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Nnennaya Nwali’s justice-focused lens: keeping people at the centre of law, energy and the environmental debate
Intersections of power, policy and justice: Dr Gerald E. Arhin’s energy-transitions research
ACCESS funds project using AI to analyse media coverage of outdoor swimming and bathing water quality
Navigating insider and outsider positionality: Anita Lateano’s journey through conservation
ACCESS contributes to new DESNZ public participation plan
First roundtable for the new Environmental Social Science in Interdisciplinary Working project
Looking back to plan forward: Patrick Devine-Wright introduces the 2025 Annual Assembly Evaluation Report
Interview with Dr Najma Mohamed of the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Beyond the field and the lab: How Aryo Feldman’s Asian heritage shapes his work on food systems, science, and justice
Patrick Devine-Wright | Crossing disciplinary boundaries: Concepts, confidence and courage
Jaya Gajparia: Spotlighting global-majority voices – A new ACCESS interview series
ACCESS and Regen submit joint response to DESNZ consultation on bill discounts for transmission network infrastructure
New ACCESS/IES Project on Interdisciplinary Working
Chris Jones: Report from 9th British Environmental Psychology Society (BrEPS) conference
New ACCESS Leadership College Project on Advancing Leadership in Environmental Social Science
ACCESS’s Chris Jones promoted to Professor of Environmental Psychology
Welsh public opinion on Net Zero and Climate Policy – ACCESS Net Zero Taskforce webinar
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Interdisciplinary Environmental Social Scientists appointed to new DESNZ Science and Technology Advisory Council
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Public Engagement on Grid Infrastructure: Roundtable Summary Note published this week
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Jennifer Rudd: For some people, walking isn’t so simple
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Working at the intersection of academia and policy – Dr Harry Marshall & Dr George Warren
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Helen Roberts: Walking (and running) on Cranbrook’s floodplains
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Mandi Bissett: Local climate action and Doughnut Economics – a secret recipe for generating hope
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Jaya Gajparia: Listening, learning and acting on feedback to improve racial and ethnic representation at the ACCESS Annual Assembly
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Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) draws on evidence from ACCESS Leadership College Fellow Dr Pamela Buchan in its new report
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Susann Power: The beach – a liminal space between hope and despair
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Jaya Gajparia: Do I know I’m scared? I was in Fryent Park days before the sisters were murdered
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How social sciences are essential in the UK’s net zero transition
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What does walking mean to you? A new blog series by ACCESS Leadership College Fellows
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Dr Steve Guilbert: Science-Policy from a Different Perspective: Reflections on a Defra Fellowship
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ACCESS and Regen submit joint response to the House of Commons Committee on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
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Inspiring interview with Dr Gemma Harper OBE (Chief Executive of the JNCC)
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Interdisciplinary climate action: Making a net zero society – An Institution of Environmental Sciences webinar
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ACCESS Director Patrick Devine-Wright elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
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How Do You Create the Right Atmosphere for Connection? Lessons from the ACCESS Assembly 2024 Evaluation Report
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Dr Sarah Golding: More interdisciplinary training for researchers is key to tackling environmental problems
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How can integrating social sciences provide transformative solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises. A Leverhulme Centre webinar.
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Including the More-Than-Human World in Responsible Research and Innovation: Developing a Conceptual Framework
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View the recording of the ACCESSS webinar. How can we de-carbonise travel in the workplace from values to action
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To fly or not to fly? How did we make this decision? A reflective Q&A with the ACCESS team.
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Professor Stewart Barr: From ACCESS Guiding Principles to Travel Guidance: reflecting on tensions in travel choices
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View the recording of How to use the Environmental Social Science kNowledge Exchange Map of Opportunities
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Dr George Warren: Working at the Energy Saving Trust. Reflections on an Industry Placement
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SPOTLIGHT: The FEVER Project. Developing a grid independent, cost-effective, & socially acceptable, renewables powered EV charger
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Preventing and Tackling Mental Ill Health through Green Social Prescribing Project – A case study
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Cardiff University findings support the creation of the UK Climate Change Committee – A case study
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Dr Sarah Golding: Exploring potential barriers to effective knowledge exchange. Blog by Sarah Golding
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Case Study E – Covid-19: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (Lock Down, School Closures, Face Masks)
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View the recording of Growing the social sciences within environmental organisations.
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How and why Muslims engage with the natural world and environmental sustainability – Flex Fund Project Update
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Environmental Psychology is now officially recognised by the British Psychological Society
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A community feedback event and report shares the findings of the REPAIR Flex Fund project
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How can Environmental Social Scientists have more impact on policymaking?
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What is a marine citizen? A short film from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park and Ocean Conservation Trust
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View the recording of How can we decarbonise society in ways that are place-sensitive and fair?
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The National Institute for Health & Care Research has launched a major new pledge to climate change and sustainability in health and social care research.
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What factors influence Environmental Social Science inclusion in policy and practice? ACCESS report
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Behaviour change and the climate emergency: policy choices to drive social action ACCESS & AcSS. Webinar recording
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Emotions, Ethics, and Realities: reflections on decolonising conservation research by Jaya Gajparia
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Why do we need Environmental Social Sciences? Ready to view ACCESS Webinar
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“The social sciences act as a secret sauce in ways that catalyse more effective and impactful research and innovation…”
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How to make industrial decarbonisation relevant and fair for local communities? By Huei-Ling Lai
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Why understanding people and collecting and using social science evidence is critical to effective marine management
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The Crown Estate commissions vital research to understand the social impact of marine sectors on coastal communities
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A typology of the climate activist. Climate campaigners will increasingly adopt ‘insider activist’ roles
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Handbook of Pro-environmental Behaviour Change. Hear from some of the ACCESS Co-Investigators who contributed chapters to the book
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Exploring the nurturing effects of nature on mental health
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Can Policy Fellowships help shape the future of Science-Policy Interface collaborations?
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Including the More-Than-Human World in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Developing a Conceptual Framework -Flex Fund Project
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Can a novel knowledge co-production approach advance the ability of community organisations to harness the social sciences in urban biodiversity renewal?
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Sharing ACCESS’s Guiding Principles with the Academy of Social Sciences member learned societies
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How can our international research collaborations be more inclusive? An interview with Charles Ogunbode
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Sarah Golding, ACCESS Fellow was a runner up winner for C-DICE’s Unsung Hero EDI Champion Award
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Shortlisted for the Organisation Award at this year’s C-DICE National Postdoc Conference
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Outdoor experiential educationalist and campaigner for Right to Roam – meet Lewis Winks
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Rapid Evidence Summary to help inform Anti-racist Wales Action Plan, Welsh Government
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Rapid Evidence Summary of Defra’s 25-Year Environment Plan
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ACCESS has established a social and behavioural change task force to help inform the UK’s Net Zero policymaking.
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Looking for help with environmental and climate research and analysis? Try our Rapid Request service
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RECLAIM – Turning cities from vulnerable spaces to healthy places for people. A webinar series
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Rapid Request Stories
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Recorded panel discussion: The contribution of social science to nature recovery
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New research finds climate change beliefs increasingly predict public opposition to gas
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