Dr Lucy Walker is a lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Lucy was awarded her PhD in 2021 which focused on behaviour change techniques and the influence of stress. Since then, Lucy joined the stress health and performance research cluster at Manchester Metropolitan University working on a range of research and consultancy projects, including investigating wellbeing and stress in the workplace and performance in stressful environments. Lucy uses a mixed method approach in her work, including survey design, physiological measurements, interviews and focus groups to achieve research aims. Most recently Lucy’s research has investigated the importance of taking breaks in the workplace, focusing on the use of hybrid working and nature savouring interventions to increase both wellbeing and productivity. Lucy has a range of peer reviewed publications and has presented her work internationally.