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Our social capital - the quality of our relationships - shapes critical life outcomes, from the jobs we get to whether we end up in prison. Yet historically, policymakers have often overlooked social capital, mainly due to difficulties in measuring it and a lack of evidence-based solutions to boost it.…
Our Revealing Social Capital project funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores how social connections influence people's life outcomes, with a focus on social mobility. As part of our ongoing research, we're publishing, in collaboration with Stripe Partners, a series of regional social mobility statistics for England.
Researching social media data to better understand how different forms of social connections between people affect the opportunities they have in their lives.
When political views become political identities, we see people who agree with us in a positive light - intelligent, selfless and open minded, and people who disagree with us as the opposite.
Stories provide an accessible way of presenting complex issues. They make it easier for us to relate to people from different backgrounds. Stories' ability to transport us can also make us less likely to push back against the assumptions in a narrative. They can even change health behaviors; researchers have…
BIT and the Local Government Association (LGA) partnered with North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) to encourage good deeds and maintain altruistic behaviours throughout the crisis. We developed a set of messages designed to encourage volunteering behaviours. To maximise the impact of these messages we incorporated several behavioural insights or nudges…
At BIT we’ve been doing a growing amount of work in recent years to support third sector organisations and funders to develop their programmes, particularly in the fields of social action and social capital. This often involves helping organisations to develop theories of change and do robust evaluations. In the…
BIT is working with the Centre for Homelessness Impact (CHI) to test the effectiveness of homelessness interventions by applying - and rigorously evaluating - behavioural science methods.
Could we encourage our co-workers to strike up new social connections on their way into the office?
Last week, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration published a new report, written in conjunction with The Challenge. It includes ideas to bring people together and reduce loneliness, such as using public transport as a place to spark conversation and connections, encouraging the development of intergenerational care homes,…
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