Alex Smalley

Alex is a research fellow and environmental psychologist at the University of Exeter.

He is a scientist, naturalist, and communicator who has led pioneering investigations into how digital forms of nature can impact mental health.

Alex holds a PhD in environmental psychology and has focused on how soundscapes, the sky, and music can define digital interactions with the natural world, also seeking to understand how these experiences can impact cognitive and emotional outcomes.

Through his research, Alex has worked with the BBC to develop novel methods of scientific enquiry: integrating quantitative experiments into creative narratives, collaborating with world-leading sound recordists and musicians, and engaging diverse audiences in the debates surrounding nature and health.

Alex has a background that also incorporates science communication and atmospheric physics, and has worked in both private consultancy and broadcasting.