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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · 17d

Lecture 1, week 1, completed. Nice to be back at a sunny @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with lovely, supportive, and engaging @surreypsychology.bsky.social students, even when teaching them statistics!

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Mar 20

Had a lovely day meeting new people and past colleagues at UKAN+ network celebration event where I spoke about soundscapes and current research challenges and opportunities

Photo of conference room, people sitting on chairs with two big screens left and right with water fountain image and words 'soundscapes' and 'Dr Sarah Payne', who is stood on the stage

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British Psychological Society @bpsofficial.bsky.social · Mar 19

"Everyone living with a mental health condition deserves support."

Our president, Dr Roman Raczka responds to the Government's welfare reform changes & to Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating that mental health conditions are "overdiagnosed".

#PsychologyMatters: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...

Quote reads: We shouldn’t oversimplify the mental health challenges that face millions of people every day. Dr Roman Raczka President of the British Psychological Society. Photo of The Houses of Parliament in silhouette. Psychology Matters and BPS logos.

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British Science Association @britsciassoc.bsky.social · Mar 3

The Public Attitudes to Science survey is BACK.

We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:

www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...

UKRI, Ipsos, and the BSA announce launch of 2025 public attitudes to science survey

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Ipsos, and the British Science Association (BSA) are delighted to announce the launch of a new wave of a long-running national survey of public attitudes to science....

www.britishscienceassociation.org

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Prof. Ian Mell @ianmell.bsky.social · Mar 6

We’ve got a really cool new job going in nature recovery to help support a new masters in that area (and environment more broadly). Details below.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...

Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) at The University of Manchester

Recruiting now: Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · Feb 24

Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Feb 26

Autism – 11 ways we can cultivate positive change

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

www.bps.org.uk

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Feb 21

Thanks. It's great to see @psychmag.bsky.social and @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social and many other official organisations making the transition to here too, for productive and pleasant conversations

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Feb 20

A lovely reminder of the article @melissamarselle.bsky.social and I did 2 years ago for The Psychologist on the @surreypsychology.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social 50 year celebration of our MSC Environmental Psychology programme.

The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Feb 20

New follower welcome ... @drsarahpayne.bsky.social, who we heard from here about the world's first environmental psychology MSc
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

www.bps.org.uk

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Melissa Marselle @melissamarselle.bsky.social · Feb 10

New paper - Greater understory vegetation in urban parks can promote both #bird sounds 🌿 🐦 and reduce #traffic noise 🚗
Led by @konraduebel.bsky.social with @alettabonn.bsky.social, @melissamarselle.bsky.social, Jonathan Rhodes & @angelasocsci.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Understory vegetation can promote bird sounds and reduce traffic noise in urban park soundscapes - Urban Ecosystems

Natural soundscapes commonly experienced in parks are increasingly valued as an important cultural ecosystem service with the potential to promote greater mental well-being for people. Yet the quality...

link.springer.com

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Wouter Poortinga @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social · Feb 4

Great to see the newly formed BPS Environmental Psychology Section (@bpsenvpsych.bsky.social) join Bluesky! 🎉🌍

You can connect with them, along with many other environmental psychologists and organisations, on the #EnvironmentalPsychology Starter Pack—explore it here 👇

go.bsky.app/2yJ9TJg

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BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · Jan 31

Hi. We are the social media presence for the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Environmental Psychology Section.
#envpsy #envpsych #EnvironmentalPsychology
www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...

www.bps.org.uk

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Jan 31

Yesterday @surreypsychology.bsky.social 3rd year placement students gave presentations on how they've applied psychology knowledge & what they've learnt so far in their placements. A massive thanks out to one of those students for handing in my misplaced phone so I didn't lose all my personal photos

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Wouter Poortinga @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social · Jan 31

Interested in doing a #PhD on #plastics? Great opportunity to look at public understanding and consumption of #biobased and #biodegradable #plastics #singleuseplastics @cast-centre.bsky.social

Application deadline 03 March 2025

More info here 👇👇👇

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Public understanding and consumption of bio-based and biodegradable plastics at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Public understanding and consumption of bio-based and biodegradable plastics at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Wouter Poortinga @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social · Jan 31

Fully funded #PhD opportunity at the School of Psychology, Cardiff on #ClimateDistress. Application deadline 03 March 2025. Interested? Get in touch with @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social or me

#ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety #EcoAnxiety @cast-centre.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Wouter Poortinga @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social · Jan 15

JOB KLAXON: Research Associate in Behaviour Sciences to join the Knowledge Transfer Partnership team between Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water and the Water Institute and @cast-centre.bsky.social at Cardiff University

More info below👇

@cast-centre.bsky.social

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

Research Associate (KTP) - Cardiff University - Job Details

Job Details: Research Associate (Knowledge Transfer Partnership)We are looking for a Research Associate to join the Knowled

krb-sjobs.brassring.com

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Briony Latter @brionylatter.bsky.social · Nov 19

📣 New report! What’s Stopping Us? Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport
www.sportpositive.org/news-article...

By me, @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social & Kate Sambrook

Funded by @sportpositive.bsky.social & #UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action

Front cover of report: 'What's Stopping Us? Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport'. Cover photo: Two skiers putting on skis at the bottom of a ski slope finishing in the green valley, covered with artificial snow due to warm winter. Austria. Logos: Sport Positive, UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)

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Dr Jess Fisher @jessjessfisher.bsky.social · Nov 11

We’ve launched our website for the BIO-WELL scale: an open access tool for measuring human wellbeing responses to biodiversity:

research.kent.ac.uk/bio-well/

Check out the video for more:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhQ...

What is BIO-WELL animation

YouTube video by Zoe Davies

m.youtube.com

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Dr Frankie Boyd @frankieboyd.bsky.social · Dec 16

Visit nature 'yesterday' and all your troubles will seem a little further away 🐞

✔️Residential #nature availability showed little association with any wellbeing outcome, whereas visiting green and coastal locations ‘yesterday’ was associated with better hedonic #wellbeing.

doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

What types of nature exposure are associated with hedonic, eudaimonic and evaluative wellbeing? An 18-country study

Although spending time in nature can improve subjective wellbeing (SWB), little is known about how different types of nature exposure are associated w…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Surrey Psychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social · Dec 12

@surreypsychology.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social is excited to support applications for the prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships, offering funding over 4-7 years to help excellent early-career researchers drive transformative projects that tackle global challenges. Contact us for more!

Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

www.ukri.org

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Dec 12

Tickets now available for members and non-members for the @bpsofficial.bsky.social event on shifting perspectives from climate change mitigation to adaptaion. Event in person in Bristol on Feb 26. Speakers include BPSEnvPsych committe member @drstaceyheath.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/event/gather...

The Gathering – Shifting from climate change mitigation to climate change adaptation | BPS

This is a joint event between the BPS South West Branch and The Division of Clinical Psychology South West Branch.

www.bps.org.uk

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Erica Hepper @ericahepper.bsky.social · Dec 4

Last few days to apply for our postdoc at @surreypsychology.bsky.social (deadline Mon 9 December)

Erica Hepper @ericahepper.bsky.social · Nov 15

📢 Job ad 📢 We are hiring a postdoc Research Fellow to conduct quant research on nostalgia in couples at University of Surrey. ESRC funded project which I'm very excited about. Full-time for 3.5 years in a fab team, lovely dept and social psychology group. Spread the word! jobs.surrey.ac.uk/054324

Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Research Fellow in Social Psychology/Relationship Science

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 ours...

jobs.surrey.ac.uk

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Dec 4

oops. obviously i was dreaming of being a sports star instead ;) wish i could edit alt text too, but sadly not

Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Dec 4

A week ago I spoke about the great project I did with Wonderseekers and a primary school at the excellent Communicate conference by The Natural History Consortium. Was good to attend a non-academic conference & discover new terminology whilst also considering same concerns (most apprpriate measures)

Large screen with 'sound of biodiversity' written on it. Underneath are three panelists sat looking at the speaker stood at a podium

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Dr Sarah Payne @drsarahpayne.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thank you so much for your support and examination. I'm gutted I forgot to get a photo of Raynae on the day to celebrate her success

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