Matthew Hornsey

Prof. Matthew Hornsey has published over 200 papers, mostly on themes of intergroup communication, sustainability, and climate change. His most recent work focuses on understanding (and reducing) people’s motivations to reject scientific consensus, including the psychology of climate inaction. Throughout his career he has worked to develop models equipped to understand the logic behind supposedly “irrational” behaviour, and used them to facilitate attitude and behaviour change. Prof. Hornsey is currently leading the Net Zero Observatory at the University of Queensland, a multi-disciplinary group of academics and practitioners who design strategies to accelerate industry action and community support for rapid decarbonisation.