Environmental Psychology Research Group

New article from our team @eprg-surrey.bsky.social

Awesome!! Well done, Sarah!!! Thank you for representing us.

After 25+ years of being a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member it's truly amazing to open the @psychmag.bsky.social & see an interview on me, @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social & the research I've conducted. Article online, but lovely to also come home to a printed copy. Thanks BPS

If you want to learn more about these design concepts, you can in our MSc environmental psychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social in our Psychology of Architecture module www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🎉 The Call for Submissions for IAPS 2026 Conference is now open!

📅 Submission deadline: 9 January 2026 (23:59 GMT)

📝 For guidance on how to submit, and full details of the conference, visit our website: surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

@iaps-association.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social

Was honoured to talk to @psychmag.bsky.social about my career journey becoming & being an academic environmental psychologist, the projects I've worked on with it (inc @destressrestore.bsky.social), and the joy of now being back @eprg-surrey.bsky.social & importance of @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social

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October is here! Time to start thinking about your conference plans for 2026?

In a couple of weeks we’ll be launching our Call for Submissions. Stay tuned to our website: www.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

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@iaps-association.bsky.social | @eprg-surrey.bsky.social | @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social

From Surrey student to Director at Surfers Against Sewage: Meet Dani Jordan As a Psychology undergraduate at Surrey, Dani became interested in the environment and returned to study on our Environmental Psychology MSc. Twenty years on, she is now Director of Campaigns and Comm...

🌊 From #UniofSurrey to #SurfersAgainstSewage 🌊
Former MSc Environmental Psychology student Dani Jordan is now Director of Campaigns & Communities at @sascampaigns.bsky.social, leading national efforts to protect our oceans, rivers & lakes.

💬 Read her story: stories.surrey.ac.uk/from-surrey-...

Volunteer role: Appointed Member for Environmental Psychology Section: (Role ID: 214) | BPS Several roles are available on the Environmental Psychology Section committee.

Would you like to take a leadership role on the only member network for environmental psychology in the UK?

Applications currently open for @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social committee members.

ECR & practitioners are encouraged to apply! DM if you have questions
www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...

How birdsong and plant smells can boost wellbeing A Surrey-based study explores how environment affects emotional and psychological restoration.

🌱 Exciting news! Our Environmental Psychology Research Group is featured by the BBC, showcasing our latest research on how actively noticing sights/sounds of nature can improve psychological restoration.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#EnvironmentalPsychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social

“Prompting people to actively notice birdsong, plant textures and smells can significantly improve wellbeing…”

Interesting study that suggests simple and small interventions, eg signage, that encourage people to notice nature can boost people’s wellbeing.

Open access article below.

We encourage all past Surrey #EnvironmentalPsychology MSc and PhD graduates to consider applying!!

IAPS 2026 Call for Submissions will open in mid-October 2025 for individual talks, symposia, and poster presentations.

Watch this space... stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/

Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Research Assistant – Environmental Social Science in Interdisciplinary Working The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in...

We are hiring! Part-time Research Assistant (1 day a week for a year) for a project developing a set of resources that support interdisciplinary working in environmental sustainability research and practice
Closing date 23 Sep 2025
jobs.surrey.ac.uk/044025

Call for Speakers – Psychology Careers Festival | BPS Applications are open for speakers for the next BPS Psychology Careers Festival, taking place 9 – 13 February 2026.

Do you want to represent #EnvironmentalPsychology at the next @bpsofficial.bsky.social Career's Fair?
Apply here: www.bps.org.uk/news/call-sp...

Natural soundscapes are associated with mental well-being via capacity-building and capacity-restoring pathways Soundscapes from natural areas are an important cultural ecosystem service that can promote greater mental health and well-being. However, the mediati…

New @eprg-surrey.bsky.social article by @konraduebel.bsky.social, Eleanor Ratcliffe & @melissamarselle.bsky.social finds natural soundscapes indirectly influence mental well-being via perceived biodiversity and restoring and building capacity mediators www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

More than just a Breath of Fresh Air! Exploring Nature’s Role in Enhancing Wellbeing | BPS The session, led by Catherine Dooley and Stuart Whomsley, will include brief presentations on the theory and research base of Nature Reconnection.

Free @bpsofficial.bsky.social workshop on Nature’s Role in Enhancing Wellbeing, 5 September www.bps.org.uk/event/more-j...

Noticing nature: The role of environmental awareness in promoting well‐being Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

New article from @eprg-surrey.bsky.social PhD student Bethany Harris and staff Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe and Prof Birgitta Gatersleben
Finds "well-being & restorative effects of spending time in nature are enhanced when people actively attend to nature"
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#envpsy Job opportunity!! The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia seeks clinical assistant professor in the Human Health Benefits of Outdoor Spaces (9-month, non-tenure position)
Deadline: 29 Sept 2025
Apply here: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/439...

Hi All! A reminder that we're looking for our next colleague to join us in a tenure-track teaching position in the Psychology Department at UBC! See the job ad below. We'd love to hear from you!

#sotl #educationalleadership #teachinginhighered #SoTLcommunity #psychologyjobs #highered #academicjobs

Environmental Psychology Research Click on the title to browse this journal

British Environmental Psychology is having a bit of a moment, isn't it?@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social finally exists. @iaps2026.bsky.social is coming to the UK. And the @bpsofficial.bsky.social has created a new journal ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH! bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3067...

Researcher Climate Outreach is seeking an experienced social sciences researcher, with an interest in climate communication. The Researcher will be responsible for conducting research to a high standard using qu...

#envpsy job opportunity! @climateoutreach.bsky.social are looking for a social sciences researcher, with an interest in climate communication.
Permanent, full-time, excellent starting salary 🤩
Deadline 29 Aug.
Details: app.beapplied.com/apply/rlribw...

New PhD position in Environmental Psychology @envpsyvienna.bsky.social

Are you interested in research addressing one or more of the current ecological crises (e.g., climate, pollution, biodiversity) from a broadly social cognition angle? Apply!

Details here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/PhD-Stud...

Just over a week left to apply for this exciting postdoctoral research opportunity on children and nature! 🐾

The application deadline is Wednesday the 20th of August 2025.

We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work with Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd and WWT on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership!

🦉Join us as we inspire the next generation of nature lovers.🌳

krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

New work out from EPRG team member @melissamarselle.bsky.social. Using closed and open card and sound sorts, study investigates how people conceptualise biodiversity. Visual and acoustic cues other than species richness are used!

open access study -> doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

Fantastic to see so many of our MSc #EnvPsy students at this event! You are the next generation. www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Always wonderful to see our Emeritus Professor David Uzzell asking the critical big questions. Reminding us that 'environments' are imbedded in social & cultural contexts.

Prof Uzzell also made us think about the issue of power in #envpsy "improving the environment *for whom*?"

Call for open-rank academic position in Environmental Psychology and Sustainability

Rare open-rank researcher job in environmental psychology, Copenhagen employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

Its not too late to join the @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social online inaugural event 'Connecting People, Place, & Practice' Kicking off with the fabulous Prof. David Uzzell at 10am TODAY! sign up using the link below and Join us! See you there :)