Understand People. Improve Policies
The Behavioural Public Policy Lab at the School for Government advances the use of behavioural science in public policymaking in the UK and globally. At the lab, we combine experimental methods, survey research, field trials to generate evidence for real-world policy challenges. The Lab convenes an interdisciplinary community of researchers at King’s Policy Institute examining how behavioural insights can improve the design and implementation of effective and legitimate public policies.
The Lab welcomes collaboration with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in applying behavioural science to public policy challenges.
Research Areas
- Climate and environmental behaviour
- Health and wellbeing
- Education and social mobility
- Financial decision-making
- Digital behaviour and misinformation
- Labour markets and inequality
- Defence and security decision-making
Meet the team
Leadership:
- Dr. Sanchayan Banerjee, Director, BPP Lab
- Dr. Joseph Sherlock, Deputy Director, BPP Lab
Researchers:
- Professor Michael Sanders
Doctoral researchers:
- Abigail Worrel
- Cassandra Bossman-Dampare
- George Kinkead
- Julia Ellingwood
- Maria Capt-Golushko
- Michael Pandazis
- Nigel Jeffery
- Philipp Thamer
- Vanessa Hirneis
Current affiliates:
Doctoral researchers
- Jingying Wang, doctoral researcher at East China University of Science and Technology
- Serena Zoe, doctoral researcher at University of Rome Sapienza
Visiting fellows
- Dr. Paula Sheppard, Departmental Lecturer at University of Oxford
- Dr. Polaris Koi, Assistant Professor at University of Turku
- Dr. Ruth Saraiva, Associate Professor at University of Lisbon
Former affiliates:
Doctoral researchers
- Marta Buso, doctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Marjan Nikoloski, doctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Ivar Maas, doctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Visiting fellows
Group leads
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics and Public Policy
Lecturer