Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions

A multi-partner five-year initiative conducting research on climate change and its impacts on health.

Inclusion and equality for disabled staff

An internally focused project listening to the experiences of disabled staff to change culture and practice.

Cornwall Health Determinants Research Collaboration

A multi-partner programme working to embed health research in local policy and practice.

WHO report on nature-based solutions launched

22 May 2025

We’ve worked with the World Health Organization to review interventions that can benefit both people and planet.

Sensors for Healthy Homes resource launched

13 May 2025

The illustrated website explains how indoor environmental sensors can support health and wellbeing.

Barriers to entrepreneurship in Cornwall

Exploring the factors preventing low-income individuals in Cornwall from accessing funding and starting new ventures.

Wild swimming boosts mental health more than open air pools

25 Mar 2025

Research spanning 19 countries suggests natural settings can enhance the effects of swimming outdoors.

Nature on prescription for mental health

The ‘greENGAGE’ trial will evaluate six weeks in nature for people with anxiety and depression.

HouseInc – Inclusive housing for marginalised communities

Analysing the interlinked dimensions of housing inequalities, with a focus on marginalised communities in four European countries.

Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory

An £8.7m project generating data on energy usage in UK homes to inform strategies aiming to meet net zero climate targets.

Energy Demand Research Centre

A transformative research programme focused on energy demand reductions in buildings, transport and industry.

Greengage pilot RCT for green social prescribing

A pilot test for a full randomised controlled trial of nature-based activities designed to support people with depression and anxiety.