Sue Atkins
Broadcaster, best-selling author and BBC Parenting Expert
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This project started during lock-down, inspired by my amazing nieces and godchildren. I was so shocked to see how life indoors was affecting their health and happiness. And I was determined to do something about it. I wanted to give them – and their parents a simple message. Lighting, literally, makes the world of difference. And most of the solutions are simple and free. After just six months we had reached over 1.9 million teens. We’ve now topped 2.5 million and counting. All thanks to the generous support of a global network of passionate scientists, lighting manufacturers, academics and regulators. The brief Youtube clip above explains how we did it – the numbers have gone up since we made that. It grows every day.
And LunaTM is now in German and Italian – she reached 47,000 German teens in just 48 hours. The clip about light and learning got a ‘click-through’ rate of 220% – the teens are going back and watching again!
Broadcaster, best-selling author and BBC Parenting Expert
Broadcaster and Sleep Scientist
Best-selling author, sensory-motor specialist, the In-Sync Child Approach
Best-selling author, perceptual-motor specialist, the In-Sync Child Approach
Paediatrician and Sleep Expert and Coach, Sleepless In NOLA
Neurobiologist and Vision Scientist, Department of Neurobiology of Rhythms in Centre Nationale de Reserche Scientifique
Consultant Neuro-Ophthalmologist, University of Bristol
clinically trained audiologist (AuD) with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, Department of Communication Disorders & Neuroscience at Brigham Young University
Specialist in Colour Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, University of Angers
Neuroscientist and Professor of Medicine, Bringham’s and Women’s Hospital & University of Surrey
Academic, Author and Activist in Design, The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design
Cognitive Neuroscience, Speaker and Coach
Head of Research, Director of Fagerhult Lighting Academy
Marketing Manager, Signify
Technical and Marketing Director. Seoul Semiconductor
Co-Founder, Ray Lighting
Light and learning in lock-down
Professor Russell Foster – Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Chair Department of Ophthalmology, Oxford University
Professor Shadab Rahman – Associate Neuroscientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor Elizabeth Flo-Groeneboom – Department of Clinical Psychology, Bergen University
Dr. Lenka Maierova – Postdoctoral Researcher, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB)
Kim Crowe – Chief Executive Officer, Parkhaven Trust, UK
Kirsten Sørensen Gosvig – Care Center Manager, Hillerod, Denmark
Lynne Green and Kate Turley – Deputy Manager, Kirk House and PhD Researcher/Computer Scientist, Chroma Lighting
Full video: Innovators in Residential Healthcare: Circadian Lighting Principles & Practice
Professor Russell Foster – Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Chair Department of Ophthalmology, Oxford University
Professor Shadab Rahman – Associate Neuroscientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor Elizabeth Flo-Groeneboom – Department of Clinical Psychology, Bergen University
Professor Stuart Peirson – Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Oxford University
Jo Cheshire – Director of Marketing and Communications, WCS Care Warwickshire, UK
Kirsten Sørensen Gosvig – Care Center Manager, Hillerod, Denmark
Michelle Borreson – Gunderson Health System
Helen Loome – President Elect, SLL
An ongoing series of online panel debates with leading voices from across the value chain for lighting to pose the question: what are the current drivers for decision makers? Could the potential for lighting to improve environmental, social and governance performance hold the key to driving the changes we all want to see?
A social media campaign for teens that has reached 2.5 million young people around the world to raise awareness of the impact of light on health and wellbeing.
A social media campaign and series of lectures and trade magazine articles that have reached over 15,000 professionals to raise awareness the business case for healthy lighting.
Interviews with scientists, manufacturers and business leaders about how lighting affects the brain and body – and how it can improve performance for people, for planet and for profit.
I write a round-up of the latest scientific articles and lightrelated trivia every week. Read past editions here. And sign up to receive your copy here.
I am also invited to appear on podcasts and occasionally host a series myself.