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Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD

@wzgeography.bsky.social

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Urban geographer, Nature and Health, environmental sustainability, postdoctoral researcher @ox.ac.uk , secretary @healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social (she/her).

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Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · Aug 26

Arrived at Birmingham, still sunny at the moment.
#Rgsibg2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social

Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · Aug 20

Coming to #RGS2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social next week? 🌍✨
Join us for sessions on health inequalities & nature 🍃💡

📍 Alan Walters Building, Room 204, Thursday (28th)
🕘 9:00–10:40 BST
🕚 11:10–12:50 BST

#Geography #Health #Nature

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Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk · May 14

The Mental Health Act 2025 reforms aims to will put people first - ensuring greater choice in care, dignified treatment with respect for personal values, and minimised restrictions.

Read how councils can get ready for these vital changes: https://orlo.uk/Ii3x4

Get in on the Act - Mental health publication

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · May 13

Can greener school grounds boost student wellbeing and cut absenteeism?

New research by ECI’s Dr Wendee Zhang explores how nature at school supports mental health post-COVID
@wzgeography.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social

👇Read more: tinyurl.com/mryrsvbb

#GreenSchools #NatureForHealth

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Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · May 1

Just find out this, we gonna be replaced 😂

Maitri @maitri.vatul.net · Nov 27

Following this investigation of Digital Deep Earth’s GeoGPT by concerned scientists. Many implications, from government censorship of LLM input to who speaks for the global South and why. My question is what purpose a public scientific chatbot if limited? 🧪 geoscientist.online/sections/vie...

Advancing transparent and ethical AI - GEOSCIENTIST

The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the geosciences continues at pace. There is much to be positive about, but with AI comes a responsibility to ensure these powerful emerging tools are...

geoscientist.online

Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · Apr 29

Both of our sessions have been accepted at the coming RGS-IBG [email protected], Tackling health inequalities through nature exposure (1) and (2): What makes a difference? @sabrinalyli.bsky.social I will also be on the panel for publishing in Health and Wellbeing Geography

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Apr 11

This week @wzgeography.bsky.social presented her impactful work on #spatial & #social-economic disparities in school outdoor greenness & the impact on #mental #well-being & school attendance in children & adolescents in #Oxfordshire & #Liverpool Watch the clip & find out more @ecioxford.bsky.social

From Greening to Wellbeing

Researcher Wendee Zhang presented her research at a recent Healthy Ecosystems Restoration in Oxfordshire (HERO) meeting this week, she discusses spatial and social-economic disparities in school outdo...

naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk

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Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · Feb 25

One thing I found amazing here is the supportive vibe in the lab, yeah. Not many chances to celebrate colleagues who publish on nature and science everyday👍

Oxford Ecosystems @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social · Dec 12

How do we celebrate papers being accepted for publication in the Ecosystems Programme? By popping some bubbly together after work 🍾🥳 congratulations @jeaggu.bsky.social and @wzgeography.bsky.social !!!

Wenjing(Wendee) Zhang,PhD @wzgeography.bsky.social · Feb 25

call for papers, due this friday

Sabrina Li @sabrinalyli.bsky.social · Feb 24

Call for papers at the 2025 @rgsibg.bsky.social AM! If you are working at the intersection of health equalities, blue and green spaces, and urban planning, we would love to hear from you! Pls submit your abstract to [email protected] and myself ([email protected]) by Thu 28/02.

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