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Can behavior change increase biodiversity?
Environmental psychology research is increasingly showing that behavior change can and should play a crucial role in staving off biodiversity loss, and reaffirming that behavior change is a vital tool to help us preserve the ecosystems and species that keep our planet healthy and beautiful.
Our most significant environmental psychology research insights from 2024
We asked all of the senior researchers in our group what they felt was the most significant scientific breakthrough from within our department and among our former colleagues from the past 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.
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Can behavior change increase biodiversity?
Environmental psychology research is increasingly showing that behavior change can and should play a crucial role in staving off biodiversity loss, and reaffirming that behavior change is a vital tool to help us preserve the ecosystems and species that keep our planet healthy and beautiful.
Our most significant environmental psychology research insights from 2024
We asked all of the senior researchers in our group what they felt was the most significant scientific breakthrough from within our department and among our former colleagues from the past 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.
2024 in review: check out our scientific publications
The researchers have contributed to 17 scientific journal publications over the course of 2024, with insights on many facets of environmental behavior, ranging from acceptance of technology, climate anxiety, climate change as a voting issue, social tipping, citizen assemblies, community energy initiatives, and public trust.
Goda Perlaviciute among new Aletta Jacobs professors at University of Groningen
Our colleague Goda Perlaviciute is one of four new professors appointed in the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences through the Aletta Jacobs professorship initiative of the University of Groningen.
Podcast episode: social norms (with Fernanda Reintgen Kamphuisen)
What has to happen for certain actions (like buying an electric vehicle) to be adopted by the majority in society? What makes new (green) behavior more widely accepted? What are the different kinds of norms and tipping points?
Professor Linda Steg to serve as co-lead on 2.9 million euro research project ChangeAble
Our colleague professor Linda Steg will serve as one of the co-leads on the ChangeAble research project, which identifies the relationship between climate policy, behaviour, and other critical factors needed for successful government action on system transitions.
Podcast episode: climate change responsibility (with Xinran Wang)
Why do group norms matter when it comes to pro-environmental behavior? Why might certain societal actors (like government or business) underestimate their own capacity to make meaningful change? How can we explain the difference between how people see their own roles as individuals versus what we think about the role of groups and collective action?
Hurricane Helene and climate grief
The climate crisis is unacceptable, and our actions to adapt and mitigate – collective, individual, political and personal – make a difference. What we do now can help spare other communities and people from the destruction and despair of climate risks.
Associate professor Goda Perlavicute begins Embassy Science Fellowship in Paris: “Fellowships are a special way to exchange knowledge”
Associate professor Goda Perlaviciute will spend the next three months in Paris as an Embassy Science Fellow, where she will be working together with the Dutch embassy to better understand France’s policies on public values in climate and energy.
What’s in a name? Motive matters more when it comes to concern over extreme weather
Does naming extreme weather actually influence what precautions people take? Research from the University of Leeds finds that naming heat waves only accounts for a small difference in how concerned people are.