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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Sep 3

@drdaniellawatson.bsky.social speaks at #EHPS2025 in Groningen! 🌍
Presenting research on the youth-driven Resilience Project💚

She also co-led the Equity, Global Health & Sustainability SIG on sustainable conference travel + first climate café!☕

#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #Sustainability

Photo from the talk on the Resilience Project

Photo from the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Equity, Global Health & Sustainability

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 19

Dr John Jamir Benzon Aruta spoke with clarity on how to evolve #EnvironmentalPsychology by advocating for more diverse perspectives. Read in his own words below 👇

We are grateful to John for his continued collaboration, mentorship and friendship on multiple projects over the years 💚

#ICEP2025

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 18

The 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' team showcase:
💡Group discussions with Australian young people who want interventions to support their mental health during the climate crisis
🗺 Mapping of 178 concepts of climate mental health concepts. Eco-anxiety had 41 different definitions
#ICEP2025

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 18

Fantastic to meet, for the first time in person, some of the leading and lovely experts of the climate change and mental health field 💚🌏

Ans Vercammen 🇦🇺🇧🇪
@emlawrance.bsky.social 🇦🇺🇬🇧
@iaojala.bsky.social 🇫🇮🇸🇪
John Aruta 🇵🇭

#ICEP2025 @climatecares.bsky.social

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 17

✨️Dr Teaghan Hogg's infamous eco-anxiety work:
🌏 The Hogg Eco-Anxiety scale used across the world
👤 Five profiles of characteristics of eco-anxiety
💡 Group discussions from 45 young people wanting interventions at the individual, community, school and policy level
#ICEP2025

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 17

✨️Dr Teaghan Hogg presented preliminary findings from our 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' project in Australia, the Philippines and Trinidad & Tobago
🇦🇺Youth advisors co-facilated group discussions with 45 Australian young people who advocated for climate mental health interventions
#ICEP2025

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 16

✨️Powerful keynote talk by Prof Audrone Telesiene at #ICEP2025. Key takeaways 'detours' suggested to be addressed:
🌍 global blind spots in data
🌱 research on biodiversity, air pollution, land degradation
👥 Behaviour transformations

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 16

🌱Kicking off the International Conference on Environmental Psychology in Vilinius, Lithuania! Fantastic to meet in person for the first time, the 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' team from the Philippines, Australia and the UK 🚀
#ICEP2025
@climatecares.bsky.social

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 16

🌱Kicking off the International Conference on Environmental Psychology in Vilinius, Lithuania (beautiful place)!

Fantastic to meet in person for the first time, the 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' team from the Philippines, Australia and the UK 🚀
#ICEP2025

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BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · Jun 5

Our free, inaugural online event 'Connecting People, Place & Practice in Environmental Psychology' is open to @bpsofficial.bsky.social members & the wider community interested in the intersection between people, places, and psychology. 02 July 2025 10:00am - 2:30pm www.bps.org.uk/event/connec...

Connecting People, Place & Practice in Environmental Psychology | BPS

This event by the Environmental Psychology section will appeal to both BPS members and the wider community interested in the intersection between people, places, and psychology.

www.bps.org.uk

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European Health Psychology Society @ehps.bsky.social · Apr 4

Applications are now open for the #EHPS2025 conference grants. Grants are available for attending only the conference and for also attending the @ehpscreaters.bsky.social workshop and @ehpssynergy.bsky.social expert meeting. Applications close on 16 May.
More information: ehps.net/conference-g...

Conference Grants | EHPS.net

ehps.net

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EHPS Synergy @ehpssynergy.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚨 Applications open! 🚨
Join us in Groningen 🇳🇱 for the EHPS Expert Meeting 2025: "Implementing Participatory Research in Health Psychology" 🧠🤝

📅 25–26 Aug 2025
💶 €300
🔗 Apply: forms.gle/D4e8eHSmzVsN...
🔗 Info: 2025.ehps.net/synergy/
🔗 Grants: ehps.net/synergy-gran...

#EHPS2025 @ehps.bsky.social

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Mar 20

The #ConnectingClimateMinds Global Online Hub now has translation features!

Go to hub.connectingclimateminds.org and choose your language in in the bottom left!

Explore in your language
Explora en tu idioma
استكشف بلغتك
Explore dans ta langue

The home page of the Connecting Climate Minds site, in Spanish.

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EHPS Equity Global Health & Sustainability SIG @ehpseghssig.bsky.social · Mar 19

❗Reminder❗
🎨 For our SIG Mid-year Meeting on Friday ✨

❓What: Brainstorming ideas on equity, global health, and sustainability
🗓️ Date: Friday, 21st March 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 CET
📍Location: Zoom (Email us to receive the Zoom link)
📧 Mail: [email protected]

See you there!🌱

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Mar 12

Here's a fab opportunity to join the communications team at Imperial's Institute of Global Health Innovation & focus on the work of climate cares!

Apply for this paid 12-week post, starting in July:
🌍💙Communication & Events Trainee ( #ClimateChange & #MentalHealth)
imperial.ac.uk/global-healt...

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Mar 12

❓Are you a health psychologist or behavioural scientist or a related field (@ehps.bsky.social)?

💡Join our meeting to brain storm ideas on how health psychologists and behavioural scientists can contribute to solutions on:
⚖️ Equity
🌏 Global Health
🌱 Sustainability

Details below 👇

EHPS Equity Global Health & Sustainability SIG @ehpseghssig.bsky.social · Mar 12

🎨 SIG Mid-year Meeting on Collaboration and Creativity ✨

❓What: Brainstorming ideas on equity, global health, and sustainability
🗓️ Date: Friday, 21st March 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 CET
📍Location: Zoom
📧 Mail: [email protected]

See you there!🌱

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Mar 11

🚀Our Special Interest Group (SIG) on Equity, Global Health & Sustainability is on Bluesky. Give us a follow to find out about how we are making a difference, given the rapidly changing geopolitical environment!

📍We are a SIG part of the @ehps.bsky.social - European Health Psychology Society.

EHPS Equity Global Health & Sustainability SIG @ehpseghssig.bsky.social · Mar 11

🌍 Welcome to the EHPS Equity, Global Health & Sustainability SIG! 🌱

We're thrilled to join Bluesky! Our Special Interest Group (SIG) focuses on how health psychology can promote a more just, healthy, and sustainable world.

Follow us for updates, insights and to join the conversation!💡

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EHPS Equity Global Health & Sustainability SIG @ehpseghssig.bsky.social · Mar 11

🌍 Welcome to the EHPS Equity, Global Health & Sustainability SIG! 🌱

We're thrilled to join Bluesky! Our Special Interest Group (SIG) focuses on how health psychology can promote a more just, healthy, and sustainable world.

Follow us for updates, insights and to join the conversation!💡

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · Jan 22

And here’s another update from our lightning talks ⚡️

This time covering mental health, dengue fever modelling and air quality.

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jan 22

💚 Great day at the
@granthamicl.bsky.social climate research showcase representing @climatecares.bsky.social

🎡 Researchers shared their feelings about the climate crisis on the climate emotion wheel, and our flashlight talk showed the link between climate change and mental health ✨️

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jan 20

This Wednesday, we're excited to join @granthamicl.bsky.social’s inaugural #ClimateResearch Showcase! 🌎

A great opportunity to exchange ideas, foster collaboration, and drive action on #ClimateChange.

Learn more: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/18607...

Grantham Institute Climate Research Showcase 2025

The Grantham Institute’s inaugural Climate Research Showcase, taking place on Wednesday, 22 January 2025, will bring together our research community to exchange ideas, foster collaboration and support...

www.imperial.ac.uk

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Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social · Jan 20

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳

With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

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Christine_Mpls @christinempls.bsky.social · Jan 13

If you haven't done so already, resolve to become a Climate Advocate! This Venn Diagram by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social is the perfect way to find inspiration:

✅What brings you joy?
✅What are you good at?
✅What work needs doing?

Everyone has a community they can reach out to.

Climate action Venn diagram by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Three circles converge: what brings you joy, what are you good at, and what work needs doing. At the center where the circles converge it says, "Your climate action!"

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · Jan 10

🌡️📈Following news that global average temperatures exceeded 1.5c above pre-industrial levels for the first time on record in 2024, our survey reveals that 1 in 5 people had experienced negative health impacts linked to hot weather over the last 5 years.
📔 ow.ly/F4iv50UE9pp
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · Jan 10

Explore our research on how the UK public been affected by extreme heat and what they think about the risks it poses by Dr @neiljennings.bsky.social, Dr @paulinepaterson.bsky.social, Dr Clair Barnes, Professor @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and Dr Candice Howarth @granthamlse.bsky.social: ow.ly/F4iv50UE9pp

Record-breaking heat putting UK public health at risk | Imperial News | Imperial College London

One in five people in the UK have suffered ill health as a result of extreme heat in the past five years, new Imperial research has revealed.

ow.ly

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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · Jan 10

2024 @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #climate data out today:

📈 2024 - first year more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial; for ERA5 it was 1.6ºC
🌡️ the past 10 years were the 10 warmest years on record
📈 2024 was warmest year for all continental regions, except Antarctica and Australasia

🌍🌡️🧪⚒️🌊

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