Our team members regularly present their work through conferences and public engagement activities.
Amy Isham and Megan Cumming talking about their project 'Using art to explore optimal experiences'
Dr Amy Isham speaking as part of a panel on ‘Beyond Consumerism’ at the Adfree Cities National Conference in London
An animation highlighting the links between our economic system and mental health.
Produced by Swarm Dynamics, with input from Dr Amy Isham
Prof Andrew Kemp speaking about his work on developing new theoretical models to better understand wellbeing and its determinants
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.
Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity.
Walker, I. & Brömmelstroet, M. (2025).
Global Environmental Change, 91, 102980
Influence of different cues on willingness-to-try burgers made with insects.
Gatzemeier, J., Kruger, M., Sharps, M., & McGale, L. (2024).
Appetite, 199, 107498.
Sustainable food consumption across Western and Non-Western cultures: A scoping review considering the theory of planned behaviour.
Randall, T., Cousins, A., Neilson, L., Price, M., Hardman, C., & Wilkinson, L. (2024).
Food Quality and Preference, 114, 105086
Framing plant-based products in terms of their health vs environmental benefits: interactions with individual wellbeing
Isham, A., Geusen, J., & Gatersleben, B. (2022)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 11948
Above and beyond? How businesses can drive sustainable development by promoting lasting pro‐environmental behaviour change: An examination of the IKEA Live Lagom project
Elf, P., Isham, A., & Gatersleben, B. (2021)
Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(2), 1037-1050
The Effects of Traffic Air Pollution in and around Schools on Executive Function and Academic Performance in Children: A Rapid Review
Gartland, N., Aljofi, H., Dienes, K., Munford, L., Theakston, A., & Tongeren, M. (2022)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 749
The ‘Rippling’ Waves of Wellbeing: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Surf-Therapy Intervention on Patients with Acquired Brain Injury
Wilkie, L., Fisher, Z., & Kemp, A. (2022)
Sustainability, 14(15), 9605
My sustainable city—Exploring lay people’s conception of sustainable urban design
Bösehans, G., & Walker, I. (2022)
The Social Science Journal, 59(1), 85-101
Wellbeing and productivity in advanced economies: Re-examining the link
Isham, A., Mair, S., & Jackson, T. (2021)
Ecological Economics, 184, 106989
Moving to a green building: Indoor environment quality, thermal comfort and health
Elnaklah, R., Walker, I., & Natarajan, S. (2021)
Building and Environment, 191, 107592
Green healing: Ecotherapy as a transformative model of health and social care.
Isham, A., Jefferies, L., Blackburn, J., Fisher, Z., & Kemp, A. (2025).
Current Opinion in Psychology, 62, 102005
What’s next for wellbeing science? Moving from the Anthropocene to the Symbiocene
Mead, J., Gibbs, K., Fisher, Z., & Kemp, A. (2023)
Frontiers in Psychology, 14
Nurturing wellbeing amidst the climate crisis: on the need for a focus on wellbeing in the field of climate psychology.
Isham, A., Morgan, G., & Kemp, A. (2023).
Frontiers in Psychology, 14
Improving Student Wellbeing: Evidence From a Mixed Effects Design and Comparison to Normative Data
Kemp, A., Mead, J., & Fisher, Z. (2022)
Teaching of Psychology, 0, 009862832211124
Finding flow: exploring the potential for sustainable fulfilment Isham, A., & Jackson, T. (2022)
The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(1), e66-e74