We regularly publish our research in academic journals and media outlets.
Browse below for examples of some of the outputs from our work.
If you have trouble accessing any of our papers, please contact us and we will be happy to send you a copy.
Promoting Sustainable Behaviours.
Embling, R., Neilson, L., Randall, T., Mellor, C., Lee, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2022). ‘Edible seaweeds’ as an alternative to animal-based proteins in the UK: Identifying product beliefs and consumer traits as drivers of consumer acceptability for macroalgae. Food Quality and Preference, 100, 104613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104613
Mellor, C., Embling, R., Neilson, L., Randall, T., Wakeham, C., Lee, M., & Wilkinson, L. (2022). Consumer Knowledge and Acceptance of “Algae” as a Protein Alternative: A UK-Based Qualitative Study. Foods, 11(12), 1703 https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11121703
Isham, A., Geusen, J., & Gatersleben, B. (2022). Framing plant-based products in terms of their health vs environmental benefits: interactions with individual wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 11948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911948
Elf, P., Isham, A., & Gatersleben, B. (2021). Above and beyond? How businesses can drive sustainable development by promoting lasting pro‐environmental behaviour change: An examination of the IKEA Live Lagom project. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 1037-1050. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2668
van den Broek, K. L., Walker, I., & Klöckner, C. A. (2019). Drivers of energy saving behaviour: The relative influence of intentional, normative, situational and habitual processes. Energy Policy, 132, 811-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.048
Healthy Environments Across the Lifespan.
Walker, I., & Gamble, T. (2023). Active travel to school: a longitudinal millennium cohort study of schooling outcomes. BMJ open, 13(3), e068388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068388
Gartland, N., Aljofi, H., Dienes, K., Munford, L., Theakston, A., & Tongeren, M. (2022). The Effects of Traffic Air Pollution in and around Schools on Executive Function and Academic Performance in Children: A Rapid Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 749 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020749
Wilkie, L., Fisher, Z., & Kemp, A. (2022). The ‘Rippling’ Waves of Wellbeing: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Surf-Therapy Intervention on Patients with Acquired Brain Injury. Sustainability, 14(15), 9605 https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159605
Walker, I., & Gamble, T. (2023). Active travel to school: a longitudinal millennium cohort study of schooling outcomes. BMJ open, 13(3), e068388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068388
Nikolaidou, E., Walker, I., Coley, D., Allen, S., Fosas, D., & Roberts, M. (2022). Towards Active Buildings: Stakeholder Perceptions of the Next Generation of Buildings. Energies, 15(15), 5706. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155706
Bösehans, G., & Walker, I. (2022). My sustainable city—Exploring lay people’s conception of sustainable urban design. The Social Science Journal, 59(1), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2019.08.004
Isham, A., Mair, S., & Jackson, T. (2021). Wellbeing and productivity in advanced economies: Re-examining the link. Ecological Economics, 184, 106989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.106989
Elnaklah, R., Walker, I., & Natarajan, S. (2021). Moving to a green building: Indoor environment quality, thermal comfort and health. Building and Environment, 191, 107592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107592
Skevington, S. M., Emsley, R., Dehner, S., Walker, I., & Reynolds, S. E. (2019). Does subjective health affect the association between biodiversity and quality of life? Insights from international data. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 14, 1315-1331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-018-9649-5
Wellbeing in the Climate Crisis.
Mead, J., Gibbs, K., Fisher, Z., & Kemp, A. (2023). What’s next for wellbeing science? Moving from the Anthropocene to the Symbiocene. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1087078
Kemp, A., Mead, J., & Fisher, Z. (2022). Improving Student Wellbeing: Evidence From a Mixed Effects Design and Comparison to Normative Data. Teaching of Psychology, 0, 009862832211124. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283221112428
Isham, A., Elf, P., & Jackson, T. (2022). Self-Transcendent Experiences as Promoters of Ecological Wellbeing? Exploration of the Evidence and Hypotheses to be Tested. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051478
Isham, A., Verfuerth, C., Armstrong, A., Elf, P., Gatersleben, B., & Jackson, T. (2022). The problematic role of materialistic values in the pursuit of sustainable well-being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3673; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063673
Dittmar, H., & Isham, A. (2022). Materialistic Value Orientation and Wellbeing. Current Opinion in Psychology, 46, 101337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101337
Isham, A., & Jackson, T. (2022). Finding flow: exploring the potential for sustainable fulfilment. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(1), e66-e74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00286-2
Mead, J., Fisher, Z., & Kemp, A. (2021). Moving Beyond Disciplinary Silos Towards a Transdisciplinary Model of Wellbeing: An Invited Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.642093
Isham, A., Gatersleben, B. & Jackson, T. (2021). Materialism and the Experience of Flow. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 1745–1768. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00294-w
Davies, J., McKenna, M., Bayley, J., Denner, K., & Young, H. (2020). Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: a new green care approach. Journal of Mental Health, 29(3), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1714001
Isham, A., Gatersleben, B., & Jackson, T. (2019). Flow Activities as a Route to Living Well With Less. Environment and Behavior, 51(4), 431–461. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916518799826