BWA News/Blog
Our news, plus a few thought pieces and observations from the world of behaviour change. Please note that, while some of our recent publications are previewed below, we will soon be publishing a comprehensive list of behaviour change publications.
Many labs make right work
November 30, 2018Many Labs 2 and the crisis in science
Safer roads are no accident
November 14, 2018Road safety and behaviour change
INSPIRE – a behaviour change framework for better communications
November 13, 2018A framework for better letters
The e-gains of e-government
October 24, 2018Increasing the uptake of e-services
Getting personal about Aboriginal vaccinations
October 24, 2018Boosting Aboriginal vaccinations rates
A change isn’t always a holiday
October 11, 2018The pros and cons of retiring to the country
Doing well – and good – at the same time
June 13, 2018Giving for Good - sharing and caring the smart way
GRIP launch: successful!
April 20, 2018Our latest cohort of GRIP students were officially launched
More Masters to influence change
March 28, 2018A new book about the power of randomised trials
A random approach to better science
March 19, 2018A new book about the power of randomised trials
A conversation about oBikes
January 16, 2018Obikes aren't the problem - it's our behaviours.
New year’s resolutions – not just willpower
January 4, 2018Some tips on how to form good habits and stick to them
A behavioural guide to surviving the Silly Season
December 14, 2017A Behavioural guide to the Silly Season
Edwin Ip – new talent on the BWA team
November 30, 2017Meet Edwin Ip - our latest team member
Giving Trauma The Lancet
November 8, 2017Dr Peter Bragge is part of a Monash team identifying better treatments of TBI (traumatic brain injury)
Fundraising till it hurts
October 25, 2017Why we're punishing our bodies for good causes
Some wins for Windermere
October 24, 2017BehaviourWorks gets fast results on slow payers
oBikes. oBoy.
September 22, 2017Are oBikes a solution or a tripping hazard?
A message of hope – from marketing
August 23, 2017Visiting academics Professors Andrea Prothero and Pierre McDonagh present key ideas from their work on how macro marketing can help sustainability.
An even more inconvenient truth
August 21, 2017A BWA article in the Conversation asks if big issue docos bring about change
The Dark Side of Behaviour Change
August 10, 2017An article on how we're getting savvy to being influenced
Does a Dry July change our drinking habits?
July 2, 2017What does a month off the grog mean in terms of health benefits, awareness of dangerous drinking habits and cancer research? The evidence appears mixe...
Storytelling and behaviour change
June 28, 2017Stories don't just take us away, they can bring us back to change our behaviour
Teaching young mindfulness
June 22, 2017Mindfulness certainly sound like the answer to many behavioural problems, particularly for kinds, but what's the evidence?
Some nudges towards healthier eating
June 12, 2017Four BWA researchers have written an article for The Conversation detailing some of the findings of a review into the best way to encouraging healthy ...
Online scammers – nature’s behavioural economists?
June 9, 2017A recent episode of ABC Radio National’s The Money was devoted to online scams and the tricks that scammers use to defraud, humiliate and sometimes bl...
When everyone wins, most of us lose
June 1, 2017It promised so much – but has the self-esteem movement created a measurable rise in narcissism and a generation of selfie-snapping millennials? And is...
Masters of the (sustainable) universe
June 1, 2017The inaugural Master of Environment and Sustainability course is the first cross-faculty Masters course at Monash University. It’s also the first time...
Why stopping in public parks is called ‘loitering’
May 26, 2017A new article reveals why Australian towns and cities don't have public squares
Public value is an actual thing
May 25, 2017Can you put a value on government services? Yes you can.
The wolf at the door for renters
May 17, 2017An article about rental apps that are marketed as fair but are actually forcing prices up
If they don’t get science, get emotional
May 5, 2017Scientists need to get emotional to explain what they do and why it's so important
Same flag, poles apart
April 27, 2017As political polarisation intensifies, it seems even the US flag can trigger different reactions depending on your ideology.
Juries shown colour photos see red
April 20, 2017According to new research, gruesome colour photographs increase convictions by eliciting feelings of disgust and anger by juries.
A stock market tip: less is more
April 11, 2017The more we worry about investment mistakes, the more we make (mistakes, that is)
Parents behaviour can influence their child’s reaction to pain
April 11, 2017How parents react and behave during their children’s medical treatment can affect how that child perceives stress and pain.
What’s driving us in the gig economy?
April 6, 2017What motivates workers in the gig economy? Behavioural science, apparently.
Are we changing things or are they changing us?
March 24, 2017Will our behaviour soon be dictated by devices speaking in algorithms?
Seeing through useless scans
March 14, 2017A behavioural insight into why doctors prescribe so many useless scans
The science of walking in others people’s shoes
March 10, 2017BWA's Nick Faulkner has had a new paper published exploring the link between cosmopolitanism and empathy
Not just a pretty face
January 31, 2017Can celebrities influence our buying behaviours?
Tennis rackets: fixing the norms of match-fixing
January 18, 2017An article on tennis match-fixing from a behavioural point of view
