Advancing behavioural science and its application
Furthering the science and practice of behaviour change.
This theme involves developing methods and tools to further the science and practice of behaviour change. This includes the synthesis and predictive use of evidence across and within academic disciplines.
Research projects
Read about some of our current projects relating to advancing behavioural science and its application:
The APRICOT project
This international, multidisciplinary project will develop tools and resources for the use of ontologies in behavioural sciences, building on the Human Behaviour Change Project.
The Behavioural Research UK Hub
Building national capability for behavioural research.
The GALENOS Project
Developing a mental health ontology, to enable users to efficiently locate and interpret relevant mental health information.
The Human Behaviour Change Project
Developing an AI-based knowledge system to find research in a given area, extract key information using an 'ontology', and predict intervention outcomes in novel scenarios.