{"id":18,"date":"2026-01-28T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:05:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Botanic Garden Living Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/11\/TheLivingLab_Logo_Text_Vertical_UoD-BG-1024x398.jpg\" alt=\"The Living Lab journal logo featuring line drawing of a dandelion.\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/11\/TheLivingLab_Logo_Text_Vertical_UoD-BG-1024x398.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/11\/TheLivingLab_Logo_Text_Vertical_UoD-BG-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/11\/TheLivingLab_Logo_Text_Vertical_UoD-BG-768x299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/11\/TheLivingLab_Logo_Text_Vertical_UoD-BG-1536x597.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/226\/2024\/11\/TheLivingLab_Logo_Text_Vertical_UoD-BG-2048x797.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group brgr information-panel light-bg border blue-bottom is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71a730a2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.1\">Welcome to The Living Lab!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Living Lab, a diamond open access journal is dedicated to giving educators, researchers, and practitioners a platform to share their work and further their objectives in the fields of sustainability, ecological leadership, outdoor learning, and environmental arts. This journal was created to fill a gap in the existing literature and to provide a dedicated space for early-career researchers, practitioners, and their mentors to explore and develop new ideas. With an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, The Living Lab journal serves as a global forum for those inspired by and engaged in bridging the gap between human society and the natural environment.<br><br>The mission of The Living Lab is to highlight the work being done at the intersection of the social and ecological spheres. This includes fostering education for sustainability, promoting human ecology, and encouraging innovation in ecological science, community engagement, and health and well-being. By creating a platform that amplifies these voices, The Living Lab helps shape the discourse and direct the future of research and practices within these emerging fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-9-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/botanic-garden-living-lab\/research-publications\/\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Read our first issue!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group brgr information-panel pale-blue-bg is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71a730a2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-1);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--palette-color-5);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.1\">Journal contact information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong><br>The Living Lab Journal Editor<br>University of Dundee Botanic Garden<br>Riverside Drive<br>Dundee<br>DD2 1QH<br><br><strong>Email enquiries<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:LivingLab@dundee.ac.uk\">LivingLab@dundee.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to The Living Lab! 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