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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 () and transport policies (. We work with NGOs such as RHS Wisley () to promote nature engagement and support wellbeing. We collaborate with businesses () and charities to support environmental action (

Examples of projects include:

Promoting environmental social science in policy and practice

Prof Birgitta Gatersleben is co-director of the  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  and co-author of the  She was a member of the 

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 . Her soundsapes work was presented to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report,  She has also collaborated with Wonderseekers to help engage young people to  through scientifically exploring their everyday environments and produced an interactive exhibit at Winchester Science Centre. This all supports her continued work on .

Tranquil cities

Dr Ellie Ratcliffe received funding via a British Academy Innovation Fellowship to work with environmental research and innovation company Tranquil City Ltd. . 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 service.