Can we nudge students at university?
Michael Sanders, Reader in Public Policy at the Policy Institute at King’s | In the decade since Thaler and Sunstein’s book Nudge was published, behavioural — [Read More]
Let’s keep in touch: thinking about university communications from a BI perspective
By Salome Gongadze, Behavioural Insights Intern and final year King’s student | Being an intern at What Works has caused me to start seeing everything — [Read More]
Can behavioural insights help students make better-informed financial decisions?
By Susannah Hume, Zoe Claymore and Vanessa Todman | The long–anticipated Augar Review was finally released last month, and raises many questions about the future of Higher Education (HE) funding. The review recommends, inter — [Read More]
Helping working class females find their place at university
Vanessa Todman, Senior Behavioural Insights Advisor | Recently, there has been a lot of interest in the impact of working-class identity on the education of — [Read More]
Think about staff as well as students when designing behavioural interventions to address the BAME attainment gap
By Pri Perera, Research Associate | An unacceptable gap exists between the attainment of different student groups across UK Higher Education institutions (HEIs). In particular, — [Read More]
What’s Next for What Works? Fewer Surprises!
Michael Sanders, Reader in Public Policy at the Policy Institute at King’s and Executive Director of the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care | — [Read More]
In 2019, I would like to see Higher Education learning more from other sectors
Vanessa Todman, Senior Behavioural Insights Adviser | Last week, our Associate Director Susannah launched a series of blogs celebrating the anniversary of the set-up of — [Read More]
The Importance of Social Capital
Vanessa Todman, Senior Behavioural Insights Adviser | As we head into the holiday period, many of our first year students will be spending the next — [Read More]
Welcome to King’s! Reflecting on the importance of a good start at university
Joe Pollard, Research Associate | Welcome to King’s! Reflecting on the importance of a good start at university Transitioning from school to university can be — [Read More]
Realist causal evaluation – securing the utopian vision
Eleri Burnhill, King’s College London | At the Brilliant Club Conference this year, Anne-Marie Canning, our Director of Social Mobility and Student Success, delivered the — [Read More]