Tagged: Environmental Social Science

Birgitta’s election recognises the work that she is doing to increase the visibility, use and impact of social science to tackle our most urgent environmental problems. The Academy’s Fellowship comprises 1,700 leading social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors.  Academy Fellows are elected for excellence in their fields and for their substantial contributions to […]

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 […]

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 […]

The School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham hosted this year’s annual British Environmental Psychology Society (BrEPS) conference. It was the 9th edition of the conference in the 11-year history of BrEPS, which is a non-subscription, inclusive network of (mostly) early career researchers with interest in human-environmental interactions. It was also the ‘last’ BrEPS […]

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 […]

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 […]

ACCESS Director Patrick Devine-Wright (University of Exeter) was one of five social science experts invited to attend a roundtable discussion on Public Engagement with Grid Transformation in December 2024. Also invited were Catherine Queen (University of Liverpool), Melanie Rohse (Angela Ruskin University), Matthew Cotton (Teeside University), and Jason Chilvers (University of East Anglia). The summary note from that roundtable was published […]

“I am not an EDI person!” I exclaimed in a call with a potential invitee who I believe will not only enrich conversations at the ACCESS Assembly 2025 but is someone I would love to meet and get to know. She laughs, and soon responds, “I know what you mean”. Hello, I am Jaya. I […]

The ACCESS team gathered our Fellows together at the end of April for the annual Leadership College Retreat at Dartington Hall. We enjoyed three days of connection, conversation and community in Dartington’s beautiful grounds. (One of our Fellows, Richard Bridge, will be sharing his reflections on the event here very soon.) One of the highlights […]

In November 2024, Professor Patrick Devine-Wright was invited to speak about ACCESS at the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). The webinar was organised by Ethny Childs, Communities & Partnerships Lead at IES. IES were interested in exploring how interdisciplinarity can support improved policy and practice, particularly in the climate space, and were particularly keen to […]