MSc Behaviour Change

MSc Behaviour Change is the first masters course of its kind and focuses on changing people’s behaviour towards wellbeing, safety and health.

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

Great to see a biodiversity stripes tortoise in the @JerseyTortoises #TortoiseTakeover #showyourstripes https://t.co/EsyHL1iTcd

[University of Derby @DerbyUni]

The two week countdown has begun for our #DerbyUni graduation ceremonies! 🎓

We can't wait to celebrate all your hard work. ❤️

#DerbyGrad #StayConnected

[Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson 🏞️🌼🇪🇺🎸 @HARTResearch]

💙🌿In #folklore #chicory is a #Fairy #FLOWER used for magical purposes. Bes to collect #Flowers at midday/midnight, at #midsummer or St James's Day - but no iron tools must be used, or it will lose its magical powers #TuesdayBlue #FairyTaleTuesday #flowerpower 💙🌿🧚🏼‍♀️ 💙

[BPS Division of Forensic Psychology @bpsofficialdfp]

Yesterday the DFP held a nested event within the European Congress of Psychology conference. Alongside a busy day of cutting edge research were 2 DFP invited symposiums. First up, an international look at interventions fit stalking behaviours.

[Irene Otamendi @irene_mendi]

Can emotions help to understand human–nature connectedness, promote conservation and foster sustainability? Check it out in our new paper (my first one🥳): “The role of emotions in human–nature connectedness within Mediterranean landscapes in Spain”. 🧵🧵➡️https://t.co/45im4CZgi7

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

🏖️Holiday reading?

💔How was our close bond with nature broken?
🦠What invisible links with nature remain?
💚What are the benefits of a close relationship with nature?
👣What are the pathways to reconnection?

https://t.co/GKK2KEO1C1

[DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPress]

James Elander, Professor of Health Psychology at @DerbyUni says that insights from different disciplines are becoming more crucial in shifting public behaviour, convincing policymakers, and pressuring corporations into action: https://t.co/29daFaXBcj @GuardianLabs

[University of Derby @DerbyUni]

We’re all set up and ready for today’s graduation ceremonies in Buxton! 🎓

We can’t wait to welcome you all. 👋

#DerbyUni #DerbyGrad

[University of Derby @DerbyUni]

It’s Pride Month, and we’re celebrating our employee role models and allies. 🏳️‍🌈

Did you know that there are staff dedicated to being great role models and allies for the LGBTQ+ community?

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/dh6gkOGlXU.

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

@JeremyFarrar giving evidence at the covid inquiry highlights the importance of external “red teams” to challenge orthodoxy in scientific thinking around the pandemic, citing @IndependentSage as an example.

[DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPress]

Deborah Robinson, Professor of Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion at @DerbyUni, highlights the role that education has to play in helping people feel more empowered, fulfilled and effective in this @GuardianLabs article: https://t.co/3k3BdVeZVo @debsautomatic

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

Coronavirus had a big impact on our mental health. Share your experience of the pandemic to inform the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at https://t.co/JkWRFYyLMb.

[University of Derby @DerbyUni]

Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation students, Kate Anslow and Johan Adderley, have been volunteering in Berlin with @SOGreatBritain. 🇬🇧🇩🇪

They've been providing rehabilitation and conditioning sessions for the various teams.

Find out more their course 👉 https://t.co/mawpmwtfEr

[DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPress]

Chris Sansom, Professor of Concentrating Solar Power at @DerbyUni, provides advice on how people can keep cool in the hot weather. Find out more here: https://t.co/e2qfw6wAb9 @theipaper #DerbyUni

[DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniPress]

.@DerbyUni’s Professor @NeilFowler23 predicts that in years to come, lessons from health psychology will have an important role to play in terms of the messaging surrounding the climate crisis. Read more: https://t.co/dr6zvN5VMz @GuardianLabs

[CumbriaWildlifeTrust @cumbriawildlife]

A study done by Uni of Derby found that people felt:

✅ healthier
🌱more connected to nature
😄happier
💚more likely to show pro-nature behaviour

after they took part in #30DaysWild! Sign up & give your health a boost 👉https://t.co/J9aniz6iIi

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

[Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth]

Today, the @jrf_uk published their latest #costofliving tracker considering the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on over 4000 households on the lowest incomes. Here, we share some initial thoughts from a public mental health perspective. 🧵 (1/8)

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

“more than a fifth of ecosystems worldwide, including the Amazon rainforest, are at risk of a catastrophic breakdown within a human lifetime.” https://t.co/YDfIi1lYKj

[IUCN National Committee UK @iucnncuk]

New webinar alert‼️

This month Miles Richardson (@findingnature) will be joining us to discuss ‘Nature Connectedness’. This webinar will discuss our broken relationship with nature and introduce the science of nature connectedness, why it matters and how to improve it! #IUCNNCUK

[Miles Richardson @findingnature]

It's #ShowYourStripes day - as the climate warms, biodiversity falls.

Twinned with the climate warming stripes a reminder that we face two environmental challenges

https://t.co/QejD0hiXIA