We work across all people-related areas of activity.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Understanding and changing behaviours that:
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harm or demean others
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restrict opportunities
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undermine individual's rights
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reduce freedoms
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Applying behaviour change science:
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chronic disease self-management
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health promotion
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disease prevention
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quality of health care
ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE
Delivering change in organisations:
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understanding systems and behaviours
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reshaping organisational culture
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promoting equal opportunities
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delivering high performance
PUBLIC POLICY
Analysing systems to address global challenges:
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climate change
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education and empowerment
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discrimination
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health and inequalities
All organisations are responding to the need to respond to social justice issues.
Working with University College London to help them address unacceptable behaviours such as bullying and harassment, including misogyny and sexual misconduct, with applications to race- and sexuality-based harrassment, discrimination and inequities
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SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE WORKPLACE
SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LOW + MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
Violence towards women and girls is a major cause of harm and inequality in many low and middle income countries.
Working with ActionAid Ireland to pioneer the use of behaviour change approaches to reducing violence towards women and girls in Nepal, Kenya and Ethiopia.
The work was commended in 2021 by the Paris Peace Forum and publication of the ground-breaking Field Guide for Changing Behaviour in International Development Programmes to Address Gender-Based Violence.
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CLINICAL PRACTICE
DIABETES AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION + MANAGEMENT
Many chronic diseases involve significant burdens for sufferers and those that care for them.
Effective prevention and management of chronic disease is a priority for health care providers around the world.
Our work with the NHS to has applied behaviour change science to revolutionise chronic disease self-management programmes, aiming to increase patient activation and develop skills in behaviour change for health professionals working with them.
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OBESITY, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
+ BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Excess weight is one of the most pressing concerns in public health.
Working with Public Health England, health professionals and those with and affected by weight-related issues to communicate effectively and build motivation for and skills in managing bodyweight, while promoting psychological wellbeing and body image.
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This work is recognised as delivering some of the best performing Diabetes Remission and Prevention Programmes in the UK, including the flagship Northern Ireland Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programme.
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ORGANISATIONS
CHANGING ORGANISATIONS FROM WITHIN
Organisational culture is responsible for some of the best and worst behaviours of employees. Behaviour is both a product of organisational culture and a driver of it.
We have worked with many organisations to use systems and behaviour change science to reshape organisational culture in ways that promote equal opportunities, dignity and respect in the context of high performance.
PUBLIC POLICY
Behvaioural science is increasingly recognised as central to effective public policy.
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Dr. Chadwick has contributed the behavioural science expertise to a number of high profile national and international policies and position statements, including:
Better Homes, Better Wales, Better World for the Welsh Assembly. Click here to find out more.
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Values Assessment for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - Click here to find out more.
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INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE IN POLICY MAKING
Effective communication between academics and policy makers plays an important role in informing political decision making and creating impact for researchers.
Policy briefs are short evidence summaries written by researchers to inform the development or implementation of policy.
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This guidance on how to present evidence to inform the process of policy formation, implementation or evaluation was developed by Dr. Chadwick and colleagues at the NIHR Behavioural Science Policy Research Unit.
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