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The Human Behaviour Change Project, and its follow-up the APRICOT aim to improve evidence synthesis using ontologies and ontology tools.

More on the project: https://www.humanbehaviourchange.org
More on ontology & tools: https://www.bciontology.org/
📢 New paper alert!

Our article on specifying delivery schedules in the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology supports greater clarity and consistency in intervention reporting.

Now with over 200 views 👏

Read it here 👉 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-7...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📢 Paper update!

A revised version of “Predicting outcomes of smoking cessation interventions in novel scenarios using ontology-informed, interpretable machine learning” is now published.

Read it here 👉 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/8-5...

Many thanks to everyone who contributed!
wellcomeopenresearch.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🚀 APRICOT Project at @ehps2025.bsky.social! 🌍

📸 A packed room, vibrant discussions, and rich exchanges at our symposium:
“Making ontologies useful and usable for behaviour change research”, chaired by Prof. Susan Michie.

Grateful to all speakers, contributors & attendees!
September 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🚀 New Pre-Print from the Apricot Project!
Discover our Ontology of Engagement with Behaviour Change Interventions, now available on Wellcome Open Research.

💡Understanding this engagement helps improve intervention design and effectiveness.

Read it here: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...
wellcomeopenresearch.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🚀 New Pre-Print from the Apricot Project!

Discover “OntoSpreadEd: Developing Ontologies with a Dedicated Online Template Spreadsheet Editor,” now available on Wellcome Open Research.

Read it here: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...
wellcomeopenresearch.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🔔 APRICOT Project Launch Recording Available!

Missed our launch? Watch the APRICOT Project's event online to learn how ontologies shape the future of behaviour change science!

📽️ Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Gf...
📊 Access the slides: drive.google.com/file/d/1ede3...
APRICOT Online Launch Event | 17 June 2025
YouTube video by Human Behaviour Change Project
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July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🔔 New Version Alert🔔

Our paper “An ontological framework for organising and describing behaviours: The Human Behaviour Ontology” has been updated following peer review and is now available on Wellcome Open Research!

📄 Read the updated paper and reviewer responses:
🔗 lnkd.in/dcuj5DgA

More below:
July 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Less than two hours until the APRICOT launch! It's not too late to register using the link below.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
🚨 Registrations are now OPEN for the official launch of the APRICOT Project! 🚨

Join us as we explore how ontologies can advance behaviour change science. 🌍🧠

🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏰ 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (UK Time)

Register here: tinyurl.com/HBCP-APRICOT
June 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Meet Janna Hastings, a CO-PI of the APRICOT project with expertise in ontologies and AI, who will be speaking at our online launch event later today.

Not yet signed up? Don't worry!
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)
🎥 Online & free to attend!
👉 Register now: lnkd.in/eJyRUvHn
June 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Interested in ontologies, but not sure how to get started? Marta Marques will speak about a global community of practice at our online launch event next week - and you can already get a preview now!

🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)
🎥 Online & free to attend!
👉 Register now: lnkd.in/eJyRUvHn
June 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Are you already signed up for the official online launch of the APRICOT Project? 🧠🍑

If not, don’t miss our very own explaining why you won't want to miss out on this one!

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)

🎥 Online & free to attend!

👉 Register now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
What can you expect from the online launch of APRICOT? 🍑

You'll meet the collaborators from different disciplines that are involved in the project! Below, you can already get a first idea of Bill Hogan and his role in APRICOT.

🗓️ 17 June 2025, 3:30 PM
👉 Register now: lnkd.in/eJyRUvHn
June 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Only a few more days to register for our online launch event. At the event, you will hear from Rick Moser from the National Cancer Institute on his perspectives on ontologies.

Want to know more?
👉 Register now: lnkd.in/eJyRUvHn
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)
🎥 Online & free to attend!
June 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Can't wait for the launch of APRICOT? 🍑

We got you covered: Here, Robert West is introducing himself and giving you a small peak into what he will be speaking about at the launch.

Don't forget to register:
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)
🎥 Online
👉 Register now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Less than two weeks now until the official APRICOT launch!

Not signed up yet? No problem.
Register here: tinyurl.com/HBCP-APRICOT
June 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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🗓️Looking ahead to June:

@behaviourresuk.bsky.social webinar on 2024 UK riots, 10 June:
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@hbcproject.bsky.social online launch, 17 June:
🔗 ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Preparing for our advanced training - spaces still available!
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
May 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Are you already signed up for the official online launch of the APRICOT Project? 🧠🍑

If not, don’t miss our very own Susan Michie explaining why you won't want to miss out on this one!

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)

🎥 Online & free to attend!

👉 Register now:
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May 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Are you already signed up for the official online launch of the APRICOT Project? 🧠🍑

If not, don’t miss our very own Susan Michie explaining why you won't want to miss out on this one!

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏰ 3:30 PM (UK Time)

🎥 Online & free to attend!

👉 Register now:
Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom…
ucl.zoom.us
May 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🚨 Registrations are now OPEN for the official launch of the APRICOT Project! 🚨

Join us as we explore how ontologies can advance behaviour change science. 🌍🧠

🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏰ 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (UK Time)

Register here: tinyurl.com/HBCP-APRICOT
May 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Hello from the APRICOT Full Team Meeting! 🌏 We’re deep in discussion and planning some exciting things. 👀
Stay tuned, exciting updates are coming your way soon!
May 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📢 New preprint: We've mapped the Theory and Techniques Tool onto the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology. This brings clarity to intervention design, enables precise BCT-MoA integration, and supports computational modeling. Read more: lnkd.in/gQpgbtv4
April 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today, we had the honour of giving a pre-conference workshop on applying the Behaviour Change Techniques Ontology for selecting and specifying behaviour change techniques as part of the @ucl-cbc.bsky.social Behaviour Change Conference 2025.

Want to learn more? Find the slides here: osf.io/ca5fn/
April 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Greetings from another the APRICOT full team meeting! We have some exciting things coming up soon, so do stay tuned!
March 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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🔖Want an easy way to code using the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology? @hbcproject.bsky.social

Use our data extraction template: osf.io/x6afp

- Now updated with the newly published Population Ontology: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...

@divhealthpsych.bsky.social @ehps.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🚨 Pre-print alert! 🚨 Excited to share the first version of the Intervention Population Ontology—a tool for describing the target group of an intervention. This work was led by the amazing Alison Wright!

Check out the pre-print here: 🔗 buff.ly/0yALPXX

#ontology #behaviouralScience
Wellcome Open Research Article: Development of an Intervention Population Ontology for specifying the characteristics of intervention participants.
Read the latest article version by Alison J Wright, Ailbhe N Finnerty Mutlu, Emma Norris, Marta M. Marques, Janna Hastings, Robert West, Susan Michie, at Wellcome Open Research.
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March 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM