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Psychological Sciences Research Group (PSRG) at UWE Bristol @psrg-uwe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For more on the environmental impact of AI in HE see: "AI and environmental sustainability in post-16 education: a practical guide" BSky post: bsky.app/profile/jisc... weblink: www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/ai-a... @theeauc.bsky.social @jisc.bsky.social

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AI and environmental sustainability in post-16 education - Jisc

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Psychological Sciences Research Group (PSRG) at UWE Bristol @psrg-uwe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New blog post by Dr Miles Thompson (@mvdct.bsky.social) "When AI tried to summarise my writing (and why I’m disabling AI overviews more)" blogs.uwe.ac.uk/psychologica... A journey from trying to sort out the DOI on a recent output (doi.org/10.53841/bps...) to the environmental impact of AI in HE

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When AI tried to summarise my writing (and why I'm disabling AI overviews more). | Psychological Sciences Research Group (PSRG) blog

By Miles Thompson We know that debates around AI and the university are here to stay. In a much more zoomed in conversation, this blog centres around an int ...

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Miles Thompson @mvdct.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

At a time of climate breakdown, do we need more "challenge-based” learning alongside “subject-based” learning? Working with uni students, the study explores: • the importance of different challenges? • if current curricula cover them? • the desire for challenge-based learning? • how to deliver it?

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Exploring university student perspectives of a challenge-based curriculum | Psychological Sciences Research Group (PSRG) blog

Climate breakdown represents an existential threat - and is just one of the many challenges facing students, universities and the wider world. Within educat ...

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Research & External Engagement UWE Bristol @ree-uwe.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🆕 New study led by Dr Miles Thompson (@mvdct.bsky.social) explores who is most responsible for tackling environmental & social challenges - data suggests governments top the list. 🔗 Study: doi.org/10.1007/978-... 📝 Blog: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/psychologica... 📩 Contact: people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/Miles...

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Who Is Responsible for Tackling our Environmental and Wider Social Challenges? Participant Data and Reflections for Community Psychology

The climate and ecological emergencies are advancing quickly. Community psychology has been relatively slow to turn its attention to this area but is now carrying out valuable research. At the same ti...

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Miles Thompson @mvdct.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

A summary of links around the study: "Exploring Participant-Generated Examples of Social Change". Short video on the findings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID5m... University press release: www.uwe.ac.uk/news/new-soc... Full article (open access - free for anyone to download): doi.org/10.1002/jcop...

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Exploring Participant-Generated Examples of Social Change

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UWE Bristol @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

A recent study led by Dr. Miles Thompson published in the Journal of Community Psychology, highlights how a deeper understanding of social change can help bridge the gap between global challenges and real-world action—especially in tackling climate change. www.uwe.ac.uk/news/new-soc...

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Want social change? A deeper understanding could be key, study suggests | UWE Bristol

New study suggests a deeper understanding of social change could help close the gap between challenges and actions, especially on issues like climate change.

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UWE Bristol @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

A new study led by Dr. Miles Thompson (@mvdct.bsky.social) suggests a deeper understanding of social change could help close the gap between challenges and actions, especially on issues like climate change. More: brnw.ch/21wUWdc

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Research & External Engagement UWE Bristol @ree-uwe.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Home Truths: The Facts and Fictions of Family Life, written by @psrg-uwe.bsky.social member Dr Lucy Blake has been featured in a New York Times article about Family Estrangement. See NYT article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w... PSRG blog on the book here: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/psychologica...

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Dealing With Family Estrangement? These Books Can Help.

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Research & External Engagement UWE Bristol @ree-uwe.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

New on the Psychological Sciences Research Group blog: The use of the arts within social prescribing is expanding globally. But, what is art on prescription and what does the research on its efficacy suggest? blogs.uwe.ac.uk/psychologica...

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