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We need to think carefully about how we are using evidence during lockdown

May 13, 2020 Vanessa Todman 0

Vanessa Todman, Head of Student Experience Research | When approached about how to run social research during lockdown, often our advice is ‘don’t do it’. — [Read More]

Integrating experimental design into everyday practice

April 22, 2020 Vanessa Todman 0

By Salome Gongadze, Research Associate| Here at What Works, we never miss an opportunity to insert a little behavioural insights experimentation into the rest of — [Read More]

Stuck in the Middle: Asian Students’ Sense of Belonging

March 25, 2020 Vanessa Todman 2

By Jawad Anjum, On Purpose Associate| Over the past two years, our students who identify as Asian have had significantly lower reported feelings of ‘belonging’ than — [Read More]

Can we nudge students at university?

August 5, 2019 Vanessa Todman 1

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

July 22, 2019 Vanessa Todman 0

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?

June 24, 2019 Susannah Hume 0

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]

Welcome to King’s! Reflecting on the importance of a good start at university

October 30, 2018 Vanessa Todman 0

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]

Reflections on the Behavioural Insights and Student Success Training

August 7, 2018 Susannah Hume 0

Nasima Bashar, King’s College London | In higher education, interventions supported by behavioural insights (BI) can aid student decision-making and increase student engagement and sense — [Read More]

Introducing the King’s ACES framework

June 18, 2018 Vanessa Todman 6

By Vanessa Todman, King’s College London | The What Works team (and its predecessor KCLxBIT) have now conducted thirteen RCTs, a series of workshops and — [Read More]

Five trials to increase student engagement through text messages

July 20, 2017 Susannah Hume 1

By Maija Koponen, King’s College London |  Universities offer a range of services and activities designed to support students and enrich their university experience, but — [Read More]

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