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- Blog
- 7th Sep 2023
Keeping household water quality safe
In 2022, we used behavioral insights to help Chicago achieve a 52.8% lead testing kit return rate, which may be the highest in the nation (to the best of our knowledge).
- Blog
- 6th Sep 2023
New tools to reduce age bias in recruitment
We worked with the Centre for Ageing Better to develop solutions for age bias in recruitment as part of the Good Recruitment for Older Workers (GROW) programme. Today the report summarising our research and practical toolkit for employers are published.
- Blog
- 27th Jul 2023
Empowering staff from the ground up
Empowering employees brings higher levels of job performance and satisfaction, but what actually works?
- Blog
- 19th Jul 2023
Using behavioural science to redesign customer water bills
Last year, the UK sweltered through its hottest summer on record, with droughts declared nationwide. And if this June - the hottest June since records began - is anything to go by, the signs point to this becoming a more regular occurrence in 2023 and beyond. It is a jarring…
- Academic publication
- 19th May 2023
The impact of altering restaurant and menu option position on food selected from an experimental food delivery platform: a randomised controlled trial
This study tested whether repositioning foods and/or restaurant options in a simulated food delivery platform could help to reduce the energy content of users’ shopping basket.
- Report
- 18th May 2023
Features Used in Online Slot Game Adverts
This report from BIT's Gambling Policy & Research Unit involved a study of 100 online slot game adverts from August 2022 to February 2023, looking for features that could mislead people or encourage them to gamble more than they can afford. The most common features in slot game adverts found…
- Working paper
- 4th May 2023
BIT Working Paper No. 002 / Moral appeals reduce simulated panic buying behaviour
We report the results of an online experiment with a representative sample of Australians. After seeing a hypothetical scenario where a new COVID-19 outbreak has been announced and the government has imposed some restrictions, participants received one of three intervention messages (or a no-message control) designed to reduce panic buying.
- Current project
Exploring the impact of feedback on gambling behaviour
In year 2 of the Gambling Policy and Research Unit, we are exploring how consumers engage with and use gambling management tools offered by Gambling operators. One focus of ours is on the potential impact of providing feedback to customers regarding their gambling behaviour, in the form of activity statements.…
- Podcast: Inside The Nudge Unit
- 24th Mar 2023
From Nudge to…where now?
BIT has just published A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science. The Manifesto's author Michael Hallsworth takes to the streets of New York City to explain more about this landmark work.
- Blog
- 24th Mar 2023
New podcast: From Nudge to…where now?
BIT has just published A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science. The Manifesto's author Michael Hallsworth takes to the streets of New York City to explain more about this landmark work