All I want for Christmas is a Theory of Change
By Nadia Chechlińska, Research Associate| Outreach staff are all working towards a common goal: equal opportunity of access to higher education. It’s an ambitious goal — [Read More]
2019 may have been the year of null results, but it’s moving us forward
Vanessa Todman, Head of Student Experience Research and Miriam Styrnol, Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor| Null results are useful. In What Works we’re always seeking — [Read More]
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]