Prof. of Human Factors & Nature Connectedness @DerbyUni - improving nature connection to unite human & nature’s wellbeing. Biodiversity stripes creator.

Derby
Joined October 2012
My latest research looked at people’s relationship with nature since 1800, and created a model that accurately recreated that trend and looked forward to 2125 theguardian.com/environment/…
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40 years ago today I started work as an apprentice at Rolls-Royce. From the tin box I made that week to AI-powered research in 2026, a blog on finding the right path, recognising potential, and how technology can help turn imagination into reality: findingnature.org.uk/2026/08…
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Great to see Desert Vipers wearing the biodiversity stripes in the global super league - with the first game tomorrow!
📰| GSL 2026 Desert Vipers have revealed their squad for the upcoming edition of Global Super League. Only 5 of the 14 players named were part of the title-winning side in the recent ILT20 season. #GSL2026
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In Oxford today speaking at Pathways Europe 2026
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Miles Richardson retweeted
What explains the sharp rise in mental health issues in recent decades? My latest work found that the economic environment & failing human-nature relationship contributed most – but attention to both has declined by 50% & been overtaken by six other factors in recent decades.
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What explains the sharp rise in mental health issues in recent decades? My latest work found that the economic environment & failing human-nature relationship contributed most – but attention to both has declined by 50% & been overtaken by six other factors in recent decades.
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Miles Richardson retweeted
My latest research explores how everyday life conditions have shaped the sharp rise in mental health discourse and prevalence over the last two centuries. And it turns out that attention to two foundational factors has declined by 50%. See thread for more...
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My latest research explores how everyday life conditions have shaped the sharp rise in mental health discourse and prevalence over the last two centuries. And it turns out that attention to two foundational factors has declined by 50%. See thread for more...
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We thrive when we can provide for ourselves and be close to nature and the findings suggest that unifying both human and nature’s wellbeing depends on creating economic and urban environments that allow people and nature to thrive together.
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See my blog for a summary and link to the full paper
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BAFTA’s ‘Putting Nature in the Picture’ initiative aims to spark new ideas for the inclusion of the natural world across all genres of film and television to inspire audiences to reconnect with nature.
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