereas the first roundtable focused on sharing experiences and identifying enablers and barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration which includes environmental social sciences, this latest session moved from […]

This initial roundtable is the first of three roundtables, which will help inform the project in its overall aim to develop an understanding of the key enablers and barriers to collaboration across the environmental and social sciences, and then to co-produce tailored resources to support practical approaches to bridging disciplines. This roundtable, held in central […]

I gave a seminar a few weeks ago at the invitation of Prof. Tim Mays, a hydrogen engineer from the University of Bath. The audience was public and varied, with a large smattering of natural science students. Putting my slides together, I asked myself, what have I, as a social scientist interested in sustainable energy […]

The project aims to strengthen interdisciplinary working between environmental and social scientists, equipping both communities with the tools and insights needed to work more effectively together on urgent environmental issues. The project is led by Birgitta Gatersleben (ACCESS Co-Director, University of Surrey), who said: “I am excited to work on this project with IES. The […]

  Melissa Marselle, Sarah Golding and Valentine Seymour ran a knowledge exchange workshop at last year’s British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2024, on behalf of ACCESS, entitled: Breaking Boundaries: Why Knowledge Exchange is the Missing Link for Impact in the Ecology Sector     They have subsequently developed this workshop into a recent blog on […]

An Early Career Perspective on the Value of Interdisciplinary Training Networks details Sarah’s reflections on the Medical Research Foundation’s National PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance Research. Interdisciplinary working is vital for tackling complex environmental challenges, such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To coincide with this year’s World AMR Awareness Week, she shared with us some […]

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 […]

Birgitta Gatersleben, Co-Director of ACCESS chaired the discussion ‘The value and impact of environmental psychology in policy and practice’. The discussion opened with the following statements: Environmental psychology has a significant and important role to play in tackling major environmental challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change and wider sustainability issues. These are complex challenges of […]

“I had a fantastic time at the ACCESS Winter School. After having to postpone the event from September 2022, it was wonderful to finally meet our delegates and get together for three days of interactive sessions, networking, and reflections. Our invited speakers – from academia and the public sector – enthusiastically shared their experiences and […]