Green/blue spaces and mental health in 18 countries

Available on 26 April 2021

PublishedGold open access in Scientific Reports ›

Living near, recreating in, and feeling psychologically connected to, the natural world are all associated with better mental health, but many exposure-related questions remain. BlueHealth researchers have…

The Ocean Decade—Opportunities for oceans and human health

Available on 23 April 2021

PublishedGold open access in American Journal of Public Health ›

Human health is vulnerable to threats emerging from ecosystems that we inhabit. Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted this fact very starkly. More insidious…

Acceptability of virtual reality nature environments for people with memory loss

Available on 12 March 2021

PublishedGold open access in Geriatrics ›

BlueHealth researchers have published the results of their study looking at the acceptability of virtual reality (VR) natural environments among people with memory loss. The research was…

Testing the reliability and effectiveness of the BlueHealth environmental assessment tool (BEAT)

Available on 19 February 2021

PublishedGreen open access in Health and Place ›

BlueHealth researchers have published a new paper explaining how they tested the reliability of the BlueHealth Environmental Assessment Tool, or BEAT for short. Led by Dr Himansu…

Water governance for health in Plymouth

Available on 13 February 2021

PublishedGreen open access in International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development ›

BlueHealth researchers have found out which aspects of governance are most important in managing and maintaining interventions in blue spaces, using the Teats Hill site in Plymouth,…

Recovering natural and cultural landscape: a case study of Can Moritz Spring

Available on 10 February 2021

PublishedGold open access in IJERPH ›

BlueHealth researchers have published a paper explaining their approach to understanding more about how different people in a community perceive the quality of blue and green spaces.…