Call for Papers: Special Issue on Climate Change & Mental Health

📅 Submission deadline: 3 August 2026

👉 Learn more and submit your manuscript here:
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Please share with colleagues and networks working at the intersection of climate science, psychology, and public health.

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New systematic review of factors associated with #EcoAnxiety in children and young people.

Young women reported higher levels of eco-anxiety.

Media exposure and perceived government inaction were consistent factors related to eco-anxiety.

@drcenz.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers.

Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +)
Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders.

I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up.

www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...

Apparently I'm vitamin D deficient, probably not surprising living in Scotland with a fish allergy. Disappointed the doctor didn't prescribe a holiday somewhere sunny. Please send some ☀️☀️☀️.

What do people in Scotland think and feel about climate change?

Write a story as a way to take part in research!

climatestories.co.uk

Sir Kenneth Calman, academic and chair of devolution commission, dies aged 83 Scottish doctor and academic Sir Kenneth Calman has died, his family have announced.

Sad news 😢. Privileged to have been mentored by him.

Are you a health care professional interested in the impacts of heat on health, especially for people living with multiple long-term conditions?

Applications invited for the Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals.

Project details:
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Are you a health care professional interested in the impacts of heat on health, especially for people living with multiple long-term conditions?

Applications invited for the Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals.

Project details:
lnkd.in/dmbQfp5H.
Apply here:
lnkd.in/dsZz4QTH

Linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns and experiences, and wellbeing outcomes in England The global health community recognises climate change as a public health emergency due to its direct and indirect impacts on health and wellbeing. This study explores sociodemographic differences i...

New paper exploring linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns, and wellbeing outcomes in England

Led by Jonathan Olsen @uofgshw.bsky.social @vkatikireddi.bsky.social @gergobaranyi.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Call for proposals: Bridging the gap between climate concern and climate action. Deadline: 13 June 2025

How and why can communications and marketing enable or hinder the translation of climate concern into climate action?

We seek to commission qualitative research aims for a more nuanced understanding of the intention-action gap with regard to climate change. www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...

All of Scotland has water scarcity after driest period in 60 years Sepa has warned that 11 bodies of water in Scotland are reaching significant levels of water scarcity.

All of Scotland has water scarcity after driest period in 60 years - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns and experiences, and wellbeing outcomes in England The global health community recognises climate change as a public health emergency due to its direct and indirect impacts on health and wellbeing. This study explores sociodemographic differences i...

New paper exploring linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns, and wellbeing outcomes in England

Led by Jonathan Olsen @uofgshw.bsky.social @vkatikireddi.bsky.social @gergobaranyi.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Heading to the Scottish Parliament this morning to speak at a SPICe breakfast seminar on climate change and health. 🌡🔥

Practical tips for aspiring PIs Congratulations! You, a first-time PI have been awarded £500K. What do you now??

📣Calling our mid-career researchers: Our MCR sub-committee is hosting a webinar on practical tips for aspiring Principal Investigators!📣

In this 2hour workshop, Profs Simon Capewell & Ruth Dundas will share insights on planning + managing projects to improve your capability as a PI

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Please share!

🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland

Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions

Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself

Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.

Open to UK students only.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Medical Research Foundation | Coming to terms with climate change

This @medresfdn.bsky.social funded study led by @drcenz.bsky.social explores the impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing in Kenya.

#EarthDay2025 🌍 #ClimateAnxiety

www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/coming-...

Medical Research Foundation | Coming to terms with climate change

Climate change is a global health crisis – affecting not just physical but also mental health.

For #EarthDay 2025, we take a look at a recent Foundation-funded study, led by @drcenz.bsky.social, that explores the impacts of climate change on mental health & overall wellbeing.

➡️ shorturl.at/0CeKB

Truly bringing new meaning to the term "gaslighting."

Climate change worry and the association with future depression and anxiety: cross-national analysis of 11 European countries Background Climate change affects people’s mental health directly and indirectly. Climate anxiety, characterised by persistent worry and distress about environmental changes, is increasingly recognise...

📢 New publication out today in BMJ Mental Health.

We looked at whether climate change worry is associated with an increased risk of future depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance across European countries, using data from the European Social Survey.

mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...

Climate change worry and the association with future depression and anxiety: cross-national analysis of 11 European countries Background Climate change affects people’s mental health directly and indirectly. Climate anxiety, characterised by persistent worry and distress about environmental changes, is increasingly recognise...

📢 New publication out today in BMJ Mental Health.

We looked at whether climate change worry is associated with an increased risk of future depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance across European countries, using data from the European Social Survey.

mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...

"When students thought that the university was not taking their concerns seriously enough, this was linked to higher anxiety levels"

Fascinating preprint suggests "universities have a responsibility to protect students’ wellbeing through climate mitigation"
osf.io/preprints/ps...

Keep posted: we’ll be advertising two fully funded PhDs soon on (1) inequalities, poverty and suicide risk and (2) suicide risk in agricultural communities

Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being Climate change is a major threat to global health. Its effects on physical health are increasingly recognised, but mental health impacts have received less attention. The mental health effects of clim...

🚨 Just in case anyone missed this, at the end of last year we published a glossary article for climate change & mental health research. Please share.

doi.org/10.1136/jech...

Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in exposure to projected hot and extreme summer days in England: A nationwide socio-spatial analysis Climate change is a global health emergency, with extreme heat events increasing morbidity, mortality, and hospitalisations, and exacerbating health a…

New paper, led by Jon Olsen @uofgshw.bsky.social, exploring how projected climate change will vary geographically & by population sub-group in England, to assess whether these changes will affect existing health inequalities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in exposure to projected hot and extreme summer days in England: A nationwide socio-spatial analysis Climate change is a global health emergency, with extreme heat events increasing morbidity, mortality, and hospitalisations, and exacerbating health a…

New paper, led by Jon Olsen @uofgshw.bsky.social, exploring how projected climate change will vary geographically & by population sub-group in England, to assess whether these changes will affect existing health inequalities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉New Grant Alert: Excited to start a new body of research with #BenWeobong on impacts of climate change 🌦️ on mental health in children, adolescents and women.
Even more so to meet fellow awardees in our first @medresfdn.bsky.social Equitable Partnerships week in Ghana.

This is a major blow. DHS is key for tracking global health and development. The consequences will be vast.