“we’re very happy to take people’s money and demonise them simultaneously. That’s not particularly healthy. That doesn’t make people feel appreciated.”
💬 @michael-sanders.bsky.social spoke to The Telegraph about how behavioural science could be used to entice expats back to the UK.
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"How many strong study ideas fail simply because people aren’t interested enough to engage meaningfully?"
💬 In the first of our blog series from doctoral researchers, @georgewk3.bsky.social argues securing participation is the key challenge of quantitative research
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/power-r...
NEW: In a global study spanning 34 countries and 7,500 participants, researchers – including our @sanchayanbanerj.bsky.social – found that when the wealthy opt out of collective solutions, inequality worsens across issues from climate change to public health.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/interna...
THIS WEEK: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong
Join @florianfoos.bsky.social,
@gsamaras.bsky.social, @joeysherlock.bsky.social & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies
Attend as a non-speaker: ➡️ wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
EVENT: Book launch | A Modern Guide to Education, Gender and Sexuality
Join us, Dr Kate Hoskins and @mpsmoreau.bsky.social for a timely conversation examining the changing dynamics of gender, sexuality and power in educational contexts.
🗓️ Thursday 26 March
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...
A new landmark trial from @policyatkings.bsky.social, led by our director @michael-sanders.bsky.social, found that young people leaving care who were given a "no strings" £2,000 payment were more likely to be in stable housing and less likely to be sofa-surfing than those who did not receive it.
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"behavioural science generally is... in the space where we're... looking to influence people... but we are rarely mandating or requiring"
💬 @joeysherlock.bsky.social spoke to Engaging Local Government Leaders about the scope and nuances of behavioural science in government
🎧 elgl.org/govlove/
For the second year running, we've begun delivering our Government Policy Fast Stream Postgraduate Award – in partnership with the UK Civil Service Policy Profession Unit – equipping the next generation of civil servants to critically evaluate policy options and solve pressing problems.
EVENT: The case for cash: do cash transfers work in practice?
Join us, @policyatkings.bsky.social, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to explore the impact of cash transfers on poverty
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-c...
...so you can learn from those who make policy in the real world and grow your professional network.
🏆 The course is run in partnership with
@kingsnmpc.bsky.social, which is ranked first in the world for nursing.
Find out more and apply by 9 March ⬇️
🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care"
🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care...
"Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences. Every headline, every clip, every click adds weight."
💬 @gsamaras.bsky.social writes in Politico on the consequences of normalising the far-right in the media
Inspired by @jim.londoncentric.media @londoncentric.media recent coverage, I've written for @schoolforgovt.bsky.social a defence of "unreasonableness" by government in the name of protecting renters rather than landlords; www.kcl.ac.uk/news/in-defe...
"the government’s desire to be reasonable [to landlords, by delaying the introduction of the Renters' Rights Act] has led to some unintended and clearly unreasonable behaviour"
✒️ In their latest blog, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and Julia Ellingwood ask whether being reasonable is always a virtue
EVENT: The case for cash: do cash transfers work in practice?
Join us, @policyatkings.bsky.social, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to explore the impact of cash transfers on poverty
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-c...
EVENT: Behavioural Insights for Policy Moldova
This one-day workshop brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and international partners working at the intersection of behavioural science and public policy.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bip-m...
EVENT: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong
Join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social , Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies
➡️ Attend as a non-speaker: wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.co...
"[Advocacy for free speech on the far right] was never a neutral commitment to open debate. It is a claim to special permission"
@gsamaras.bsky.social spoke to the Guardian about deepening connections between the Trump administration & far right European parties
EVENT: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong
Join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social, Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies
➡️ Attend as a non-speaker: wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
...so you can learn from those who make policy in the real world and grow your professional network.
🏆 The course is run in partnership with
@kingsnmpc.bsky.social, which is ranked first in the world for nursing.
Find out more and apply by 9 March ⬇️
🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care"
🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care...
EVENT: Behavioural Transformations
🗓️ Join us for the 6th Annual Behavioural Transformations Workshop, a forum for cutting-edge research and applied work on behavioural science and its relevance to public policy, governance, and social change.
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...so you can learn from those who make policy in the real world and grow your professional network.
🏆 The course is run in partnership with @kingsnmpc.bsky.social, which is ranked first in the world for nursing.
Find out more and apply by 9 March ⬇️
🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care"
🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care...
“…linguistic ambiguity... helps far-right parties rebrand themselves as moderate"
@gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/media-m...
🌍 🎓 This past weekend we were in Bahrain teaching the first module in our new Master's in Leadership and Innovation, in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration in Bahrain.
💬 Read @michael-sanders.bsky.social and Hannah Piggott's piece on the background of the Cash Lab, launched yesterday, and its plans to explore whether giving people direct financial support – without conditions on how they spend it – can break the cycle of poverty
🔗 ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/cash-wh...
💬 "We’ve been part of projects that aim to address poverty closer to the root – through unconditional cash transfers", write @michael-sanders.bsky.social and Hannah Piggott. This new lab will draw together this research to test if cash transfers work.
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/cash-wh...
📣 Today we’re launching the Cash Lab, a new research centre to investigate whether, and when, giving people direct financial support – without conditions on how they spend it – can break the cycle of poverty and improve outcomes
➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
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