We are excited to share that our CEO, Dr. Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo, and our Gender Equality Officer, Dr. Weronika Gąsior, participated in the International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH2024) in Marrakesh, Morocco, to present the results from Work Package 2 of the GreenMe project. The conference, hosted by the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), Read More
Category: Conferences
“A Talks” cycle ✨ Mental health – What does Architecture Have to do with it? ✨
5th November, at 19:00. National Art Gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania Our CEO Dr. Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo gave a talk titled “Can landscapes be healing?”at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius. In this talk, Agnieszka explored the intersection between landscape architecture and neuroscience, which led to the creation of Contemplative Landscapes. She presented the science behind Read More
Network Nature Annual Event
NetworkNature Annual Event 2024 | Busting myths: People with nature 24-25 of September, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium The NeuroLandscape team just returned from an incredible few days at the NetworkNature EU Annual Event in Brussels! What a wonderful blend of insightful discussions, knowledge-rich myth-busting panels, and interactive hands-on workshops, all reinforcing the key message of Read More
Presentation at the International Conference for Environment and Human Health | HK
18 of August 2022 10:40 AM Hong Kong Time (GMT+8) *online Dr Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo to present “Neuroscience for Designing Urban Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscape Exposure for Mental Health” at the International Conference for Environment and Human Health hosted by Research Centre for Environment and Human Health in Hong Kong. https://youtu.be/GZObrp0q9i4
Floriade Challenge 🌿‘The Green Escape’
Floriade Challenge 🌿‘The Green Escape’🌿 took place at Aeres Hogeschool Almere and Floriade Expo 2022. 25 young professionals accepted the challenge of Almere 2.0 and the Gemeente Almere to develop an innovative concept for greening an important 🏃🏻 slow-traffic route 🚴🏻 in the centre of Almere. May 20th: Location: Floriade MASTERCLASS: 14.45-16.00 u 14.15-14.45 IT check 14.30-14.45 Online walk-in 14.45-14.47 Welcome Read More
1st in-person NeuroLandscape Workshop | Korthi-Greece | 7-9 May 2022
The first, in-person scientific meeting of NeuroLandscape Team, titled “Natural and Cultural Heritage for Healthier and More Sustainable Urban Realms” took place among beautiful landscapes of the Greek island of Andros, hosted at the local Korthi Town Hall. The program of a 3-day event included: SATURDAY (7.05.2022) Time Presentation title – Speaker (Affiliation) Language 11:15 Read More
Innovate 4 Cities 2021 | UN Habitat Conference
Tuesday 12 October at 15:45 CEST. Dr. Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo has presented her insights at the session 5H: Green spaces for healthier cities, which was fully recorded and available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df16SGuCO1w The Conference, co-hosted by #UNHabitat and #Mayors4Climate, brings together innovative research and science to help cities tackle #ClimateChange challenges. The global five-day virtual #I4C Conference covering #Science and #Innovation partnerships driving inclusive, resilient, and climate-neutral #cities, runned Read More
Circular Green Cities at the Floriade Expo 2021
Experts talks were a part of the Sustainability day at the FoodForum and gave a lot of fruit for thought on how we can work towards more #circular cities (Vojtech Vosecky), nature inclusive urban developments such as #pampus #Almere (Paola Huijding & Ingrid Zeegers) and on a street-level scale by #RewildingSteppingStones (Gideon Spanjar) and the value for human well-being by Dr Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo. The event was Read More
ASEAN Workshop on Biodiversity and its Linkages to Human Health
27 September 2021 at 2:30 PM Singapore The connections between biodiversity, mental health and physical inactivity are particularly relevant in the context of shifting global burden of diseases in which non-communicable diseases are among the most rapidly rising challenge to global public health. Contact with nature may provide positive mental health benefits, as well as Read More
World Sustainability Forum Speech on Community-led Greenspace |13-15 September 2021
On Monday 13th September at 11:00 CEST Dr Diana Benjumea Meija presented her research on “The Spatial and Social Components of Community-led Green Spaces and its Contribution to the Health and Wellbeing of Low-income Communities” at the 9th World Sustainability Forum In the last decade, there has been a surge in projects initiated by urban Read More