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About Miles

Professor of Human Factors & Nature Connectedness - improving connection to (the rest of) nature to unite human & nature’s wellbeing.

The Silk Mill Vision of a Nature Connected Society

Major institutions around the world are realising that a sustainable future requires a new relationship with nature. From the UN commissioned Stockholm+50 evidence review to the ‘Exiting the Anthropocene? Exploring fundamental change in our relationship with nature’ briefing from European … Continue reading

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Beyond Access: Uniting Human and Nature’s Wellbeing

A sustainable future requires more pro-environmental and pro-nature conservation action. Increasingly it is being recognised that fixing the human-nature relationship is an important factor in motivating positive behaviours towards the natural world. As we’ve shown in our recent paper, relationships … Continue reading

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Finding a Friend in Nature: Embracing relationship theory in policy, practice, and research

Joint blog with Dr Mike Lengieza from Durham University Major environmental institutions around the globe are realising that the failing human-nature relationship with nature is a root cause of environmental issues. Yet, designing for human–nature connection is yet to become … Continue reading

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One Year of the Biodiversity Stripes

The 8th August 2022 was the day I created the biodiversity stripes and they have had a great first year, from creation at home one evening to Paris, Cairo, Montreal, London and Berlin – picking up an award, press and … Continue reading

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Can nature connection support people with disordered eating?

Guest blog by Mia Morgan The wellbeing benefits of nature connection are well-documented, but what about its impact on disordered eating? This is a topic discussed and researched far less and is the focus of my current PhD project! In … Continue reading

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