Strong societies depend on the connections between citizens and government. Since the Team’s creation, we have worked to embed a clearer understanding of human behaviour at the heart of policymaking, while also helping people make better decisions for themselves.
That can mean looking for untapped potential to foster better links between groups in our society, such as helping new arrivals settle into their communities, or supporting people struggling with loneliness.
Featured work
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Dangerous left turns slow by 17% in traffic study leveraging behavioral science
Our research showed that unsafe turning habits are preventable, and behaviorally-informed intersection design helps drivers make better turns
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Promoting help-seeking behaviours among survivors of violence in Central America
Since 2018 BIT has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank to explore how behavioral insights can encourage women in Central America to seek help if they experience gender-based violence
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Promover comportamientos de búsqueda de ayuda entre sobrevivientes de violencia en Centroamérica
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Getting young people into politics through service learning
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Getting young people into politics
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Improving people’s risk perception of coronavirus
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The public has a good understanding of coronavirus risk, but there are still big misconceptions
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British and European Values - are they one and the same?
