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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

‘If a drug boasted such benefits [as the arts] governments would be pouring billions into it. Instead, funding has been slashed across the culture sector.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt, professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London, brings together numerous research projects confirming what we have always suspected - art is good for us. It helps us enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives. One study found that people who engaged regularly with the arts had a 31% lower risk of dying at any point during the follow-up period, even when confounding socioeconomic, demographic and health factors were taken into account.
Studies also show that visiting museums and attending live music events can make people physiologically younger, and a monthly cultural activity almost halves our chances of depression. As Fancourt argues, if a drug boasted such benefits governments would be pouring billions into it. Instead, funding has been slashed across the culture sector and arts education has been devalued and eroded in the UK.

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Thrilled to see the Chinese edition of Restorative Cities out in print now ! @laylamccay.bsky.social

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Biodiverse, ‘green’ Kindergarten’s in Finland build better immunity - as measured by host of biophysiological indicators - compared to standard ‘grey’ daycare centres, yet more evidence of how crucial healthy ecosystems are to human health www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health

In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing

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Little Green Books @littlegreenbooks.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Restorative Cities by @jennyjroe.bsky.social , @laylamccay.bsky.social, Nature of Our Cities by Nadina Galle, Copenhaganize by @colville-andersen.com , Life After Cars by the hosts of the War on Cars Podcast, Cycling for Sustainable Cities by John Pulcher, Ralph Buehler,

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Environmental Psychology Research Group @eprg-surrey.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🌱 Exciting news! Our Environmental Psychology Research Group is featured by the BBC, showcasing our latest research on how actively noticing sights/sounds of nature can improve psychological restoration. Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #EnvironmentalPsychology @surreypsychology.bsky.social

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How birdsong and plant smells can boost wellbeing

A Surrey-based study explores how environment affects emotional and psychological restoration.

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Delighted to be awarded Emerita Professor status at the School of Architecture, University of Virginia. Thank you for this lovely summary of my 10 years at UVA. I miss you all but looking forward to new adventures back in the UK and Europe www.arch.virginia.edu/news/univers...

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The University of Virginia awards emeritus status to the School of Architecture’s Jenny Roe | University of Virginia School of Architecture

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Loving the idea of 'bee buffers', micro restorative niches supporting life for all

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Local view, Pentland Hills, Edinburgh

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

great example of biophilic design for heat mitigation, biodiversity enhancement, health, wellbeing and social impact, nurtured and cared for by local residents @ollywainwright.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Inflammation may be linked to urban living. Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...

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A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

“Pay attention. Look at everything”. Rachel Kushner, Where I Learned the Power of Looking at Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...

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Opinion | Where I Learned the Power of Looking at Everything

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#restorativearchitecture Fenix, new museum of migration amid Rotterdam’s vast docks & old warehouses. Profoundly moving in context, exhibits & references to mobility. “Who you are is not only determined by where you came from, but also where you are going” (quote from curator) #here&there

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#restorativearchitecture Boston's beautiful public library, dedicated to the advancement of learning, so rich in fascination, curiosity, materiality and refreshment.

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#restorativeactivities Boston's open-air Brattle bookshop and Rockland's Arctic Tern Books, no pressure to buy, just explore and restore

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IAPS 2026 Conference @iaps2026.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We invite you to the 29th International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, 29 June to 3 July 2026 at the University of Surrey in Guildford, United Kingdom. More details can be found on our conference website www.surrey.ac.uk/iaps2026

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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.

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Launching ‘Restorative architecture: the science of design for mental health and wellbeing’ (Bloomsbury) in print sometime 2026-27. Draft manuscript now complete, identifying 11 multi-sensorial attributes of architecture & their scientific relationship to mental health ‪@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social‬

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Thai translation of “Restorative Cities” just landed on my doorstep. Weirdly it has a different front cover but good to see its global reach extending ! #healhycities #mentalhealth

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Jenny Roe @jennyjroe.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

new paper just published in JEP, effects of colours and patterns on psychological restoration, street murals and colour make a difference ! #restorativecities #restorativestreets www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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