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New research shows 70% of the public supports extra workplace adjustments, but misperceptions may deter women from seeking essential support for their health and well-being
LONDON, 18 October 2024 - A team of international researchers co-led by the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and Argentina’s Behavioural Insights and Public Policy Unit, has found that a behaviourally-informed chatbot more than tripled COVID-19 vaccine uptake compared to a control group.
A new survey of the public’s online awareness, carried out by BIT (the Behavioural Insight Team) finds wide variations in people’s confidence in spotting false information online.
A new report reveals minimal government investment in public policy evidence, with R&D spending in the UK, Canada, Australia, and the US at under 0.1% of total expenditure in key areas like education, social protection, and public order.
Nearly every minute, a child under five dies from malaria. Despite significant progress in reducing the disease in the last two decades, malaria continues to cause over 200 million infections and over 600,000 deaths each year. The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) is a world leader in behavioural science, having completed…
David Halpern, the Founding Director and President of the Behavioural Insights Team will be moving on from his role and the team from July 31st 2024.
BIT and Ofcom’s Behavioural Insight specialists ran two online trials to test different ways of encouraging people to use content controls.
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and HelpMum Africa have been awarded a major significant grant to explore the role of behavioural change interventions in vaccine uptake in Nigeria, India and Indonesia.
A lack of available information that could help consumers and businesses compare quality and price when buying goods or services is costing the UK economy around £14 billion in revenue, new research from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) finds.
Patterns of violence can start at an impressionable age, when teenagers and women start their first serious relationships and learn what is “normal”—or even desirable—in a partner. There is a strong connection between positive power equity beliefs and lower IPV prevalence.
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