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To what extent can the biophysical world continue to provide the resources required to maintain human health?
This recently published editorial provides the framework to discuss planetary health through an urban lens.
Read the full editorial: doi.org/10.14324/111...
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Only by sharing research openly (for all) enables its widest impact & maximises benefits to humanity.
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🔓 #OpenAccess is now expected, but the hardest questions remain. Who pays? And what does “sustainable” really mean?
In a new blog series, we share insight from our experience of #DiamondOpenAccess and the debates shaping its future.
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Catch up on the most influential #EnvironmentalResearch published in UCL Open Environment with these articles featured in UCL Press Journals’ ‘Highly Cited in 2025’ collection.
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Preprint on the UCLOE preprint server: Perceived Climate Change Impacts on Food Security in Coastal Communities of Puerto Princesa City, Philippines
This research presents an assessment of perceived climate changes and investigates their impact on food security.
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The journal preprint cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the preprint article title and a brief summary is written in black text. It reads, 'Mapping the landscape of data sources for diseases caused by harmful algal blooms in Southeast Asia: a systematic scoping review on the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. The burden of disease attributable to harmful algal blooms (HAB) exposure remains unclear. This scoping review aims to map data collection mechanisms, hotspots, and inter-organizational data flows concerning HAB-related health outcomes in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Available for open peer review'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
New preprint on the UCLOE preprint server, and available for open peer review:
Mapping the landscape of data sources for diseases caused by harmful algal blooms in Southeast Asia: a systematic scoping review on the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia
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This paper examines three different cities that have succeeded in reducing concentrations of many pollutants, but not for ozone. The current ozone challenge requires greater efforts to inform actions that can adjust to changing environmental, social and economic scenarios: doi.org/10.14324/111...
Key findings:
£14.2B saved via lower electricity prices
£133.3B saved via reduced natural gas prices
£43.2B in subsidies offset
→ Net consumer savings: £104.3B
🔗 Full paper: doi.org/10.14324/ucl...
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New preprint paper now online.
This study presents new evidence on the financial impact of wind power in the UK energy market (2010–2023), challenging the assumption that sustainability, security and affordability are inherently in conflict.
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There is a knowledge gap that allow researchers from the Global South to contribute solutions for challenges in their local contexts.
This investigates the challenges in collaborative projects faced by researchers in the Global South and Global North.
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For this #WorldMentalHealthDay, take a look at the UCL Open Environment series Covid-19, mental health & the environment.
The full series, including all discussant articles, are available to view open access here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/collec...
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How did children’s behaviour during Covid-19 affect parents’ wellbeing? 🚸
This #OpenScienceWeek, explore open research linking family stress and child mental health across 66 countries.
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For #OpenScienceWeek we’re spotlighting research from the ‘UCL-Penn Global COVID Study’, exploring links between the pandemic, our environment and mental health.
This open access study explores how schizotypal traits & paranoia connected with loneliness across the pandemic: bit.ly/4mqwMbr
How did loneliness and depression shift during UK lockdowns?
This two-wave replication study tested the robustness of earlier findings on mental health impacts within the environments that we live in.
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Explore our open collection on Covid-19, mental health and the environment in which we live for #OpenScienceWeek 🔓
This study of 155 doctoral students found cumulative stressors linked to depression, while coping skills & attentional ability offered protection 🧑🎓
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UCL Open Environment is a non-commercial, funder-compliant journal and now indexed in #Scopus.
An #OpenScience journal focusing on inter- & multi-disciplinary #Environment related research. Read about the journal at journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe
From environmental health to climate change, public health and planetary health, publishing your work with us could help make a big difference, reaching a diverse & highly engaged audience.
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Following rigorous evaluation, all articles already published can now be found in Scopus and all new articles will be deposited for you. Read more journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/news/93
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The only dedicated multi-disciplinary environmental #OpenScience journal publishing across all environment-related subjects just got better!
We’re now indexed in #Scopus 🙌
Learn more here 👉 journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe
For #OpenScienceWeek, we’re highlighting our open collection on COVID-19, mental health and the environment in which we live.
This study explores how adults worldwide experienced the pandemic, shedding light on resilience, recovery, and priorities for future support.
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How does our environment affect mental health? 🧠
For #OpenScienceWeek (15th–21st Sept), explore UCL Open Environment’s open collection on the effects Covid-19 and the environments in which we lived during the pandemic had on mental health.
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📢 Exciting news! 📢
UCLOE is indexed in #Scopus!
Any researcher or professional inc. NGOs, Think Tanks, Inter-Gov Organisations, the UN, publishing in UCL Open Environment will be automatically indexed in Scopus.
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Now indexed in #Scopus
Thank you to all our authors, reviewers and Editors for supporting our new way of open publishing 🙌🏾
All articles already published can now be found in Scopus. At UCLOE you can read and publish your research for free: journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/news/93
📢Calling all climate change, planetary health & environmental health professionals & researchers.
UCL Open Environment is now indexed #Scopus! Access our truly non-commercial journal of high-quality research in these crucial fields. Read and publish for free! journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/news/93
Exciting news 📢!
UCL Open Environment, a free to publish in open access scientific journal, is now indexed in #Scopus 🙌
Testament to the high quality of articles!
Join our community of esteemed authors & contribute to cutting-edge research! Learn more journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/news/93
📢new article📢
Explored within a framework of children’s rights to #education & wellbeing, this paper provides valuable insights for stakeholders seeking to improve #ClimateChange & #sustainability education & empower young people to address the #ClimateCrisis.
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