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- 19th Dec 2012
Designing interventions in partnership with the people who are going to deliver them
One of Professor Thaler's mantras is "we can't do evidence based policy without evidence". As a team, we are keen advocates of the use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in government. But when talking about our trials we are often confronted with the question: "How do you decide what to…
- Blog
- 26th Jun 2014
Building your policy house of brick or straw
Entry by David Halpern, CEO of BIT and the UK's National Adviser on What Works Do you remember the story of the three little pigs who each build a house? One builds a house of straw, another of sticks, and the other of brick. The first two build their houses…
- Blog
- 31st Jul 2015
Improving outcomes for young people in Somerset
Today we are publishing our latest report which applies behavioural insights to schools in Somerset. This report is the culmination of a year of work conducted jointly with the Somerset Challenge, a collection of secondary schools in Somerset who are working together to improve outcomes for young people in the…
- Blog
- 1st Sep 2015
Nudging for good - David Halpern and Owain Service
As the world leading behavioural scientists gather in London to share new and remarkable results, a new book - Inside the Nudge Unit – urges we ‘nudge for good’, and all keep an eye on who nudges the nudgers. This week, the world’s leading behavioural experts are gathering in the…
- Blog
- 12th Jan 2016
The Behavioural Insights Team is hiring in Australia!
The Behavioural Insights Team is looking for exceptional candidates to join us in our Sydney office as we expand and grow in 2016. We have opportunities at two levels (1 x Advisor and 2 x Associate Advisor). What we are looking for We are looking for talented individuals who have…
- Blog
- 19th Feb 2016
Reducing antibiotic prescribing: a new BIT study published in The Lancet
The growth of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major health challenges of our time. The UK’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance has forecast that AMR will result in 10 million deaths and $100 trillion in unachieved GDP a year by 2050. One of the main causes of resistance is…
- Blog
- 22nd Feb 2016
How can text messages encourage people to see a doctor?
If you haven’t seen a doctor in a long time, the thought of picking up the phone to schedule an appointment can be terrifying. Sometimes it’s easier to adopt an “out of sight out of mind” mentality. However, the people who haven’t seen a doctor in years are the ones…
- Blog
- 22nd Mar 2016
Five factors for supporting people to take a more active role in health and wellbeing
Today we launch a report, as part of the Realising the Value consortium, that aims to show how people themselves can take more active roles in their own health and care. They, along with their communities, can create self-care routines which boost health and wellbeing. The potential value of this…
- Report
- 22nd Mar 2016
Making the change: Behavioural factors in person- and community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing
Drawing on robust studies of what influences behaviour, this report sets out a number of factors that can lead to greater involvement in self-care. It is aimed at policymakers, commissioners, service designers and organisations working to promote more person- and community-centered approaches for health and wellbeing.
- Blog
- 24th Mar 2016
BIT launch PhD Scholarships Programme with UCL
We are pleased to announce the launch of the BIT PhD Scholarships Programme, a collaboration between the Behavioural Insights Team and the School of Public Policy, University College London (UCL). These three-year scholarships will run from autumn 2016. The scholarships can be on any area of behavioural science and public…