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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Dec 10

During my #PhD I was able to attend some funded training that helped early career researchers tackling antimicrobial resistance gain skills for working in interdisciplinary ways.

In this article I look back on my experiences and share some of the ways this shaped me 👇

#ECR #AMR #Research

ACCESS Network @accessnetwork.bsky.social · Dec 4

More interdisciplinary training for researchers is key to tackling environmental problems
@sarahegolding.bsky.social ACCESS Knowledge Exchange Fellow recently published an article reflecting on her own career experiences.
accessnetwork.uk/more-interdi...

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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Jul 16

All 5 of these blogs have been published - make yourself a cuppa and, if you can, sit outside for a reading break:

5 perspectives on #walking and #working in #nature

accessnetwork.uk/tag/walking-...

@eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social @accessnetwork.bsky.social

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Melissa Marselle @melissamarselle.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Applied Ecologist blog on the value of environmental social science and knowledge exchange for ecologists. Written by @valentineseymour.bsky.social, @sarahegolding.bsky.social & @melissamarselle.bsky.social

appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/06/25/b...

Breaking Boundaries: Why Knowledge Exchange is the Missing Link for Impact in the Ecology Sector

By Valentine Seymour, Sarah Golding, Melissa Marselle. Meet Melissa, Sarah and Valentine Melissa Marselle is a Lecturer in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey, with expertise in …

appliedecologistsblog.com

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IAPS 2026 Conference @iaps2026.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hi everyone!!! We are working hard here at Surrey and look forward to welcoming you all to Guildford in 2026!

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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Jun 6

What does walking mean to you? Excited to read these upcoming stories from 5 incredible women about the interplay between #nature, #walking, #work & #society

A new blog series by @accessnetwork.bsky.social Leadership College Fellows url:https://accessnetwork.uk/what-does-walking-mean-to-you-intro/

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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Jun 5

It took a huge amount of collective effort to get the #Environmental #Psychology section 'approved' last year - but now it is up and running, it is a mechanism for the community to connect and grow! Details of this exciting online event 👇

@accessnetwork.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social

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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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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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · May 28

Always a pleasure to be part of the @accessnetwork.bsky.social Leadership College retreats - @richardbridge.bsky.social has done a great job capturing the magic from this year's event

accessnetwork.uk/reflections-...

Reflections on the 2025 ACCESS Leadership College from Richard Bridge

Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environment Social Science

accessnetwork.uk

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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · May 8

Winnie The Pooh's guide to living without The Donald: timharford.com/2025/05/how-...

How to do without the Donald

Face-eating leopard or tantrum-prone toddler? It would be nice to know the answer, because it would tell us how much attention we need to pay to Donald Trump’s latest outburst. (I don’t know what t…

timharford.com

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · May 8

C'mon , let's get fossil fuel ads banned . . . first step , a debate in Parliament . Will you be the 100,000th signature on my petition ? Sign at govpetition.uk/700024 – almost there !

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The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) @cast-centre.bsky.social · May 6

Environmental action is at risk of becoming the next battleground in the UK’s culture wars, writes CAST's Bella Zanin in our latest blog post. 📣

"Unity has never been more vital."

Read the blog post: cast.ac.uk/blog/a-lette...

A letter to those working on climate: Keep going, stay united - CAST

Environmental action is at risk of becoming the next battleground in the UK’s culture wars. But despite political noise and attempts to sow division, public support for tackling the climate and nature...

cast.ac.uk

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RENEWBiodiversity.bsky.social @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social · May 8

Read key findings from ExCASES new report, ‘Who decides for #nature?’

An analysis of the challenges, successes, & deliberative legacy of the #PeoplesPlanforNature…

Who decides for Nature? Embedding deliberative democracy in biodiversity renewal

doi.org

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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · May 2

Thinking of planting to support butterflies and moths? Here is a great list of suggestions from British Flora - and if you buy them here, it supports the work of Butterfly Conservation

@ukbutterflies.bsky.social

www.britishflora.co.uk/rewild/butte...

Butterfly & Moth Selection - British Flora

Butterflies and moths are beautiful and ecologicallyimportant, though sadly in decline. With thoughtful planting,gardens can function as a corridor between natural habitatsoffering a place to feed and...

www.britishflora.co.uk

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Midlands Health Psychology Network @midshealthpsych.bsky.social · Apr 29

🎉 There’s still time to register for our 20th Annual Conference!

Don’t miss inspiring talks from our keynote, guest, and featured speakers. Plus poster presentations highlighting exciting new research.

🎟️ Grab your tickets now! https://f.mtr.cool/tzzfozxmym
#HealthPsychology

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ACCESS Network @accessnetwork.bsky.social · Apr 4

What does the UK public think about climate change, #netzero targets and climate action?

Read the ACCESS Net Zero Citizens’ Survey to discover how people really feel about the transition to a net zero society a and how opinion differs across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales👇

Making a Net Zero Society: Follow the Social Science

Advancing Capacity for Climate and Environment Social Science

accessnetwork.uk

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Mar 26

Could you, with our help, tell a story of Psychology that is personal, practical, and persuasive?

We want to hear from you!

See www.bps.org.uk/contribute-psychologist

Mock-up cover of The Psychologist magazine - crowd of people seen from above forming a lightbulb shape, with the headline 'Your work here'.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Apr 3

Great article. Here’s the 5 key steps identified for effective net zero action:

1. Galvanise people (eg by backing policies like school streets)

2. Focus on fairness

3. Make the policy process relatable

4. Give people the chance to listen to and engage with each other

5. Accept some opposition

Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Apr 2

Insightful and important work here from my awesome colleagues in ACCESS @accessnetwork.bsky.social

Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past theconversation.com/five-ways-to...

Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past

The best net zero solutions galvanise people and make policy relatable. By giving communities a sense of agency, successful transformation is more likely.

theconversation.com

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Sarah Golding @sarahegolding.bsky.social · Apr 2

Insightful and important work here from my awesome colleagues in ACCESS @accessnetwork.bsky.social

Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past theconversation.com/five-ways-to...

Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past

The best net zero solutions galvanise people and make policy relatable. By giving communities a sense of agency, successful transformation is more likely.

theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Mar 25

Right, the slides are all prepared. This is happening!

1900 UK time, 1200 in Los Angeles - other timezones are also available

Streets For All @streetsforall.org · Mar 12

Join us Tuesday, March 25th at 12pm for a special lunch time chat with @ianwalker.bsky.social, an Environmental Psychologist who studies motonormativity - the shared bias that prevents us from judging motorized transportation rationally. RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨 We're hiring!🚨

🏠 We're looking for a thoughtful and committed individual to lead our work on housing🏠

To find out more➡️ buff.ly/ZjThCfi

Advert for a Senior Economist or Senior Research and Policy Analyst.

Details: Role is too lead on housing work,
Apply by 08.59am on 17 April 2025
Salary of £55,330 - £68,250 p.a.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Mar 19

Anyone met a scientist who isn’t critical of the huge cuts to US science?

“French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers… searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

www.theguardian.com

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ACCESS Network @accessnetwork.bsky.social · Mar 17

How to design an event that encourages relationship building (rather than awkward networking)?

It takes great food, social spaces, time outdoors and...
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Read all the lessons from the ACCESS Annual Assembly 2024 Evaluation Report 👇

doi.org/10.15126/901...

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Mar 17

KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences!

DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share.

independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are looking for a Social Media Officer to join the @healthequals.bsky.social team.

They will play a crucial role in driving engagement to our public campaigns, and creating and curating compelling content.

Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 31 March ⬇️

buff.ly/He3Qgn2

Social Media Officer - Health Equals

Permanent contract
Salary: £37,002 per annum plus excellent benefits
Application deadline: 31 March 2025, 23.59

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