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Dr. Christopher Barnes

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I’m thrilled to be part of a podcast by the Australian Broadcasting Company - All in the Mind Series - about the Night Sky & that features my recent research #natureatnight #lightpollution #stargazing #Wellbeing - @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @DerbyUniVC

Turning sleeplessness into stargazing - ABC listen

Can't sleep? Worries keeping you up at night? It might be time to look to the stars. For National Science Week, we're investigating the relationship between the night sky and mental wellbeing. So can...

www.abc.net.au

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Calling all parents with a child living at home with them. We need your help to understand what parents feel able to do in #nature with their children! Please fill in our short (15-20 min) survey - @derbyuni @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress Thank you!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Calling all parents with a child (under 18) living at home with them. We need your help to understand what parents feel able to do in #nature with their children! Please fill in our short (8-10 min) survey - Thank you!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

So...this arrived today @KayOwen5 ! Great to see our chapter - The role of #play in #child #development - in print! Can’t wait to share it with our undergrad’ psych students! @DerbyUniPsych

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

10 months

Fantastic to see our new book out! 😀A huge thanks to everyone @Sage_Publishing , & our brilliant supportive colleagues @DerbyUniPsych @UoDECS . It has been a pleasure! Amazing to see it displayed in our on-campus book shop too -🙏 Ginny @BlackwellsDerby ! @KayOwen5 @DerbyUniPress

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

We’d be very grateful @savebutterflies @ukbutterflies @britbutterflies if you could retweet our research invite - for all #parents about #nature connection - .

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Dog survives 100ft fall off Isle of Wight cliff #100DaysOfGoodNews

Dog survives 100ft fall off Isle of Wight cliff

A lifeboat crew found four-year-old terrier cross Archie uninjured and perched on a ledge.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Thank you to the amazing @DerbyUni technicians and especially Rob today! Helping to demonstrate our Finometer and Tobii Eye tracker to provide the best on-campus (COVID safe) experience for our students. @DerbyUniPsych #TechniciansMakeItHappen

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

Excited that our new paper is out! We report on the development of the Nature Connectedness Parental Self-Efficacy (NCPSE) scale. 😀👇 @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @C_Harvey1234 @fgholland1 & Su Wall

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

How’s your #NoMowMay going? It’s never to late to start! The animals will thank you! 🌸🐝🦋🐞🌸

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

I had such a lovely surprise today when I collected some post from work. It was from a PhD student in Japan who I had given a little help & advice to. The thing that has stuck with me is (rather than email) they sent a glossy hardcopy print, a letter of thanks and a small gift!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

I took a boat trip to the Farne islands yesterday and it was fantastic! I saw some awesome birds. Fulfilled a long time dream of seeing puffins too!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

If #nature is as important for you as it is for me then please take a moment to sign and share! 🌳🦋🐝🐞🦉🐸🦇🌿🌲

Team4Nature

@Team4Nature

3 years

YOU have the POWER to PROTECT nature! Please use it now! There are over 8 million supporters of UK wildlife charities out there! We need YOU ALL now! If YOU see this tweet, PLEASE : 1. RT immediately to raise awareness 2. SIGN to HELP PROTECT UK nature:

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

We’d be very grateful @BadgerTrust @DerbyshireBEVS @LumpyandFriends if you could retweet our research invite - for all #parents about #nature connection - .

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

My unexpected but lovely surprise yesterday was receiving a nomination for 'Lecturer of the Year' and 'Personal Academic Tutor of the Year'. Thank you to our lovely @DerbyUniPsych students for putting me forward for these! I am super thrilled! 😀

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 months

It is great to see our recent research about the #nightsky #natureconnectedness #natureatnight #mentalhealth #lightpollution mentioned in The Guardian! @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @DerbyUni @guardian - Our Open Access article link is in the comments.

Night-time is an intoxicating new land: how learning to love the dark eased my grief

From magical moonlit swims to midnight hikes, Annabel Abbs decided to embrace her insomnia by embarking on a series of ‘night journeys’

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Great to be back teaching from the front today @DerbyUniPsych My first time on campus in 7 months! It was lovely to see our amazing students and have some face to face discussion! Got to have lunch with Dr Howard and a Royal visitor to mark the occasion too!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

Excited to be day 1⃣ of the '12 days of Research'! I'm part of a great team of academics @DerbyUniPsych who use creative & innovative methods to deliver a #research -informed curriculum & solve real-world problems. Check out our state-of-the-art observation suite 👇 @DerbyUniPress

University of Derby

@DerbyUni

2 years

Today is day 1️⃣ of our 12 Days of Research! Developmental psychologist @DrChrisBarnes joins us in the Observational Suite. Check out his research on understanding the impact of newborn touch upon mothers of hospitalised preterm neonates. 👇 #DerbyUni

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

I’ve enjoyed thinking about my dad today. Though I still miss him very much after a year of not having him around, I’ve found myself filled more with happiness, and fond memories than sadness. If you haven’t spoken to yours in a while, and still can, why not give them a call!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

I have a new friend 🙂! Her name is Betsy 🐈 , and she’s visited me every day for the past week. I thought at first she was a stray, but then discovered she lives just up the road...🙁 She wanted to come for a drive...I said no!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

I’ll be launching a new research study in the next days about people’s connection to the night sky!🌟 🔭 🌙 Stay tuned for posts & if you have a spare 10 mins I hope you will feel able to complete my survey. It’s open to anyone anywhere in the world! All welcome! 🤗 Thanks! 👍

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Excellent news that @DerbyUni is ranked in Top 10 for postgraduate student experience and that Psychology @DerbyUniPsych is ranked 1st out of 54 for employability and 1st out of 52 institutions for assessment @vicki_staples @abaraniak @montyjane -

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Hope you’ve all had a good weekend! I’ve spent lots of time in the garden; bird box fixing, tree lopping (with my new invention), rat spotting (I thought it was a water vole!) and potato planting! The fresh air and sunshine was great!!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

Thrilled to have captured my first ‘proper’ astro image - The Andromeda (M31) galaxy!I’m still getting my head around all of the processes involved, but still had great fun!😀 I edited the cropped pic a little differently & like that one a bit more! Hope you like them too! Enjoy!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

7 months

I'm really pleased to share our most recent publication with you - The applicability of nature-based interventions to support mothers’ postnatal wellbeing: a conceptual review - 🌲🦢🐞👶🧑‍🍼 #parent #mentalhealth #nature @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Can you help? We want to know more about what parents feel able to do in #nature with their #families . Please consider filling in our survey (15-20 min) - - and sharing! Grateful for RT @BadgerTrust @DerbyshireBEVS @LumpyandFriends if you can.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

I took a shot of the moon yesterday. It was 98% full and looked really beautiful! Then I switched to take a few shots of these three galaxies- M81 & 82, and NGC3077 near to the Big Dipper constellation - it was really cool to see all that detail! Hope you enjoy 🔭⭐️🤓🤯

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

1 year

Great start to the Nature Connection in Policy and Practice event at the Derby Museum of Making for #Ncxvision @findingnature #museumofmaking @DerbyUni

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Took some time today - at lunch - with my kids to finish our Bug 🕷 🐛 hotel (A school project from 2 years ago tbh that I never got around to finishing!) Working at home is a challenge at the moment but it’s certainly got an upside. #natureconnection #parenting #mentalhealth

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Proud dad moment - my daughter cycled for the first time on her own today without stabilisers! She’s lacked confidence with it for sometime but today we had a breakthrough! The secret was doing buffalo peddles and the prospect of getting a bicycle basket!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Really pleased to have gained my Senior Fellowship! #SFHEA @DerbyUniPsych @HEAcademy

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Went for a lovely walk today from home into our nearby forest. Great to have the place to ourselves; so quiet except for nature!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Really pleased to hear that our BSc Psychology @DerbyUniPsych overall NSS satisfaction result is 96.47 - absolutely fantastic achievement for the team! @DerbyUniVC

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

I had a great time teaching on campus yesterday. Best part at the end of the day was having a little treat - thanks @montyjane for the leftover Halloween chocolates, and glad I got in there before @dr_tom_hunt !!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 months

I'm looking forward to presenting at this year's @BPS @BPSEastMids ‘Celebrating #psychology in the Midlands’ event (9.09.24). I'll be talking about ' #DarkSkies : Exploring People’s #Connection to the #Natural World at #Night ' Info here - - @DerbyUniPsych

Celebrating Psychology in the Midlands | BPS

Join us in Derby on 09 September for our annual Festival of Psychology in the Midlands!

www.bps.org.uk

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

One of the benefits of being underneath the #nightsky is getting to see these guys! #natureatnight #nature #ASTRO

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

Excited that our new book will be ready soon! @KayOwen5 @DerbyUniPsych

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Beautiful morning and great to get outdoors! It was so peaceful and only the sound of birds.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Glorious and gowned! Looking forward to seeing our graduates! @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @vicki_staples @childs_carrie @montyjane @DrChrisBussell

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

Really pleased to have submitted our paper today about #natureconnectedness and #parenting ! 😃 Really hope the reviewers will like it! 😬 Looking forward to my Easter break now!! 🙂

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Really excited to find out on Friday that I am part of the ‘digital @DerbyUniPsych ’ team successful nomination! Can’t wait for the result on the 4th July!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

It’s finally here and I’m having a great sunny start to my holiday! Feeling lucky to be away.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

9 months

It is fantastic to see our new paper out, "Development & testing of the #NightSky Connectedness Index (NSCI)". This new measure is intended to offer an insight into the human-nightsky relationship. @Passmore_HA @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress Open Access👇

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Best thing about my birthday was watching the meteor shower from one of the clearest skies I’ve ever seen! Much better in real life but thought I would experiment with a long exposure shot - looks pretty good I think!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

1 year

We had such an amazing time @timber_festival @_wildrumpus ! On our ‘Tune into Nature at Night’ walk -& underneath the beauty of the night sky - we saw owls, spoke about light pollution, the human-night sky relationship & rewilding dark skies! @SHED_uk @IDADarkSky @DerbyUniPsych

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

All set on the bus for the CLANS graduation! @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @vicki_staples @childs_carrie @montyjane @DrChrisBussell

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

Saw something quite tough today on our drive home. So, I just wanted to share this for anyone who might need it. 💚

Samaritans

@samaritans

3 years

Whatever you're facing, we're here for you 💚

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

Great day talking to prospective @DerbyUni @DerbyUniPsych students! Lots of visitors and lovely meeting everyone.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

It’s not always possible to fit in a lunchtime walk, but I managed to squeeze one in today! Freedom!! Then I had to negotiate with my new office mate. Not my cat btw, her name’s Betsy, and she’s very disruptive!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Great seeing the cathedral in lights!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Can you help? We want to know more about what parents feel able to do in #nature with their #families . Please consider filling in our survey (15-20 min) - - and sharing with others! Grateful for RT @30DaysWild @LGSpace @GreenTravelMag if you can.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

Absolutely awesome views of the stars tonight here in North Norfolk. We could even see the Orion Nebula with our eyes! (iPhone SE, 28mm, f1.8, 1/4sec). #DarkSkies #Orion #astro

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

One of the added benefits of teaching from home is playing Nature bingo with your students! Cyril 🐿 is a regular.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

I never get tired of looking at the trees that sit next to our house. It doesn’t matter what season it is. But I do love their silhouettes at this time of year when their empty branches are punctuated by the evening sky. #nature

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

7 years

Looking forward to seeing our @DerbyUniPsych students graduate #DerbyGrad @DerbyUniLNS

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

I found a message today that my daughter wrote to herself towards the end of lockdown and just before returning to school. I love 💚 that she did this! And it made me #Smile too! Just the thing I needed to read today! #staypositive

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

It was great to discover a little note from my daughter on the office desk this morning! I hope you all have a ‘happy’ day everyone!! 💚 #kindness #Happiness

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

On my walk today I caught this little one on camera!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

I wanted to post my top animal related & #nature based encounters in 2020. Lockdown has produced lots of unexpected positives for me. So here’s a thread of some of them - going from great to fantastic! I’m hoping #nature continues to be a real boost for me & others in 2021!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Our first MSc Applied Developmental Psychology @DerbyUniADP graduates! what a great day! @DerbyUniPsych @MiltonBroome #DerbyUniGrad

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Just welcomed our lovely Level 5 students to biological & developmental psychology- looking forward to an action packed autumn! @DerbyUniPsych @MiltonBroome

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

8 months

Our new article is out! #openaccess Co-designing a nature-based intervention to promote postnatal mental health for mothers and their infants: a comple… #postnatal #nature #mentalhealth 👶🌳🦆🦉 @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress

Co-designing a nature-based intervention to promote postnatal mental health for mothers and their...

To our knowledge, this is the first reported use of person-based and co-design approaches to develop a postnatal nature-based intervention. The resulting intervention was perceived by target users to...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Just checked in for #dev2018 - not a bad bedroom view eh?! Off to register.

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Loving the cherry blossom today - looks awesome!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Having such fun at the #uodlt18 conference, talking to so many fellow academics about how I created digital, dramatised and interactive case based scenarios for teaching psychology using @Articulate @DerbyUniCELT @DerbyUniPsych @reblisnivek

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Snow day! Caught a buzzard sitting in a low branch too (last pic)! Hot chocolate and chunky cookies half way into the walk 😀

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

Do you look at the night sky or take pictures of it? We are interested to learn how you feel about the night sky & whether you feel a connection to it. The study involves completing a brief survey. Find out more – A study for anyone in the world!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

I know Goldfinches are fairly common place, but I’ve never managed to snap one before in the garden! They are beautiful! #nature

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

I don’t think I’ve ever really took too much notice of what Ladybird eggs look like before - yellow coolness! Asked my son what they call the babies - ‘Babybirds’! Larvae & Pupae don’t quite have the same ring to them do they!!! #natureconnection

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

It’s official @DerbyUniPsych is awesome!

Psychology at Derby

@DerbyUniPsych

4 years

Thanks to our fantastic staff and students we’ve achieved 94% overall satisfaction in #NSS2020 🥳🥳

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

Here is a ‘Speckled Wood’ to brighten up your day!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

Getting our bluebell fix today at Kedleston Hall!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Location #2 set in the sand dunes. Beautiful blue spaces and evening skies ⛱☀️⛵️

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Loving the Autumn colours and mushrooms that look like choc chip cookies! #nature #natureconnection

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Just had an amazing experience whilst taking out the recycling. The Tawny🦉 I have tried to spot & only ever heard for the last 8.5 years flew right over my head! It was super silent with its underside and outstretched wings lit by the street lamp as it glided above! #fantastic

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Do you have a new baby during lockdown? It's great to see my new blog on the @DerbyUni site @DerbyUniPsych . There are a few things you can do to help you and your families wellbeing #lockdown #perinatalmentalhealth #parenting

DerbyUniPress

@DerbyUniPress

4 years

There are likely to be many happy moments when having a new baby, but there will be difficult times too. In this NEW blog, Christopher Barnes, Senior Lecturer in Psychology @DerbyUni , examines what life in #lockdown is like when you are a new parent:

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

10 months

Should access to an unpolluted night sky be a human right? I’m really looking forward to being part of this amazing panel discussion in a few days! #CommonsInSpace #darksky #protectthenight #nightskyconnectedness #nature @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress

IASC COMMONS

@iasc_commons

10 months

Join us on Wednesday Nov 15 at 6am (UTC-7) at to discuss light pollution #CommonsInSpace @astro_hsd @DrChrisBarnes @falkparra @fion4gh @XSYAP

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

The bats were out again tonight and flying so low! Literally dancing around me…it was awesome!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Great afternoon out and about enjoying the everyday #wildlife , #meadows and #trees ! It always gives me a boost!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Ahhhh, a lovely evening walk to soak in some fresh crisp air before filling myself with coffee and cake!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

I'm looking forward to talking about #Nature #connection and #intervention design with our undergraduates this afternoon. Will be mentioning the developed of some new measures we have been working on - publications to follow in the new year!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

‘Natural Health Service’: Derby approves UK’s largest urban rewilding project

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

What a great way to end the week! Our new paper - A Systematic Review of Self-Report Measures of Negative Self-Referential Emotions Developed for Non-Clinical Child and Adolescent Samples @DerbyUniPsych @DerbyUniPress @FrankieMaratos @Ed_Stupple

Professor Frances Maratos

@FrankieMaratos

4 years

With youth mental health in crisis, which are the best measures to use? See our new systematic review paper - well done to Hajra for producing this brilliant work: @DrChrisBarnes @Ed_Stupple #childrensmentalhealthweek2021 #MentalHealthMatters #Wellbeing

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

What an amazing art exhibition @HoughtonHall2 - @iamchrislevine 528 Hz Love Frequency! This was really brilliant and such a great experience for us and the kids! Still trying to work out the science of how images were in the light!!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 months

What’s outside where you are tonight?! Mama fox has come to show her new cubs here! #natureatnight

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 years

So here are a few night sky shots from yesterday - of Pleiades (M45) and the Double Star Cluster (IC884 & IC869) - for anyone who needs a little bit of stars and space in their lives! #Astro

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

If you like bats 🦇 then you might like this - slowmo! Just waiting for the owl, fox and badger to come say hi too!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

2 years

I’m very excited to see our new article in print! It was great working with such a talented team - Mothers’ accounts of the impact of being in #nature on #postnatal #wellbeing : a focus group study | BMC Women's Health | Full Text ⁦ @DerbyUniPsych ⁩

Mothers’ accounts of the impact of being in nature on postnatal wellbeing: a focus group study -...

Background The postnatal period is a vulnerable time for mothers to experience stress and mental health difficulties. There is increasing evidence that spending time in nature is beneficial for...

bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Fantastic presentation today by Dr Kay Owen on the dev’ of her categorisation toolkit @BPSDevSection #dev2018 and really well received @DerbyUni #earlychildhoodstudies @DerbyUniPsych @dr_tom_hunt @Dave_Shef @helensimmonslj

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Today has mostly involved playing with and sweeping up leaves, followed by baking and then eating cake! A good Saturday for sure! #Nature #bakingmood

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Loving my new year walk today!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 months

It was great to be welcomed as one of the first cohort of #Civic Champions yesterday! I am looking forward to working with all my colleagues @DerbyUni @DerbyUniPsych and continuing to advocate for an inclusive civic culture. Find out more here -

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Our final study will be launching in the next week! I will be looking for parents to complete our refined parental self-efficacy questionnaire related to nature connection. It will only take 8-10 minutes to complete! So, please keep an eye out & take part if you can! Thank you!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Great day for me being a Guinea pig for ⁦⁦⁦ @dfido1 ⁩ on the MSc Applied Developmental Psychology ⁦ @DerbyUniADP ⁩ and a brilliant session demonstrating the EEG to our ⁦ @DerbyUniPsych ⁩ students!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

6 years

Great to get home and find my certificate waiting for me - now I’m a certified IAIM instructor @uk_iaim - brilliant! @DerbyUniPsych

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Who’s with me tonight?! 🥞 👨‍🍳

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

4 years

Daughter came home from school yesterday grumpy 😕 - she was slower than the other kids playing tag. Dad expl’n...it’s not just about speed = 😠Dad scientist expl’n of ND - there’s fast, slow and ppl in between. Daughter - you’re not helping daddy! 😡

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Looking forward to seeing our graduating PG students @DerbyUniPsych today!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Looking forward to the Deans award evening and recognising our students fabulous outstanding academic achievements! @DerbyUniPsych @DrChrisBussell

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

5 years

Forest, foraging and food - you’ll have to wait until tomorrow for the pie!

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Dr. Christopher Barnes

@DrChrisBarnes

3 months

I’m happy to share my very first blog post with you! 😀 It’s a new experience for me but I hope you will like it. In the blog, I’ll be talking about #natureatnight , biodiversity & the importance of natural darkness - Welcome to the Starry Skies Blog!

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