Our Research Culture team are showcasing work today at the International Research Culture Conference #IRCC2025. You can find out more about the project and view their poster on our website 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...

🔗 Find out more about the MSc Behaviour Change: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-... 🔗 And the Behavioural Insights Exchange, which enables our Masters' students to work with an organisation to apply what they have learnt to a real-world issue: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

How can organisations bring about change to help reduce stress, promote respect & foster balance? 🌿 MSc Behaviour Change students Nicole Jiang & Aisling Nuttall, with Prof Leslie Gutman, explored this in partnership with Mindful Business Charter as part of their dissertation Read their blog 👇

🤖 Could robots support us as we age? As part of #WorldAlzMonth, @viviantonop.bsky.social & @drchrysikou.bsky.social discuss how smart technologies can enhance independence in later life. 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-...#WorldAlzMonth,@uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclpals.bsky.social #UCLDementia

📢 Save the date! Our 10th Behaviour Change Conference, in partnership with BE-Change Knowledge Centre, takes place in Lisbon, 17-19 June 2026. 🌍 Join us to be part of an international community applying behaviour change to tackle global challenges. 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/conference

🌟Exciting news! We're launching the BR-UK AI Help Desk with bi-monthly advice sessions for the behavioral research community. Starting this month, join us to explore AI's evolving landscape with expert guidance. Sign up to learn & share! #AIHelpDesk #BehaviouralResearch

🚦 New study alert! Researchers from BR-UK and @hbcproject.bsky.social are revolutionising road safety with an ontology-based framework. By standardising intervention reporting, we can better tackle speeding and save lives. Discover more below:

Our September session is full, but great news: you can still snag a spot for the November and January sessions! Don’t miss out, sign up now! ⬇️

At @bps-social-psych.bsky.social the @behaviourresuk.bsky.social funded symposium on our 2024 riots project @swedishprotests.bsky.social @drannetempleton.bsky.social

Want to make a real impact on complex societal challenges? Explore how entertainment can be a powerful tool for change! In this month's blog BR-UK Research Fellow Dr. Amy Rodger discusses using video games to shift behaviours at scale. Read via the link below: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...

📢 Join us for our October webinar, the BR-UK Research Showcase! Gain insight into findings from each of the five BR-UK projects, followed by a Q&A session and discussion. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What a thought-provoking keynote on ontologies, behavior change interventions & the potential and challenges of AI & Maschine Learning! Huge thanks to @susanmichie.bsky.social for joining us @gesundpsy2025.bsky.social 🙏💐

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

“Based on Labour Party files, including some never publicly seen before, this explosive investigation lays bare the intrigues, stratagems, and deceits that helped deliver Sir Keir Starmer to Downing Street.”

This story is based on research by Paul Holden in his new book 'The Fraud'. Pre-order your copy now: t.co/Qlu8rgYI50

This story is based on research by Paul Holden in his new book 'The Fraud'. Pre-order your copy now!

youtube.com/watch?v=-OGM.... Check out yourshow.co.uk and “The Fraud” by Paul Holden.

Congrats to our 2025 learners for completing our Intermediate Course 'Applied Principles & Practice of Behaviour Change'! Thanks for your excellent engagement & enthusiasm 👏 📅 Next course: 6–10 July 2026 (bookings open later this year) 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch... #CBCITP @susanmichie.bsky.social

@susanmichie.bsky.social, CBC Director & UCL Sustainability Committee Member, commented: "Behaviour change is fundamental to achieving sustainability goals. We look forward to supporting UCL by sharing our expertise in applying behavioural science to complex sustainability challenges."

🌍 Welcome to our 2025 Intermediate Course cohort! 36 participants from 12 countries across 4 continents, working on topics from climate change to transport. We're looking forward to supporting you in applying behaviour change principles to your area of work! #CBCITP #BehSci @susanmichie.bsky.social

This summer was the UK’s hottest according to @metoffice.gov.uk 🌡️ Our Research Fellow Maggie Yang tested if social norms could reduce reliance on office air conditioning. 🎥 Watch our video to find out what worked & why it matters. 👉 Read more: bppblog.com/2025/06/10/a... @susanmichie.bsky.social

More protests against RFKJr anti- vaccine agenda with letter signed over a 1000 HHS workers “health policy should be based on strong, evidence-based principles ... under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, HHS policies are placing the health of all Americans at risk, regardless of their politics.”🧵

BREAKING: Trump unlawfully canceled Harvard's research grants, US judge rules reut.rs/46m6HVu

Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.

Looking for some reading material? Check out the BR-UK website for our monthly updated collection of blogs! Click below to read more about BR-UK's work and why we do it #behaviouralresearch

🌟 Over 300 people engaged with our May webinar on Responsible use of AI in behavioural research. See how GenAI helped us capture the key discussions in our latest blog! Dive in via the link below: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...

If you think this is wise, then at least be honest. You agree that the risks of infection are acceptable because they're cheaper than a vaccine. This is in spite of not counting long-term, transmission, or socioeconomic benefits. You ignore impact upon kids. Shame on you.

📍At #EHPS2025? Catch members of the CBC on Thurs 28 Aug: 🕚 11:00: Making ontologies useful & usable for behaviour change research 🕒 15:00: Translating behavioural science advice into policy during a public health emergency: a behavioural perspective We hope to see you there! @susanmichie.bsky.social

🌍 How can we use behaviour change to tackle real-world challenges? See how our Introductory Course uses sustainability examples to bring behaviour change to life 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor... 📅 Next course starts 6 October - sign up: www.futurelearn.com/courses/beha... @susanmichie.bsky.social

How do we measure processes of change in behavioural interventions? Schenk, P.M., @susanmichie.bsky.social et. al. interrogate, and their results highlight the critical importance of operationalising behavioural MoAs to ensure rigorous & valid hypothesis testing #BehaviouralScience

What is the average effectiveness of choice architecture ('nudge') interventions on behaviour? From Szaszi, B., Goldstein, D.G, @susanmichie.bsky.social & @dilipsoman.bsky.social #BehaviouralScience

📢 Don’t miss out – early bird rates for our new advanced module close soon! 📅 22–23 Oct, 12:30–16:30 (UK time) Learn to better select & specify behaviour change techniques with experts from @hbcproject.bsky.social 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch... @martamarques.bsky.social @susanmichie.bsky.social

Bird flu is spreading a LOT in dairy farms now in US- now is the time for surveillance and stepping up action on vaccine- but US has Kennedy who seems to think infections are fine and has cancelled the contract for developing a mrna bird flu vaccine

Despite the fact that vaccines have saved millions of lives and RFK Jr made promises that he was not anti-vaccine when he was confirmed as HHS and pledged to maintain vaccines and science integrity he is systematically going back on that promise #ImmunoSky 🧪🧵

What a mess …

A child at Alder Hey hospital has died of measles. The tragic death came less than a week after medical officials at the children’s hospital warned that cases of the virus were on the rise, severely endangering the health of some of those affected. 🧵 www.alderhey.nhs.uk/... 1/10

it is crazy that the USA has been put in a position whereby vaccine recommendations for fall vaccines and eligibility are not yet clearly delineated creating a mess of confusion for insurers, clinicians and the public. Excellent from @kkjetelina.bsky.social

👥📚 And are you interested in applying AI to your own behavioural research? Join our drop-in advice sessions with our AI webinar speakers @jannahastings.bsky.social , @robertjwest.bsky.social, and @susanmichie.bsky.social Michie beginning in September. Sign up to a session today!

RFKJr’s gradual elimination of vaccines in USA is continuing and gathering pace as 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines being terminated including late stage research for bird flu vaccine #ImmunoSky 🧪🧵

🚀 Our Accelerator Proposals are still open for applications! Perfect for early career researchers seeking funding, secure up to £50,000 for innovative research projects.🌟 Take your ideas to the next level,apply by the 12th August. Find out more via the link below #FundingOpportunity bit.ly/4lF7jKJ

#BehaviouralScience is not always about nudging. The authors @susanmichie.bsky.social @robertjwest.bsky.social argue "tackling the challenges facing humanity requires a collective, capacity-building approach" that boosts competences, opportunities, & motivations for individuals to act together.

After decades with few cases in the country, seven children have now died with measles in Mexico. The latest death - an almost three-year-old in Chihuahua. stopantivaxpropaganda.substack.com/p/update-on-...

2️⃣ Why is generalizability so tricky? Because it has: – Many dimensions (population, setting, outcome, etc.) – Complex interactions between them – Dynamic change over time 👇

A year since the wave of riots in which hotels housing asylum-seekers were attacked. Our study examined events in three locations, finding only limited evidence of intentions to protest. @qeios.bsky.social Funded by @ukri.org @behaviourresuk.bsky.social www.qeios.com/read/17ASAP

⏰The deadline to submit your research proposal expression of interest is tomorrow! Make sure you have completed all sections of the form, explained what co-funding is available to support your project and that you have uploaded your CV before then! Read more about the Fund: shorturl.at/ieYNd

🚨A new paper presents evidence that the average effectiveness of a 'nudge' (choice architecture intervention) is smaller than often reported and that there is substantial heterogeneity in their effects. 🔗 Read the open-access article here: www.nature.com/articles/s44... @susanmichie.bsky.social

🧵 Can you predict whether behavioral interventions will work in new contexts? … probably not, right? In our new paper with @dggoldst.bsky.social @dilipsoman.bsky.social @susanmichie.bsky.social, we dive into how to better understand and improve generalizability. rdcu.be/ewD2z Summary👇

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