Making a difference
We aim to make a real difference with our work, to help improve people’s lives and to help strengthen the field and its value and impact within and outside of academia. Our work is often featured in the media highlighting public interest and demonstrating where and how our work makes a difference.
In the media
'It is the environment which offers me psychological restoration'
The Psychologist interviews Sarah Payne, 2025
How birdsong and plant smells can boost wellbeing
BBC article, 2025
Environmental Psychology is broad and deep
BPS interviews Environmental Psychology Section co-chairs Melissa Marselle and Chris Jones
How science is used in policymaking
Blog for the British Psychological Society - Melissa Marselle, 2025
From MSc Environmental Psychology to Director at Surfers Against Sewage
Interview with Surrey alumna Dani Jordan about changing the world, 2025
How birdsong can help your mental health
Science of Happiness podcast with Eleanor Ratcliffe, 2024
Need some anxiety relief? Let birding be your balm
Audubon Magazine article, 2024
Breaking boundaries: why knowledge exchange is the missing link for impact in the ecology sector
The Applied Ecologist blog - Valentine Seymour, Sarah Golding, Melissa Marselle, 2025
‘Ahead of its time’
Melissa Marselle & Sarah Payne look back at 50 years of Surrey’s MSc Environmental Psychology course, 2023
Celebrating 50 years of environmental psychology excellence
University of Surrey News, 2023