The joint response draws on research and lessons from international case studies, including Irish grid operator EirGrid’s pilot community fund. The authors welcome the government’s proposal to provide those affected by new transmission network infrastructure with a range of community benefits, including direct bill discounts and community funds. In order to help ensure the scheme […]
Led by Professor Sarah Hartley (ACCESS Leadership Team, University of Exeter), this short project will examine the environmental impacts of AI through a social-science lens, providing a holistic understanding of the problem and making policy recommendations to address these impacts in a way that is environmentally and socially just. Click here to read more about […]
It focuses on enabling more effective deployment of social sciences by policy makers to enable successful adaptation and resilience, by, with, and for individuals and communities in the UK. This Task Force is composed of academics and government social scientists with extensive expertise in adaptation across science and policy, led by by Rory Walshe (Government Office for […]
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 […]
Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE (Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), University of Bath) has been appointed Lead Author to Chapter 8 of Working Group III. Working Group III focuses on climate change mitigation, assessing methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and Chapter 8 looks […]
ACCESS Co-Investigator, Professor Steve Hinchliffe (University of Exeter) has recently been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) grant for the BIOSSCI (Biosocial Security: Social Science Transformations of Biosecurity) project. BIOSSCI will work with farmers and policymakers in Bangladesh, South Africa and the UK to revolutionise biosecurity (the management of biological threats to humans, animals and […]
The project, led by Jaya Gajparia and Richard Bridge, will test and explore what effective leadership development could look like within Environmental Social Science, creating space for new ideas, approaches, and practices to emerge through collaboration and reflection. The new project aims to: Apply principles of collaborative leadership to real-world challenges through self-paced engagement. […]
This year I was successful in being promoted to Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. I have been asked to pen a few words to chart my journey to this point, so read on if you want to learn more – including how I first met ACCESS’s illustrious co-directors. My journey to […]
ACCESS’s Patrick Devine-Wright, Alice Moseley and Jenny Hatchard recently delivered a webinar, hosted by Environment Platform Wales, which looked at Welsh public opinion on net zero and climate policy. They shared insights from the ACCESS Net Zero Citizens’ Survey undertaken in Summer 2024, and looked at Welsh support for Net Zero targets and views about the likelihood […]
Professor Benjamin Sovacool (ACCESS Leadership Team & University of Sussex), Professor Nicholas Pidgeon (ACCESS Co-Investigator & Cardiff University), and Professor Sara Walker (Co-Director of the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) & University of Birmingham) have been appointed to the new DESNZ Science and Technology Advisory Council. The Science and Technology Advisory Council comprises 16 highly […]