How can we increase vaccine uptake with a behaviourally-informed chatbot in Argentina?
BIT and local partners designed and evaluated a pre-programmed chatbot that tripled Covid-19 vaccination rates compared to the status quo
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COVID-19
We examine how human behaviour, messaging, and decision-making shape the success of interventions, from increasing vaccination uptake to ensuring adherence to preventive measures.
Our work offers practical recommendations for policymakers, health organisations, and communities to navigate the pandemic more effectively.
Explore our latest insights, analyses, and resources on the behavioural aspects of COVID-19 and strategies to improve public health responses.
Recent insights
How can we use behavioural science to promote vaccination against COVID-19 in Latin America?
Vaccine communications: Equipping community advocates with behavioural science principles
Practicalities are the most significant impediments to people getting a COVID vaccine - and the easiest to address
Four messages that can increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines
Work on the pandemic
Going local with the COVID-19 vaccine
Holding up our (behavioural) guard long enough for the vaccine to take hold
COVID-19 vaccines: what can we learn from a French experiment in care homes?
People have a good sense of which settings are riskier than others in terms of coronavirus transmission - but underestimate the benefits of ventilation
A small number of people account for a large amount of coronavirus risk
How Slovakia tested 3.6 million people for COVID-19 in a single weekend
Ako Slovensko testovalo 3,6 milióna ľudí za jediný víkend
Do you understand the guidance? Four findings from an experiment with 3,702 adults in England
Piloting and prototyping new handwashing stations in Bangladesh
How can we support physical distancing in the office?
Nudging to boost volunteer sign-ups during the coronavirus crisis
COVID-19 prevention: Too much information?
Navigating the COVID-19 employment crisis
Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on higher education
Life after lockdown: A strong & sustainable economic recovery
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on ethnic minorities in the UK and what we can do about it
3 insights on social distancing from the science of personal space
Using behavioral insights to combat PPE litter
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Life after lockdown: an opportunity for change?
Don’t say it makes you “immune” - how you frame coronavirus antibody results matters
Behavioural Insights, the WHO and COVID-19
How to wear a facemask - results from an experiment with 4,099 UK adults
Facemasks: would you wear one?
Webinar: Applying behavioural insights to COVID-19 comms
Webinar: La aplicación de las ciencias del comportamientos a las comunicaciones de COVID-19
Domestic abuse: another emergency that needs to be addressed
The forgotten frontline: four ways you can help food delivery workers during the COVID-19 crisis
Using behavioural insights to create a Covid-19 text service for the NHS
Young men are hardest to engage on coronavirus guidance
How behavioural insights can help college and university students learning remotely due to COVID-19
Bright infographics & minimal text make handwashing posters most effective - result from an online experiment
900 million children and young people are learning from home. What works best?
Covid-19: ¿Cómo promover los comportamientos adecuados para reducir la velocidad de contagio?
Covid-19: The role of corporations in spreading or containing the pandemic
Handwashing can stop a virus. So why don’t we do it? — BIT speaks to Behavioral Scientist
The behaviours central to Covid-19 - in graphics
How to stop touching our faces in the wake of the Coronavirus
Covid-19: how do we encourage the right behaviours during an epidemic?
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Professor David Halpern CBE
President Emeritus
Dr Mark Egan
Principal Research Advisor
Hugo Harper
Director
Dr Abigail Mottershaw
Head of Online Research & Innovation
Dr Michael Hallsworth
Chief Behavioural Scientist