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International Association for People-Environment Studies
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Founded in 1981 but rooted in the architectural psychology movement of the 60s. The International Association for People-Environment Studies is a multidisciplinary association bringing together researchers and practitioners (iaps-association.org)
Humans in, with, as nature 🌍🌿 Editorial address by Adina Dumitru

At @iaps-association.bsky.social, our strength is not just what we study, it is how we think together 🤝

Across disciplines & cultures, we explore people-environment relationships that are rigorous, reflective & meaningful ✨(1/2)
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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📘 IAPS Bulletin 53 is out! (👉 iaps-association.org/wp-content/u...). This issue contains contributions on how people understand & engage with #Nature & the #BuiltEnvironment.

Highlights include an editorial address, reflection of nature in #EnvironmentalPsychology, and #EnvPsy in #China (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 AM
📘 IAPS Bulletin 53 is out! (👉 iaps-association.org/wp-content/u...). This issue contains contributions on how people understand & engage with #Nature & the #BuiltEnvironment.

Highlights include an editorial address, reflection of nature in #EnvironmentalPsychology, and #EnvPsy in #China (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Our Call is now closed. We received 700+ submissions - thank you!

Completed submissions will now proceed to peer review, with decisions expected in late Feb/early March.

Due to capacity limits we will inevitably have to make some difficult decisions between the many high-quality submissions.
January 12, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Don’t miss out! Be sure to submit your abstract by this Friday, 9 January, 23:59 GMT. We welcome submissions for individual posters, individual talks, symposia, panel discussions, and our Early Career Researchers Workshop.

👉 stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#se...
January 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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**Job** Wilder Communities Manager with Somerset Wildlife Trust

Details: www.somersetwildlife.org/jobs/wilder-...

Deadline: Sunday 11 January 2026
Wilder Communities Manager (Maternity Cover) | Somerset Wildlife Trust
The Wilder Communities Manager is a critical post developing and leading the delivery of our Wilder Communities workstreams, ensuring that diverse communities across Somerset are supported to take pra...
www.somersetwildlife.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Dear all, the 29th IAPS 2026 Conference will take place from Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July 2026. There are just a few days left to make a submission to the conference, including to our Early Career Researchers Workshop. The Call for Submissions closes THIS Friday ( 9 January 2026)
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
LSE’s Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science is hiring an Assistant Professor for their MSc Societal & Environmental Psychology programme. The role focuses on qualitative and mixed-methods research

Student work: www.lse.ac.uk/pbs/study/ms...

Apply here : jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The AD[A]PT (Architectural Design and Humanities Promoting Transformation) Doctoral Focal Award website has launched: www.adapt-phd.ac.uk

Two fully funded PhD studentships at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, starting October 2026. Application deadline is 5 March 2026. (1/2)
AD[A]PT
www.adapt-phd.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🌍 Call for applications: IAPS ECR Workshop at @iaps2026.bsky.social

Open to MSc/PhD students in people–environment studies. Present your work, get feedback and connect with peers

🔍 Apply here app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirec...

More info: lnkd.in/eyUCFikD

🌍 Travel grants (€800) available
Oxford Abstracts
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December 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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**JOB OPENING: Assistant Professor in Social Psychology / Environmental Psychology**

Deadline: 25 January

Details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology/ Environmental Psychology
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology/ Environmental Psychology, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
👇 For MSc and PhD students in people-environment studies 👇
Are you a PhD or MSc student interested in people's transactions with environments?
Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors?
The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you!
Deadline 9th January.
Be where many experts in the field once started out.
stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...
IAPS Conference 2026
29 June - Friday 3 July 2026, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. The theme of IAPS 2026 is Sustainability as Wellbeing: Towards healthy, green, and equitable communities.
stories.surrey.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Are you a PhD or MSc student interested in people's transactions with environments?
Want to discuss your work with peers & 2 mentors?
The ECR workshop @iaps2026.bsky.social is for you!
Deadline 9th January.
Be where many experts in the field once started out.
stories.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026/#gr...
IAPS Conference 2026
29 June - Friday 3 July 2026, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. The theme of IAPS 2026 is Sustainability as Wellbeing: Towards healthy, green, and equitable communities.
stories.surrey.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📢 JOB KLAXON📢 postdoc in #EnvironmentalPsychology at the University of Gothenburg. Join the DEEP group to study psychological drivers of support for environmental policy.
2-year full-time position. Deadline Nov 27, 2025.

Details: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
Postdoctoral researcher in psychology, specializing in environmental psychology
The Department of Psychology has around 130 employees and conducts extensive education and research in
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November 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢 JOB KLAXON📢 Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Germany) is inviting applications for a Full Professorship in “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation.”: More info here: www.leuphana.de/en/universit... #EnvironmentalPsychology
Full Professorship “Psychology, in particular Behavior Change and Sustainability Transformation” (W2/W3)
THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY AT LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY LÜNEBURG INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FULL PROFESSORSHIP:
www.leuphana.de
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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If you want to learn more about these design concepts, you can in our MSc environmental psychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social in our Psychology of Architecture module www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top UK architecture award -- just look at all that biophilic design and sociopetal space to encourage social interaction 😍 Loving the architectural psychology of this - designing homes for over-65s with people in mind www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Spa vibes with a grow-your-own-dinner option: Britain’s best new building is a revamped almshouse
With its shimmering ginkgo trees, tinkling pools and a rooftop garden, the Appleby Blue Almshouse housing complex for older people is a worthy winner of RIBA’s prestigious Stirling prize
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚀 Early Career Researchers — this one’s for you!

The @iaps2026.bsky.social ECR Workshop is happening on 29 June 2026, just before the conference kicks off. A space for PhD & MSc students in people–environment studies to share their work, get feedback, and connect with peers + mentors. (1/3)
October 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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📢 Call for Abstracts: 2026 Sustainability Psychology Preconference, Feb 26, 2026, Chicago, IL.

This year’s theme: "Integrating Science, Community, and Policy for Sustainable Change."

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Submit here ➡️ spsp.org/events/annua...
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 Call for submissions is now open 👇👇👇
🎉 The Call for Submissions for IAPS 2026 Conference is now open!

📅 Submission deadline: 9 January 2026 (23:59 GMT)

📝 For guidance on how to submit, and full details of the conference, visit our website: surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

@iaps-association.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🎉 The Call for Submissions for IAPS 2026 Conference is now open!

📅 Submission deadline: 9 January 2026 (23:59 GMT)

📝 For guidance on how to submit, and full details of the conference, visit our website: surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

@iaps-association.bsky.social @eprg-surrey.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
📢 Call for Abstracts: 2026 Sustainability Psychology Preconference, Feb 26, 2026, Chicago, IL.

This year’s theme: "Integrating Science, Community, and Policy for Sustainable Change."

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Submit here ➡️ spsp.org/events/annua...
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
How can ecosystems contribute to both physical and mental health? Join leading experts exploring how ecosystems sustain human well-being.

📅 27 November 2025 (in person)
📍 SustainaLab, University of Amsterdam

More information: www.nern.nl/CT-2025
Current Themes in Ecology 2025 – Increasing Human Health: Nature as Solution | NERN
♦ 28th edition Current Themes in Ecology ♦ Increasing Human Health: Nature as Solution 27 November 2025 SustainaLab, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Scope One of the rising challenges in our societ...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Following his piece in the IAPS Bulletin, Roderick Lawrence has expanded his reflections on transdisciplinarity in a new open-access article in World Futures: “Paths to Transdisciplinarity: Reconnecting Pathways and Positionality”. Read more about it here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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October is here! Time to start thinking about your conference plans for 2026?

In a couple of weeks we’ll be launching our Call for Submissions. Stay tuned to our website: www.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

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@iaps-association.bsky.social | @eprg-surrey.bsky.social | @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social
IAPS Conference 2026
29 June - Friday 3 July 2026, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom. The theme of IAPS 2026 is Sustainability as Wellbeing: Towards healthy, green, and equitable communities.
www.surrey.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM