Nurtured By Nature

DATE AND ROOM CHANGE: THIS TALK HAS BEEN MOVED FROM WEDNESDAY 1ST FEB TO TUESDAY 31ST JAN - in SAL 001

PARKING AVAILABLE IN THE MILDMAY CAR PARK IF PREFERRED.

In this talk, Professor Viren Swami looks at the history of using nature to improve well-being before describing what contemporary research has shown. But understanding why those benefits occur is more complex: Prof Swami describes different theories that have been proposed to explain the impacts of nature on well-being. He’ll also discuss what we can all do to reap the wide ranging benefits of spending time in nature.

Viren Swami is a Professor of Social Psychology and Director of the ARU Centre for Societies and Groups in Cambridge. He is an Adjunct Professor and Director of the Centre for Psychological Medicine at Perdana University in Kuala Lumpur. Viren is a prominent science communicator and author, with extensive experience of television, radio, and digital and print media work. He also frequently presents his research at science, literary, and music festivals, and works with various public engagement organisations including Guerilla Science.

Refreshments will be available from 30 minutes before the advertised start time.

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