Environmental Psychology department at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen 🍃https://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3muz2okowx22rGroningen brought together 120 residents to discuss how the city can become completely waste-free by 2030. Our colleagues Anne Eichholtzer and Lise Jans (+Namkje Koudenburg) explored whether the experience influenced participants' behaviours and how they viewed their fellow city residents: https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/speak-up/news/what-is-the-impact-of-a-citizens-assembly08 Sep 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz2okowx22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3muyyvmahk22pWe're hiring a PhD candidate in Fair Climate Policy! Deadline to apply: 2 October https://werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/promovendus-rechtvaardig-klimaatbeleid-2010/?lang=en (Please note: Carina Havenga de Poel & @gpalomovelez.bsky.social are the contact people, and job interviews will take place in late October) @rug-gmw.bsky.social @rug.nl08 Sep 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyyvmahk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3muwjkyiuz22nCome see our colleagues (former and present) during Eureka! Festival at the Forum on Friday, 25 September: Valentina Lozano Nasi: 21:00 - 21:40 (Rabo Studio) Xinran Wang: 20:45 - 21:20 (Newsroom Beyond Human Life) Brian Wagner and Isabel Pacheco: ongoing https://forum.nl/en/whats-on/talks-events/eureka-1004847007 Sep 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwjkyiuz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mujxdihiks2nThis set of cards, produced by our colleagues Bram Burgerhof and Goda Perlaviciute, is for anyone who wants to achieve meaningful participation in their project based on the 4 Ds: Dialogue, Diversity, Deliberation and Impact. Want to give it a go? @rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social https://www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels-school/news/2026/conversation-cards-for-meaningful-participation02 Sep 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujxdihiks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mujm2kwnps2eAnd here's what we can do on every level to limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures: [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujm2kwnps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mujlvbm36s2eOur colleagues Isabel Pacheco and Brian Wagner will be taking their very own board game about climate action on the road this autumn! Come check it out during the Eureka science fest in Groningen on 25 September, and at the National Science Communication Day in Amsterdam on 12 October. https://forum.nl/nl/agenda/talks-events/eureka-1004847002 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujlvbm36s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mujhawmh6c25How can citizens and governments work together more effectively? Speak Up will hold its final conference on 6 October in Groningen, bringing together experts on #publicparticipation, governance, #collectiveaction, and cooperation between citizens and governments. https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/speak-up-final-conference-tickets-199925174478702 Sep 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujhawmh6c25https://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtxyf7mlrc2q"De prachtige omgeving laat de schoonheid en kwetsbaarheid van [Antarctica] zien. De begeleidster van de VR-ervaring vertelt wat onze acties hier betekenen voor #klimaatverandering daar en hoe dat weer terugkaatst naar hier." @valkengoed.bsky.social @rug.nl @rug-gmw.bsky.social https://festileaks.com/2026/08/reportage-dit-gebeurt-er-wanneer-je-je-beschikbaar-stelt-voor-de-wetenschap-bij-lowlands-science/26 Aug 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxyf7mlrc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtxy6phaok2qCongratulations on officially joining us as an assistant professor @gpalomovelez.bsky.social! @rug-gmw.bsky.social @rug.nl https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7498020688751001601/?actorCompanyId=9856847726 Aug 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxy6phaok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtvq2l7kws2dThanks @nieuws.nos.nl Stories for highlighting the @lowlands-fest.bsky.social Science programme, especially Snowlands where our colleague Silpa Kumar and the Arctic Explorer team researched how people's VR experiences of the Arctic! https://stories.nos.nl/video/2627857-hier-kun-je-feesten-en-bijdragen-aan-wetenschap25 Aug 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvq2l7kws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtt2ry5c4s2dHow do our values, beliefs, personal norms & agency relate to citizen action promoting systemic change & speaking up for #climateaction by governments, businesses and other people? Isabel Pacheco, Ellen van der Werff and Linda Steg looked into it: @rug-gmw.bsky.social @rug.nl https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epr2.7001824 Aug 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt2ry5c4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtnyus7h4k2b🐧 If you happen to have tickets to @lowlands-fest.bsky.social this weekend, make sure to visit Antarctica (virtually) at LL Science: Snowlands with our colleague Silpa Saila Kumar and Arctic Explorer! And read her latest paper here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09669582.2026.268684322 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnyus7h4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtdwmsljms2mIs a country’s sense of responsibility for causing climate change - and their capacity to implement negative emissions technologies and practices (NETs) - related to how fair it is for them to implement NETs? Our colleague PhD candidate Chieh-Yu Lee explains. https://youtube.com/shorts/sfXNXI2IYB8?feature=share18 Aug 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdwmsljms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3mtbb37embc2cSubsidies may not only influence behaviour by changing the trade-offs of the behaviour, but also through signalling social norms. That's what our colleagues Ellen van der Werff and Lise Jans (with Irene Maltagliati - @rug.nl) found in their new paper out in the Journal of Environmental Psychology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027249442600264117 Aug 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:7ylqbjps64pyor5aubqcsrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbb37embc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/epgroningen.bsky.social/post/3msv4xolsk22qThe deadlines to apply for these vacancies in our department are fast approaching! 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