Dr Sarah Payne
@drsarahpayne.bsky.social
Environmental Psychologist, Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey @SurreyPsychology Research: soundscapes, restoration, green space, healthcare, energy, wellbeing
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See it. Say it. Sorted?
95% of Brits say littering is unacceptable on public transport, followed by vaping (89%) and playing music or videos out loud (88%).
Are there worse offences? 👀
95% of Brits say littering is unacceptable on public transport, followed by vaping (89%) and playing music or videos out loud (88%).
Are there worse offences? 👀
September 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
See it. Say it. Sorted?
95% of Brits say littering is unacceptable on public transport, followed by vaping (89%) and playing music or videos out loud (88%).
Are there worse offences? 👀
95% of Brits say littering is unacceptable on public transport, followed by vaping (89%) and playing music or videos out loud (88%).
Are there worse offences? 👀
Reposted by Dr Sarah Payne
🐦🌿 Ever wondered how birdsong affects the way we feel?
Join me at RHS Wisley on 22 October to listen to birdsong, learn about research & discover how to care for birds with @rspbengland.bsky.social
FREE tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
#ESRCFestival @esrciaasurrey.bsky.social
Join me at RHS Wisley on 22 October to listen to birdsong, learn about research & discover how to care for birds with @rspbengland.bsky.social
FREE tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
#ESRCFestival @esrciaasurrey.bsky.social
Register for your free ticket & entry to RHS Wisley Gardens – The Value of Birdsong: How Biodiversity Shapes Health, Wellbeing and Decisions about Nature – RHS Wisley
The Value of Birdsong: How Biodiversity Shapes Health, Wellbeing and Decisions about Nature – RHS Wisley, Thu 22 Oct 2026 -
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September 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🐦🌿 Ever wondered how birdsong affects the way we feel?
Join me at RHS Wisley on 22 October to listen to birdsong, learn about research & discover how to care for birds with @rspbengland.bsky.social
FREE tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
#ESRCFestival @esrciaasurrey.bsky.social
Join me at RHS Wisley on 22 October to listen to birdsong, learn about research & discover how to care for birds with @rspbengland.bsky.social
FREE tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...
#ESRCFestival @esrciaasurrey.bsky.social
Lovely to see these new information boards @uniofsurrey.bsky.social explaining the value of their landscape maintenance and the biodiversity benefits it brings for wildlife across the campus
July 28, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Lovely to see these new information boards @uniofsurrey.bsky.social explaining the value of their landscape maintenance and the biodiversity benefits it brings for wildlife across the campus
Amazing little video voiced by @melissamarselle.bsky.social about the benefits of birdsong, produced by @ukri.org for BBC Ideas! www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cx25g...
Why listening to birdsong is good for you
Actively listening to birdsong it is good for both your health, wellbeing and focus.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 23, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Amazing little video voiced by @melissamarselle.bsky.social about the benefits of birdsong, produced by @ukri.org for BBC Ideas! www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cx25g...
Important equity discussion of open water spaces during heat waves and the sometimes fatal consequences for teenagers/ young people, particuarly boys.
theconversation.com/child-drowni...
theconversation.com/child-drowni...
Child drownings spike during heatwaves – and it’s a serious climate justice issue
As the UK gets hotter, children will seek water to cool down. The real question is why so many have so few places to go.
theconversation.com
July 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Important equity discussion of open water spaces during heat waves and the sometimes fatal consequences for teenagers/ young people, particuarly boys.
theconversation.com/child-drowni...
theconversation.com/child-drowni...
It's been sad to see trees being removed from @uniofsurrey.bsky.social car park. On sweltering hot days the popularity of the shade they offer is clearly visible. The floor was a little uneven but cars could cope & trees provide so many more benefits. The traffic cones on stumps are a sorry site
July 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It's been sad to see trees being removed from @uniofsurrey.bsky.social car park. On sweltering hot days the popularity of the shade they offer is clearly visible. The floor was a little uneven but cars could cope & trees provide so many more benefits. The traffic cones on stumps are a sorry site
And so @iaps2026.bsky.social begins!! Early Career Researcher Workshop kicking things off.. you'll do great! Look forward to everyone joining @iaps-association.bsky.social ceremony later. Hosted by @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social Thanks to all Mentors for their help today #iaps2026
June 29, 2026 at 9:52 AM
And so @iaps2026.bsky.social begins!! Early Career Researcher Workshop kicking things off.. you'll do great! Look forward to everyone joining @iaps-association.bsky.social ceremony later. Hosted by @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social Thanks to all Mentors for their help today #iaps2026
Loving recent articles from @psychmag.bsky.social on sound. One highlights imp. of acoustic environments on early years settings & speech language development www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... T'other on preferred sounds www.bps.org.uk/research-dig... Ironically both include other senses in the title!
Making sound visible in early development | BPS
Conor Bathgate considers the evidence on the impact of acoustic environments.
www.bps.org.uk
June 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Loving recent articles from @psychmag.bsky.social on sound. One highlights imp. of acoustic environments on early years settings & speech language development www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... T'other on preferred sounds www.bps.org.uk/research-dig... Ironically both include other senses in the title!
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Super interesting new @science.org study finds humans and other animals share acoustic preferences for sounds.
Thanks for the write up, @psychmag.bsky.social!
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
@simon-butler.bsky.social @drsarahpayne.bsky.social
Thanks for the write up, @psychmag.bsky.social!
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
@simon-butler.bsky.social @drsarahpayne.bsky.social
Humans and animals share taste in sounds | BPS
A new study finds substantial overlap in preferences for certain sounds across the animal kingdom.
www.bps.org.uk
June 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Super interesting new @science.org study finds humans and other animals share acoustic preferences for sounds.
Thanks for the write up, @psychmag.bsky.social!
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
@simon-butler.bsky.social @drsarahpayne.bsky.social
Thanks for the write up, @psychmag.bsky.social!
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
@simon-butler.bsky.social @drsarahpayne.bsky.social
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🎓 Last Friday, we celebrated our Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony 🎊 A proud moment bringing together students, supervisors & staff to mark their achievements.
👏 Thank you to colleagues for their support, and congrats to our graduates — all the best ahead! 💐
👏 Thank you to colleagues for their support, and congrats to our graduates — all the best ahead! 💐
April 21, 2026 at 6:53 PM
🎓 Last Friday, we celebrated our Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony 🎊 A proud moment bringing together students, supervisors & staff to mark their achievements.
👏 Thank you to colleagues for their support, and congrats to our graduates — all the best ahead! 💐
👏 Thank you to colleagues for their support, and congrats to our graduates — all the best ahead! 💐
Are you a PhD or MSc student interested in people's transactions with environments?
Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors?
The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you!
Deadline 9th January.
Be where many experts in the field once started out.
stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...
Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors?
The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you!
Deadline 9th January.
Be where many experts in the field once started out.
stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...
IAPS Conference 2026
29 June - Friday 3 July 2026, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. The theme of IAPS 2026 is Sustainability as Wellbeing: Towards healthy, green, and equitable communities.
stories.surrey.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Are you a PhD or MSc student interested in people's transactions with environments?
Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors?
The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you!
Deadline 9th January.
Be where many experts in the field once started out.
stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...
Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors?
The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you!
Deadline 9th January.
Be where many experts in the field once started out.
stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...
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November edition of @psychmag.bsky.social highlights the value of all psychology disciplines for fighting the climate and biodiversity crisis.
Proudly, @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social members @drsarahpayne.bsky.social & Prof David Canter both contribute to this special issue!
Proudly, @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social members @drsarahpayne.bsky.social & Prof David Canter both contribute to this special issue!
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
November edition of @psychmag.bsky.social highlights the value of all psychology disciplines for fighting the climate and biodiversity crisis.
Proudly, @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social members @drsarahpayne.bsky.social & Prof David Canter both contribute to this special issue!
Proudly, @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social members @drsarahpayne.bsky.social & Prof David Canter both contribute to this special issue!
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[email protected] member @drsarahpayne.bsky.social doing a wonderful job representing the field of #envpsy in the BPS member magazine @psychmag.bsky.social 🥳🙌🎉
Read it online here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Read it online here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
After 25+ years of being a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member it's truly amazing to open the @psychmag.bsky.social & see an interview on me, @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social & the research I've conducted. Article online, but lovely to also come home to a printed copy. Thanks BPS
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
[email protected] member @drsarahpayne.bsky.social doing a wonderful job representing the field of #envpsy in the BPS member magazine @psychmag.bsky.social 🥳🙌🎉
Read it online here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Read it online here: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
After 25+ years of being a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member it's truly amazing to open the @psychmag.bsky.social & see an interview on me, @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social & the research I've conducted. Article online, but lovely to also come home to a printed copy. Thanks BPS
October 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
After 25+ years of being a @bpsofficial.bsky.social member it's truly amazing to open the @psychmag.bsky.social & see an interview on me, @eprg-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social & the research I've conducted. Article online, but lovely to also come home to a printed copy. Thanks BPS
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We often forget how far we have come:
➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources.
➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source: @ember-energy.org
➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources.
➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source: @ember-energy.org
October 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We often forget how far we have come:
➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources.
➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source: @ember-energy.org
➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources.
➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source: @ember-energy.org
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When is a Psychologist not a Psychologist?
Emeritus Professor David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Emeritus Professor David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
When is a Psychologist not a Psychologist? | BPS
Emeritus Professor, David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'.
www.bps.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
When is a Psychologist not a Psychologist?
Emeritus Professor David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Emeritus Professor David Canter, reviews Lindsay J. McCunn's 'Becoming an Environmental Psychologist: Auto-biographical Career Paths Towards Applied Social Science'.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Was honoured to talk to @psychmag.bsky.social about my career journey becoming & being an academic environmental psychologist, the projects I've worked on with it (inc @destressrestore.bsky.social), and the joy of now being back @eprg-surrey.bsky.social & importance of @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
'It is the environment which offers me psychological restoration…'
@drsarahpayne.bsky.social works as an environmental psychologist, covering areas from soundscapes and urban parks to community electricity supply and hospital environments.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
@drsarahpayne.bsky.social works as an environmental psychologist, covering areas from soundscapes and urban parks to community electricity supply and hospital environments.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
'It is the environment which offers me psychological restoration' | BPS
Sarah Payne’s work as an environmental psychologist covers areas from soundscapes and urban parks to community electricity supply and hospital environments. As she told Ian Florance, she is also a kee...
www.bps.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Was honoured to talk to @psychmag.bsky.social about my career journey becoming & being an academic environmental psychologist, the projects I've worked on with it (inc @destressrestore.bsky.social), and the joy of now being back @eprg-surrey.bsky.social & importance of @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
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Out now: a new meta-analysis by former and current EP Groningen researchers finds that feeling like our own actions will make a difference appears to be the biggest deciding factor when it comes to more sustainable energy use and energy conservation at home: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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A meta-analytic review of why people save energy at home
Identifying which factors are most predictive of home energy consumption and saving
behaviors is urgently needed. This article reports the largest and most comprehensive
meta-analysis of this interdis...
www.cell.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Out now: a new meta-analysis by former and current EP Groningen researchers finds that feeling like our own actions will make a difference appears to be the biggest deciding factor when it comes to more sustainable energy use and energy conservation at home: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Lecture 1, week 1, completed. Nice to be back at a sunny @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with lovely, supportive, and engaging @surreypsychology.bsky.social students, even when teaching them statistics!
September 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Lecture 1, week 1, completed. Nice to be back at a sunny @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with lovely, supportive, and engaging @surreypsychology.bsky.social students, even when teaching them statistics!
Had a lovely day meeting new people and past colleagues at UKAN+ network celebration event where I spoke about soundscapes and current research challenges and opportunities
March 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Had a lovely day meeting new people and past colleagues at UKAN+ network celebration event where I spoke about soundscapes and current research challenges and opportunities
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"Everyone living with a mental health condition deserves support."
Our president, Dr Roman Raczka responds to the Government's welfare reform changes & to Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating that mental health conditions are "overdiagnosed".
#PsychologyMatters: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
Our president, Dr Roman Raczka responds to the Government's welfare reform changes & to Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating that mental health conditions are "overdiagnosed".
#PsychologyMatters: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
March 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Everyone living with a mental health condition deserves support."
Our president, Dr Roman Raczka responds to the Government's welfare reform changes & to Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating that mental health conditions are "overdiagnosed".
#PsychologyMatters: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
Our president, Dr Roman Raczka responds to the Government's welfare reform changes & to Health Secretary Wes Streeting stating that mental health conditions are "overdiagnosed".
#PsychologyMatters: www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-res...
Reposted by Dr Sarah Payne
The Public Attitudes to Science survey is BACK.
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
UKRI, Ipsos, and the BSA announce launch of 2025 public attitudes to science survey
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Ipsos, and the British Science Association (BSA) are delighted to announce the launch of a new wave of a long-running national survey of public attitudes to science....
www.britishscienceassociation.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Public Attitudes to Science survey is BACK.
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
We're working with @ukri.org and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social to launch the first PAS since the Covid-19 pandemic. The BSA will be analysing and communicating results later this year:
www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/launchi...
Reposted by Dr Sarah Payne
We’ve got a really cool new job going in nature recovery to help support a new masters in that area (and environment more broadly). Details below.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...
Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) at The University of Manchester
Recruiting now: Lecturer in Nature Recovery, Restoration and Rewilding (Teaching and Research) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We’ve got a really cool new job going in nature recovery to help support a new masters in that area (and environment more broadly). Details below.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DME062/l...
Reposted by Dr Sarah Payne
Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Dr Sarah Payne