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Two-thirds of women want better-lit streets at night

Nearly two-thirds of women (63%) want to see more lighting on streets to make them feel safer at night, government-backed research has found. The survey...

France’s Hervé Descottes honoured with American Academy Architecture Prize

French lighting designer Hervé Descottes has been awarded the Architecture Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the first time this prestigious...

York among European cities to join ‘Art of Darkness’ project

York has been named as one of 11 ‘follower cities’ joining the European ‘Art of Darkness’ project. It will mean the city, which is aiming...

Study suggests blue-blocked LED better for psychiatric units

Research has suggested that exposure to light without blue wavelengths may be beneficial to patients in psychiatric units. A study in the academic journal PLOS...

‘HAVING THAT ILP STATUS GIVES CLIENTS MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOU’

During 2025, Lighting Journal is profiling lighting professionals who have upgraded their ILP membership. For February we spoke to WSP’s Rachel O’Connell about how...

‘WE CAN CHAMPION THE NEEDS AND COMFORT OF A NEURODIVERSE POPULATION’

Embedding individual control and ‘empowerment’ over lighting is the key to designing inclusive spaces that work for people who are neurodiverse. By doing this,...

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The Grimaldi Building, the new headquarters of the charity The Royal National Institute of Blind People, has accessibility and inclusion at its heart –...

Retrofitting can help drive net zero – report

A report from the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) has outlined how retrofit schemes can help to make indoor environments healthier, safer and more...

Online mental health tool for engineers

An online ‘Mental Health Check-In’ tool has been launched by Foothold, the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Benevolent Fund, aimed at enhancing mental health...

New urban dark skies lighting templates

DarkSky International has launched a range of free lighting policy templates for use by municipalities and local and regional governments to help them tackle...

Three-quarters of women change exercise behaviour after clocks change

Nearly three-quarters of women (72%) change their behaviour during the darker winter months when it comes to getting outside and staying active, a report...

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Two-thirds of women want better-lit streets at night

Nearly two-thirds of women (63%) want to see more...

France’s Hervé Descottes honoured with American Academy Architecture Prize

French lighting designer Hervé Descottes has been awarded the...

York among European cities to join ‘Art of Darkness’ project

York has been named as one of 11 ‘follower...

New senior environmental lighting specialist at WSP

Congratulations to Hannah Holmes, who has joined WSP as...

Gary Thornton to be Nulty’s first ever director of education

Global lighting design consultancy Nulty has appointed Gary Thornton...
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