A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of published results are replicated by new studies.

In many areas, the delivery of the UN’s mandates is linked to changing human behaviour. Behavioural science refers to an evidence-based understanding of how people actually behave, make decisions and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A whole strata of academics became akin to rock stars thanks to their ability to explain why humans behaved the way they did.

In a significant step towards fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and driving evidence-based social change, the Cheistha Kochhar Foundation and the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS ...

There is a vacancy for a fixed-term full-time position as Researcher (code 1109) at MediaFutures,: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation, University of Bergen. The position is ...

When fiction’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, needed to solve a crime, he turned to his sharp observational skills and deep understanding of human nature. He used this combination more than ...

The studentship is funded by the Queen Mary University of London. It will cover home tuition fees, and provide an annual tax-free maintenance allowance for 3 years (£22,618 in 2026/27). To qualify for ...

The Noughties and early 2010s were a good time to be a behavioural scientist. At least, they were if you happened to be doing the right kind of behavioural science – the sexy kind. Pick an ...