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A selection of resources about understanding and changing behaviour to promote population health.
Spotlight: Antimicrobial resistance and behaviour change
Dr Fabiana Lorencatto (CBC Co-Director) recorded a lecture, which you can watch on YouTube, as part of the Digital Health Hub for AMR. (August 2024)
Understanding and Changing Clinicians’ Behaviour – From behavioural science (COM-B model) to effective antimicrobial stewardship
Dr Vivi Antonopoulou (Senior Research Fellow) spoke at a webinar organised by EU-JAMRAI, exploring how behavioural science can inform and transform clinicians’ practices to promote effective antimicrobial stewardship. Starting with an introduction to the COM-B model, experts discuss its application to complex public health challenges, determinants of prescribing behaviour, and strategies for implementing antibiotic stewardship.
- Improving health by applying the science of behaviour (video)
Prof Susan Michie presented the Opening Plenary Session at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) Research Week in Riga. Watch the video on their website. (March 2025)
- Economics of Pandemic Preparedness - Trade-offs in peacetime and pandemics (report)
Prof Susan Michie participated in an interdisciplinary workshop organized by Imperial College London’s Jameel Institute, Institute of Infection and the Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation. Read the report from this meeting on the Imperial College website. (July 2024)
- Public health and social measures during health emergencies (report)
Prof Susan Michie (CBC Director) participated in the World Health Organization's 2nd global technical consultation, which aimed to accelerate the use of public health and social measures for epidemic and pandemic preparedness. Read the report from this meeting on the WHO website. (November 2023)
- Improving people’s health: applying behavioural and social sciences (report)
The Behavioural and Social Science Strategy - Improving People's Health was published by the Campaign for the Social Sciences to enable the broad public health system to use behavioural and social sciences. It was developed by a collaboration of academics, public health professionals and representatives from funders and learned bodies, chaired by Prof Susan Michie. (October 2018)
- Children and Young People's Mental Health (video)
Prof Leslie Gutman and Prof Angel Chater delivered a joint webinar as part of the UCL Institute of Mental Health's Catalyst Seminar series. Prof Gutman's presentation was on ‘Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to Improve Digital Mental Health Interventions to Support CYPMH’. Prof Chater presented on ‘Experiences of parental bereavement as a young person and the role of
physical activity’. Watch the video on YouTube. (February 2025)