ACCESS consists of four work packages underpinned by three guiding principles ‘Knowledge Co-Production’, ‘Equality, Diversity & Inclusion’, and ‘Net Zero Sustainability’:

WP1. Map, Assess and Learn from the past experiences of social scientists to catalyse change in policy culture, institutions (e.g., civil service), businesses and civil society.

WP2. Empower environmental social scientists at different learning and career stages by providing tailored training and capacity building.

WP3. Innovate by creating new ideas and testing new approaches that enable social scientists to play influential, leading roles in addressing environmental challenges.

WP4. Champion & coordinate environmental social scientists across the UK and internationally by providing an accessible knowledge/data hub and innovative media monitor.

The ACCESS team includes world-leading social science and interdisciplinary experts led by the Universities of Exeter and Surrey.

The core team includes Universities of Bath, Leeds and Sussex and the Natural Environment Social Research Network (Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot, Natural England, Environment Agency and Forest Research).

Partners include Strathclyde University, Queens University Belfast, Cardiff University, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Manchester University, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, University of Sydney.

Stakeholders include the Welsh Government (WG), Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), National Trust (NT), Academy for Social Sciences (AcSS), Community Energy England (CEE), Winchester Science Centre (WSC), Devon and Surrey County Councils (DCC, SCC).

Leadership Team

• Professor Patrick Devine-Wright, University of Exeter
• Professor Birgitta Gatersleben, University of Surrey
• Sue Williams, Natural Resources Wales
• Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, University of Bath
• Professor Benjamin Sovacool, University of Sussex

• Professor Saffron O’Neill University of Exeter
• Professor  Sarah Hartley, University of Exeter
• Professor Kate Burningham, University of Surrey
• Professor Stewart Barr, University of Exeter
• Professor Karen Bickerstaff, University of Exeter

Co-Investigators

• Professor Steffen Boehm, University of Exeter
• Dr Catherine Caine, University of Exeter
• Dr Travis Coan, University of Exeter
• Professor Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey
• Professor Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
• Dr Chris Jones, University of Portsmouth
• Dr Nick Kirsop-Taylor University of Exeter
• Dr Alice Moseley, University of Exeter
• Professor Clare Saunders, University of Exeter
• Professor Ian Walker, University of Swansea
• Professor Hywel Williams, University of Exeter

• Professor Neil Adger, University of Exeter
• Professor Ian Bateman, University of Exeter
• Dr Fiona Charnley, University of Exeter
• Ian Peter Christie, University of Surrey
• Professor Angela Druckman, University of Surrey
• Professor Ruth Garside, University of Exeter
• Professor Steve Hinchliffe, University of Exeter
• Professor Tim Jackson, University of Surrey
• Professor Matt Lobley, University of Exeter
• Dr Rebbeca Lovell, University of Exeter
• Dr Melissa Marseille, University of Surrey
• Dr Beth Brockett, Forest Research

Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fellows

• Dr George Warren, University of Surrey
• Dr Sarah Golding, University of Surrey
• Dr Steve Gilbert, University of Exeter
• Dr Harry Marshall, Forest Research
• Dr Jo Hamilton, University of Exeter
• Dr Jenny Hatchard, University of Exeter

Project Team

• Sue Varley, Project Manager, University of Exeter
• Kirstie Hatcher, Project Manager, University of Surrey
• Trevor Hood, Administrator, University of Surrey
• Sarah Thorn, Administrator, University of Exeter
• Sarah Baker, Communications Officer, University of Exeter