Thomas Astell-Burt

Thomas is the Professor of Cities and Planetary Health and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness. Thomas is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher and is ranked 1st out of 10,000 globally for nature and health research. Thomas’s ARC, NHMRC and MRFF-funded research involves collaborating, co-producing, and communicating studies positioned to create healthier cities for all, and uses ‘social prescribing’ to (re)connect people with things in cities that can enable flourishing e.g., green spaces. Thomas is also the Founding Co-Director of the Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab; https://www.PowerLab.site).