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How could - and should - findings from behavioural science make us approach public health differently? This week, BIT offered a provocative answer to this question in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. It was also a question addressed by over 100 academics and practitioners at a recent workshop organised by…
The Behavioural Insights Team is looking for an exceptional candidate to join as an Associate Advisor in our Health team in London. The successful applicant will work on a range of projects applying behavioural insights to solve policy problems. The role is likely to include working on projects that aim to improve…
We're pleased to advertise two new roles in our London office: Research Advisor, London The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) is recruiting one or more Research Advisors, who will support the Chief Scientist and the Head of Research Programmes to work across a range of projects. The successful candidate will support the design…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plays a vital role in British life. Without ONS statistics, government and local authorities would not be able to calculate or understand inflation, immigration, or employment reliably, nor could government design and implement effective policies to manage those issues. Statistics determine how public funds…
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) is looking to appoint a Director of Strategy and Implementation, reporting to the Chief Executive of BIT, Dr David Halpern. The Director of Strategy and Implementation will be responsible for implementing BIT’s overall business strategy, and in particular for leading cross-cutting work and coordinating our UK…
This morning it was announced that the 2017 Bank of Sweden Prize for Economics in memory of Alfred Nobel (also known as the Nobel prize in economics), has been awarded to BIT's long-time friend and colleague Richard Thaler. We are totally delighted for him, and for the field. Richard is the…
With most people spending at least 25 years in retirement, deciding what to do with your pension pot is one of the most significant financial decisions you can make. And yet it is also one of the most complicated. Today we are publishing the results of three randomised control trials…
Today sees the publication of the Thriving at Work report, commissioned by the Prime Minister. It was co-authored by Paul Farmer, CEO of MIND, and Lord Dennis Stevenson, businessman and entrepreneur, who has also been open about his own battles with mental health. At a celebration hosted by Dennis yesterday…
For those of us who have ever had a bad night’s sleep, it probably won’t come as a surprise that how well rested we are affects our behaviour. In Scarcity, for example, reductions in cognitive power are put in the context of a lost night of sleep. But what about…
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade, and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard” - JFK It is no secret that we are big fans of the use of randomised controlled trials as a means of working out whether…
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