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UCL Centre for Behaviour Change
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Behaviour change to address social, health and environmental challenges. Cross-disciplinary, linking policy-makers, practitioners & industry. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
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📢 Submissions are open for the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference!
A fantastic opportunity to share your work & connect with delegates worldwide - all working toward a healthier, sustainable world 🌍
🗓 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
👉 ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/conference
#BCConf2026 @be-change.bsky.social
🧠 New research, co-authored by Prof Fabi Lorencatto, evaluated a retrospective Hepatitis C patient re-engagement exercise using the TDF. It provides insights into methods for re-engaging patients and sharing & using public health data to support clinical practice.
👉 bmjopen.bmj.com/cont...
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍 And for the first time, UCL is 3rd in the world for sustainability - up two spots from last year. Thanks to our community for making this possible 👏 Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
👏 Congratulations to Prof Susan Michie (CBC Director) & Prof Robert West (CBC Associate), who are recognised as Highly Cited Researchers 2025 by
@clarivateag.bsky.social!
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
#HighlyCited2025 @susanmichie.bsky.social @robertjwest.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our Scientific Committee has been busy shaping plans for the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference! 🎉
💡 Don't forget the call for abstracts is open until 15 December
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
👏 Thanks to Co-Chairs Marta Marques & Felix Naughton & all Committee members for their expertise
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Big Toilet Project team, including our Research Fellow @ayselisa.bsky.social, presented to MPs at Evidence Week in Parliament last week on how tackling the rise in toilet training age can cut nappy waste, boost school readiness & support the UK’s net zero goals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAkh...
The Big Toilet Project
YouTube video by Sense about Science
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November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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🚨ABSTRACT PORTAL OPEN🚨Submit your #QHRNConf26 abstracts now at qhrn2026.exordo.com

Theme: ‘The Transformative Power of Qualitative Research: Insights, Impact and Innovation’. Our 5 streams and info on keynotes can be found at tinyurl.com/yhr8ez7r

🗓️Deadline: 1 Dec 2025
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🧠 New research: MSc Behaviour Change students Zhen Lim, Si Yin Lim & Siqi Lu (supervised by Prof Leslie Gutman) used the Behaviour Change Wheel to explore how young people engage with mental health forums & what influences digital help-seeking & peer support
🔗 humanfactors.jmir.or...
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 Submissions are open for the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference!
A fantastic opportunity to share your work & connect with delegates worldwide - all working toward a healthier, sustainable world 🌍
🗓 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
👉 ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/conference
#BCConf2026 @be-change.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
📢 Registration is open for our 2026 Intermediate Training Course!
Arrive with a problem, leave with a plan: a week-long, hands-on course to help you apply behaviour change principles in your own work, supported by expert mentors.
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
@susanmichie.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
📅 Save the date for #BCConf2026 from 17-19 June, with pre-conference workshops & networking on 16 June. The call for abstracts will open shortly - more details very soon...
Save the date for the Centre for Behaviour Change annual conference from 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online.

👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🧠 This week’s research highlight: Would you share your health data to receive personalised advice?
Senior Research Fellow @viviantonop.bsky.social co-authored a study on privacy concerns & trust in personalised health apps with 2000 people in London & Hong Kong.
👉 www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join this free, online conference to hear insights from @viviantonop.bsky.social about theory informed behaviour change techniques in audit and feedback interventions in healthcare.
🔗 Register: www.womensacademics....
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Fitness and calorie counting apps can leave users feeling demoralised and ready to give up on their goals, according to a new study using machine learning to analyse 59,000 posts on Twitter (now X) involving Dr Paulina Bondaronek @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social and Dr Lucy Porter @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
Emotional strain of fitness and calorie counting apps revealed
Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researche...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
New research: Do fitness apps do more harm than good?📱
Analysis of 58k+ posts on X about the 5 most profitable fitness apps found almost 1 in 4 had negative sentiment.
📘 Paper co-authored by Dr Lucy Porter: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Applications are now open for our Behaviour Change MSc! 🎓Now in its 8th year, the course attracts talented students passionate about applying behaviour change theory to create positive impact. Hear from MSc student Shruti about her experience of the course 👇
Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🧠 This week’s research highlight:
Applying an implementation science lens to understand physician-level variation in patient length of stay in internal medicine.
Co-authored by our Co-Director Prof Fabi Lorencatto.
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🦠 Interested in behavioural science for infection disease prevention and control - and the role that AI can play in this?

💻 Don't miss this webinar by two of our Associates, Dr Janna Hastings and Dr Kristina Curtis, on 21 October.

Details and sign up below 👇
📢#ECDCLighthouse Webinar “Using AI to support behavioural science for infectious disease prevention and control”.

🤖 How can Artificial Intelligence close the gap between behavioural insights and real-world disease prevention?
• 🗓️ Tuesday 21.10.2025
• 🕕 13.00-14.00 CET
• 💻 Online - bit.ly/46ZGpay
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📢 Job opportunity from @mcbc-unimelb.bsky.social
for an internationally recognised academic leader to serve as Director, to enhance their research capacity, education programs & engagement initiatives.
🗓 Deadline: 29 Oct 2025
🔗 Apply: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/broadbean_ex...
#BehSci
Director of Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change
Position Number: 3528665 Location: Parkville Role type: Full-time; Professorial appointment continuing Department/School: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences Salary: Level D/E remuneration plus...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Keen to grow your skills & knowledge in #BehaviourChange? 🌍
Dates for your diary for our training courses & events 👇
To join our intermediate course next year, you’ll need to complete the introductory course first - the next starts in October
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behavi...
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🤖 Could robots support us as we age?
As part of #WorldAlzMonth, @viviantonop.bsky.social & @drchrysikou.bsky.social discuss how smart technologies can enhance independence in later life.
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-...
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclpals.bsky.social
#UCLDementia
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How can organisations bring about change to help reduce stress, promote respect & foster balance? 🌿
MSc Behaviour Change students Nicole Jiang & Aisling Nuttall, with Prof Leslie Gutman, explored this in partnership with Mindful Business Charter as part of their dissertation
Read their blog 👇
September 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our Research Culture team are showcasing work today at the International Research Culture Conference #IRCC2025. You can find out more about the project and view their poster on our website 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
September 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Congrats to our 2025 learners for completing our Intermediate Course 'Applied Principles & Practice of Behaviour Change'! Thanks for your excellent engagement & enthusiasm 👏
📅 Next course: 6–10 July 2026 (bookings open later this year)
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
#CBCITP @susanmichie.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
✨ It's the final day of our Intermediate Behaviour Change course!
Talks this morning from Leslie Gutman, Sadie Boniface & Lisa Zhang showed how the BCW toolkit can be applied to real-world challenges.
This afternoon: participant presentations + Q&A with course leads.
#CBCITP #BehSci #BehaviourChange
September 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📢 Save the date! Our 10th Behaviour Change Conference, in partnership with BE-Change Knowledge Centre, takes place in Lisbon, 17-19 June 2026.
🌍 Join us to be part of an international community applying behaviour change to tackle global challenges.
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/conference
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM