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“Nature is a playground of opportunity”: Examining perspectives of child nature connection with parents/guardians in the Southwest of England (2025)
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Concerns about child nature disconnect have been subject to increased interest in recent years, with attention being paid to the value of nature connection for children’s health, wellbeing, personal development, and environmental values. However, the... Read More about “Nature is a playground of opportunity”: Examining perspectives of child nature connection with parents/guardians in the Southwest of England.

A new toolkit for Climate Change Education: (CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation)) (2025)
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Research-informed learning resources are increasingly recognised as essential to help bridge the Value-Action Gap among young people in relation to the climate crisis. This is the gap between pro-environmental values and engagement in individual and... Read More about A new toolkit for Climate Change Education: (CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation)).

Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and satisfaction and quality of life in Bristol (2025)
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Mental health, particularly for urban populations, is a growing public health concern. Understanding how people relate to and feel a sense of belonging in the urban environment is therefore an important research agenda. There is growing evidence abou... Read More about Exploring relationships between GBGI exposure and satisfaction and quality of life in Bristol.

Creating biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on biodiversity offsetting (2025)
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The United Kingdom is one of the countries with the lowest biodiversity value globally. Efforts to address biodiversity loss and create more biodiverse urban environments include recent legislative changes in England implementing the mandatory requir... Read More about Creating biodiverse urban developments? Multi-stakeholder perspectives on biodiversity offsetting.

Exploring student and staff perceptions of opportunities and challenges associated with Generative AI (2025)
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This paper presents ongoing research at UWE Bristol which explores the perceptions and use of Generative AI tools in Higher Education teaching and learning. This work is based on a university-wide survey of over 300 respondents and captures current p... Read More about Exploring student and staff perceptions of opportunities and challenges associated with Generative AI.

A ‘passive’ approach to Net Zero for New Zealand social housing – preliminary findings (2025)
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New Zealand's first emissions reduction plan sets out goals to achieve Net Zero for all GHG and a 24-47% reduction in biogenic methane by 2050. Buildings contribute to 10-15% of overall domestic emissions in New Zea-land (NZ). Reducing operational em... Read More about A ‘passive’ approach to Net Zero for New Zealand social housing – preliminary findings.

Environmental policy instruments analysis on England’s food strategies in the 21st century (2025)
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The new UK government announced their intention to create a new food policy strategy which will focus on four key areas: food security, health, environment, and economy. This would be the fourth time since the creation of the Department for Environme... Read More about Environmental policy instruments analysis on England’s food strategies in the 21st century.

HomeLabs: A critical social practice perspective on household water and energy infrastructure (2025)
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Utility companies are increasingly focused on understanding the complex nature of household water and energy usage patterns. Traditional “demand management” approaches usually rely on an “information deficit” model of behaviour change, which is often... Read More about HomeLabs: A critical social practice perspective on household water and energy infrastructure.

Co-production and the key aspects of community involvement in flood risk management (FRM) (2025)
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Flood risk management (FRM) has shifted towards more decentralised and people-centred approaches. This increase in community involvement has become conceptually linked with ‘coproduction,’ used in other societal domains by both academics and professi... Read More about Co-production and the key aspects of community involvement in flood risk management (FRM).