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Dr Carly Butler & Professor Miles Richardson   Earlier this year, we introduced the idea of ‘heritage connection’ – an individual’s subjective sense of relationship with people, nature and place over time. With the support of University of Derby’s Vice-Chancellor’s … Continue reading →

Nature connectedness is increasingly recognised globally as a strategy for transformative change. At the University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group, we’re exploring how professionals across sectors—from health and education to urban design and the arts—are helping people build deeper … Continue reading →

The Tune into Nature Music Prize is back for 2026. With a first prize of £500, the prize aims to encourage submissions of original music from young musicians aged 18 to 30 that celebrate the human-nature relationship and showcase the inclusion … Continue reading →

In the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, IPBES has called for transformative change—a deep shift in how societies relate to nature. One of the most powerful levers for that change is nature connectedness: the extent to which people … Continue reading →

We often hear that spending time in nature is good for our mental health. But in our quest to quantify the natural world—counting trees and measuring canopy cover—we may be missing something vital. Our latest research paper published in People … Continue reading →