Work with us

We have worked with many different organisations to support their work and help establish more sustainable, biodiverse, healthy places for all.

We have worked with local authorities to support their waste management strategies (household food waste recycling behaviour) and transport policies (Active Travel Report). We work with NGOs such as RHS Wisley (Attention Matters;  RHS Gardening) to promote nature engagement and support wellbeing. We collaborate with businesses (IKEA Live Lagom project) and charities to support environmental action (generation_action.pdf)

Examples of projects include:

Promoting environmental social science in policy and practice

Prof Birgitta Gatersleben is co-director of the ACCESS network, a 5-year ESRC funded program of work that aims to champion the value and use of Environmental Social Science (ESS) in UK research, policy and practice. Throughout the program we work in close collaboration with researchers across different disciplines in academia, policy and practice. Our work is underpinned by principles of co-production, sustainability and EDI. We run co-production workshops, summer schools, leadership colleges and Task Forces, among others. Environmental issues are ultimately social issues, and the input of ESS is central to support the transition to sustainable development.

Biodiversity and health 

Dr Melissa Marselle has provided significant input in key policy documents and engaged with national and international stakeholders and scientists to support biodiversity and health policy. She was contributing author to Chapter 5 of the IPBES Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature, and co-author of the WHO report on green and blue spaces and mental health. She was a member of the Eklipse Expert Working Group on Biodiversity and Health.

Soundscapes, noise and health 

Dr Sarah Payne has worked with acoustic organisations such as Noise Abatement Society and the Institute of Acoustics. Together they collaborated in the design of the first accredited course on Soundscape Assessment, which won the John Connell Soundscape Award 2025. Her soundsapes work was presented to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report, The neglected pollutants: the effects of artificial light and noise on human health. She has also collaborated with Wonderseekers to help engage young people to connect to the natural environment through scientifically exploring their everyday environments and produced an interactive exhibit at Winchester Science Centre. This all supports her continued work on Project DeStress.

Tranquil cities

Dr Ellie Ratcliffe received funding via a British Academy Innovation Fellowship to work with environmental research and innovation company Tranquil City Ltd. Measuring the Tranquil City. The project aimed to develop approaches for evidencing the benefits of urban greening interventions. This was achieved through co-design of a toolkit with stakeholders; testing and validating the toolkit in local communities; and integration of the toolkit into Tranquil City’s Make My City Thrive service.