Reform UK’s rise is a productivity warning, not a culture war victory. Unevenly distributed productivity across England has caused systematic exclusion of talented working-class people from jobs and wages, writes Grace Lordan @lsepbs.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

💥New | Is it really bad that only 50% of social science papers are reproducible? ✍️ Ilka Gleibs (@lsepbs.bsky.social) #SocialScience #AcademicSky #OpenResearch

A timely investigation into how people use AI to engage with politics by Sayeh Yousefi, @benmtappin.bsky.social and @jenskoedmadsen.bsky.social ⬇️

New blog by Ana Barjašić and @krpd.bsky.social 👇

The spread of false information online distorts how people see the world & relate to others, posing an urgent threat to our democracies. CCDH & @lsepbs.bsky.social gathered leading experts to discuss how to navigate this problem & make society more resilient. Thanks to all who joined the event 🙌

📸 Meet the team behind PBS. Our faculty, researchers and professional services staff recently came together for a group photo, reflecting the collaborative community that shapes psychological and behavioural science at LSE. #PartofLSE

👩‍⚕️ "Machine says go, doctor says no." Alyssa Pandolfo & colleagues explored what happens when ICU doctors are given rapid test results to guide antibiotic prescribing and found that clinicians often err on the side of caution, overriding negative results and prescribing antibiotics.

⏳️ Applications are still open for the September intake of the Executive MSc Behavioural Science at LSE. Join the next online information session to learn more about the curriculum, admissions process & what to expect from the programme. 📅 Mon 27 April 🕐️ 1-2pm BST 📍 Zoom ✍️ Sign up: buff.ly/J21CKFV

📚️ Does education make you WEIRD? New research co-authored by @michael.muthukrishna.com suggests that, around the world, higher levels of education are linked to cultural values commonly found in the US, the UK, other Anglo‑industrialised countries, and Western Europe.

🌍️ Supporting global talent to create real world impact 💥 Our AKO Master’s Scholarships enable talented students from South Asia, Africa and Latin America to study a one year master’s programme our department. Learn more: buff.ly/2enaMB0

The LSE Africa Summit 2026 is happening soon! We warmly invite everyone to attend in person and be part of the conversation shaping Africa’s future. 📅 Date: 28–29 March 2026 📍 Location: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE, London Register here: eshop.lse.ac.uk/product-cata...

⚗️🔭 How do we spark new scientific discoveries? Why do some breakthroughs seem accidental? The new book 'The Engine of Scientific Discovery' by CPNSS Research Associate Alexander Krauss is for anyone who wants to understand how we make discoveries. ➡ Link to the book: doi.org/10.1093/oso/...

🪧 How can climate movements drive engagement on social media? @gangashreedhar.bsky.social & colleagues tested different Facebook ads with 350,000+ people across 3 UK cities & found that: 📌 Urgent messages beat polite ones 📌Climate impact images engage best 📌Using both gives the strongest results

Can sustainability transitions succeed if policymakers misunderstand the social contracts that actually hold food systems together? Saadi Lahlou The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) @lsepbs.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/how-social-c... #Sustainability #FoodSecurity

Human behaviour isn’t simple — and that’s exactly why it’s fascinating. We’re excited to welcome Professor Paul Dolan from LSE to BSPHN 2026, where he’ll explore wellbeing, behaviour & the complexity of the environments that shape our choices. #Behaviouralscience#Complexity#Publichealth#BSPHN26

Why are burnout, anxiety and perfectionism rising so sharply? In this LSE Research Showcase, Dr Thomas Curran explores the “tyranny of the could” and why humans need limits to thrive. 🗓️ Tuesday 17 March 🕚 11-11.30am Open to LSE staff, students, alumni & prospective LSE students. More info ⬇️

🗣️ New research by Prof Alex Gillespie & co-authors shows how thoughtful communication can shape fairness in heated conflicts. Inviting perspectives, showing understanding and coordinating viewpoints helped police trainees build trust and neutrality in a fast moving scenario.

🏢 How can behavioural science drive change in organisations? A new HBR article, co-authored by PBS Visiting Senior Fellow James Elfer, presents the 4T model. This practical framework targets specific behaviours, designs timely interventions & tests what works.

📸 This could be you next January ⬇️ Our current cohort of Executive MSc Behavioural Science students have just completed their second teaching block. We're now recruiting for the next intake, starting in Sept 2026. Join our next info session to learn more: 📅 Thurs 29 Jan 🕐 1-2pm buff.ly/oPGDXCG

🤝 This week it was our turn to host the biannual PBS and Warwick Business School conference. This event, hosted once a year at LSE and once a year at WBS, brings PhD students and early career researchers from both schools together to present research, gain feedback & network. #PhD #Research

Are you curious to learn what it’s really like to pursue a PhD in our department? Dr Alyssa Pandolfo, who recently completed her PhD on safety listening (how people respond to raised safety concerns in organisations), shares her experience & offers practical advice 👇

New research shows that when states are recognised as being European, their citizens are more likely to support European cooperation. ✍ Sandra Obradović @lsepbs.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

💫 At the end of last year, we brought together some of our 2024/25 and 2025/26 AKO scholarship holders for a catch-up. It was inspiring to hear how these scholarships are making a difference and to learn about the exciting plans our first cohort has for life after LSE. Learn more: buff.ly/Y6CyAHJ

🎓 Another day, another Doctor! We're thrilled to share that Veronika Luptakova successfully defended her PhD thesis, "Inconsistency in Moral Judgments", this week. Veronika is pictured here with her supervisors, Professor Alex Voorhoeve and Dr @mmglz.bsky.social. Congratulations Veronika! 🎉

🎉 Congratulations to Nils Mallock, who successfully defended his PhD thesis today! The thesis, "Pathways to Political Violence and Peaceful Protest in Conflict-Affected Environments," explores why some individuals choose violence for political purposes, despite high personal risks and costs.

🦏🐅 Are we living through a sixth mass extinction? Dr Ganga Shreedhar from @lsepbs.bsky.social delivers a stark reality check about the urgent need for climate action.

Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74–84% in the UK and 67–73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @giorgoskallis.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @F. Basso @lsepbs.bsky.social @cusp.ac.uk

🏆 Congratulations to our 2025 LSE Excellence in Education Award winners! Pictured here are our colleagues Dr Sakshi Ghai and Chris Roberts, together with Prof Emma McCoy & Prof Alex Voorhoeve. Learn more and see all winners: buff.ly/Dq57XPt

📣 Introducing Dr Alyssa Pandolfo! 👏 We're delighted to share that Alyssa successfully defended her PhD thesis, "Safety listening: Conceptualizing and assessing responses to safety voice in organizations", this week. Congratulations Alyssa, on this fantastic achievement! #PartofLSE #PhD #Viva

🎯 Teaching happiness: turning insight into real-world impact At LSE, wellbeing teaching spans master’s courses like Happiness and Wellbeing for Policy, world-first Summer School options, dedicated seminars, as well as the MSc Behavioural Science Wellbeing Specialism. Learn more ⬇️

🌠 Today we brought together our current AKO Master’s Scholars for a lovely lunch. Meeting such a diverse and inspiring group of students was a highlight & we can’t wait to see where their LSE journey takes them! ℹ️ About the scholarships buff.ly/bBierfM 🎓 Meet last year’s scholars buff.ly/mMnv7pD

Rather than follow our instincts, there's a more constructive way to understand and respond to hypocrisy. Join "The Hypocrisy Trap" author @mhallsworth.bsky.social at @lsepbs.bsky.social next week on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, when he will discuss tools for moving from outrage to outcomes:

🚀 Thinking about accelerating your career with behavioural science? Join us for an online information session to learn everything you need to know about our world-leading Executive MSc Behavioural Science. 📅 25 Nov 🕐 1pm GMT 📍 Zoom ✍️ Sign up: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 We're hiring: Assistant Professor in Psychological & Behavioural Science of Sustainability 🌱 This exciting role sits within PBS and contributes to the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) under the Building Sustainable Societies theme. ⏳ Apply by 25 Jan 🔗 buff.ly/WPe9gRb

Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy, yet little seems to change. Join "The Hypocrisy Trap" author @mhallsworth.bsky.social at @lsepbs.bsky.social on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, where he will discuss tools for moving from outrage to outcomes with Professor @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social:

🧠 Michael Muthukrishna @michael.muthukrishna.com, professor of Economic Psychology at LSE @lsepbs.bsky.social, explores our “collective brain.” Unlike other animals, humans build on cultural knowledge, enabling us to solve new challenges together. www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1266 #PLPEXPeditions

🌿 We’re hiring! Assistant Professor in Social Psychology / Environmental Psychology 🌿 The successful candidate will join our world-leading community of scholars & contribute to teaching across our programmes, including the MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology. 🔗 buff.ly/hamafbo

🎓 What happens when a seasoned professional becomes a student again? In a new post for the PBS blog, Mark Robinson reflects on his return to university and his experience studying for an MSc in Organisational and Social Psychology as a mature student.

Come and work with my wonderful colleagues @lsepbs.bsky.social! Assistant Professor in Social #Psychology / Environmental Psychology #AcademicSky jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

NEW✨ Is there a better way to organise the global economy? Why We’re Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How we fix it by Cahal Moran @lsepbs.bsky.social @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social reviewed by Vamika Goel.

Alex Gillespie & Brady Wagoner extend the concept of “looping effects”, where scientific classifications change the people classified, to psychological theories. Traditionally seen as destabilising or problematic, looping effects, the authors argue, are essential & valuable.

'We are literally part of something bigger than ourselves.' @michael.muthukrishna.com, professor of economic psychology @lsepbs.bsky.social, reflects on human evolution, culture, and what makes for a meaningful life. www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4627

📘 Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy — against politicians, companies, and each other. Yet despite this noise, little seems to change. Join us for this talk on 19 Nov where @mhallsworth.bsky.social & @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social will discuss Michael's recent book 'The Hypocrisy Trap'.

For anyone interested in #psychology, #research assessment and evaluation, how the expert panel rated research submitted to #REF2021 - and especially the fate of #qualitative research - our article in Cogent Psychology is #OpenAccess (link in next post). 1/2

"For any patient voice to have impact, there has to be listening" Prof Alex Gillespie. @lsepbs.bsky.social Fascinating research chat going on here. If you would like to watch our previous research chats, follow this link 👀https://www.careopinion.org.uk/info/research-chats #Coconf25

LSE Research Showcase: Learning from complaints in organisations with Dr Tom Reader. Open to LSE staff, students, alumni and their visitors, and prospective LSE students. 🗓️ Tuesday 4 November 2025 🕚 11-11.30am 📍 Shaw Library, Old Building Learn more and sign up ⬇️

🎭 Can behavioural science and theatre join forces to tackle corruption? Paulius Yamin, Sergejus Muravjovas & Dalton Maggs combined Legislative Theatre with Installation Theory to test how performance and behavioural insights might reshape anti-corruption strategies in healthcare.

Safety isn’t just about speaking up — it’s about how others listen. Alyssa Pandolfo, Tom Reader & Alex Gillespie introduce EARS: a new tool for coding real-world safety listening behaviours in conversations before aviation crashes and near misses.

📄 Text can tell us a lot about psychology, but only if we have valid measurement tools. A new article by Alex Goddard & Alex Gillespie addresses this problem with the RAMP method, which helps develop and validate text classifiers in psychology. Read the #OpenAccess paper: buff.ly/UOlEw0F

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