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The preliminary schedule for the 16th Annual Irish Economics, Psychology, and Policy Conference (Dec 14 UCD Smurfit School) is online. bsp.ucd.ie/16th-irish-eco… 16 presentations plus an exciting keynote by Prof Lars Tummers! You can register as a participant on the website above.

A rousing performance of 'Fairytale of New York' was given by Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. The performance was greeted by cheers inside and outside the church | rte.ie/b/1420857

As countries scrap over which wording most allows them carry on as usual, remember that by 2C of warming, 99% of coral reefs are dead. 25% of marine life depends on them. 1bn people rely on them. Hard to overstate how serious this is, and this is just one climate impact of many.

🗣️This term's Centre for Economic Performance Wellbeing Seminars feature some fascinating speakers and topics. 📅 Seminars take place Thursdays 4-5pm. Free & open to all. #wellbeing #behaviouralscience #economics #policy #happiness Check out the full schedule & sign up 👇🏾 cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/We…

A great permanent (!) job is currently advertised: Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics & Policy at UCD Environmental Policy! A background in behavioural economics is welcome. Apply by Feb 01 to start in June. Get in touch if you like to know more. irishjobs.ie/job/professor-…

Our big final project: What Works for Life Satisfaction Strong evidence of effectiveness for •emotional skill development • psychological therapies •exercise Strong evidence ↔️ life satisfaction - education - employment - income - physical health - arts & culture

☀ Applications now open for Chris Krekel & Kate Laffan's new Summer School course Happiness & Policy! 🏫This unique course caters to the increasing demand by governments & organisations for analysts with rigorous training in #wellbeing.  #happiness lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/s…

⚡️New #research co-authored by Kate Laffan finds that people show a preference for homegrown #renewable #electricity, compared with electricity that is generated further afield. 🔗Read the paper (free access until 10 July via this link)authors.elsevier.com/a/1j7l47tZ6a33… #sustainability

🔬Uncover the science behind behaviour Curious about our Exec MSc #BehaviouralScience? Sign up for our next info session to learn more about this unique programme. 📅Thurs 20 June ⌚️1-2pm GMT 📍 Zoom 🔗bit.ly/45oyYZH ℹ More info bit.ly/47Iw8hT

🚸 What does it mean to be a caregiver in modern society? And how can urban policy and design support those who care for young children? Join Lucy Jones & Kate Laffan on 18 July to learn more at this LSE Cities event ⬇️ lse.ac.uk/Cities/events/… #wellbeing #policy #caregiving

The IBPPA is calling for nominations for its Annual Award 2025 in the category of an established academic. To nominate someone, write to Dr. Sanchayan Banerjee ([email protected]). More details here: cambridge.org/core/journals/… Adam Oliver Richard H Thaler Cass Sunstein Dilip Soman 🇨🇦 Liam Delaney

Excited to lead this doctoral training network on consumer energy flexibility with my colleague Marta Talevi in UCD Economics and UCD Energy Institute It’s a crucial topic in the energy transition needing multidisciplinary research. In UCD we’re seeking 2 PhD candidates in economics, apply!

Really enjoyed taking a break from mat leave to discuss the brilliant – Matrescence – by Lucy Jones LSE last week! Props to Katie Beck and Urban95 Academy for hosting an event on this important topic. youtube.com/watch?v=bntqaD…

"Pro-Environmental Behaviors and Well-Being in Everyday Life". Michael Prinzing, Till Weber, Barbara Fredrickson, Kate Laffan, and I find interesting and varying but quite consistent patterns. Check out the paper in Journal of Environmental Psychology and as preprints at osf.io/preprints/psya…

📢 New research: Leveraging the link between pro-environmental behaviour and well-being to encourage sustainable lifestyle shifts by Michael Prinzing & Kate Laffan 🗞️ Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s4416… #OpenAccess #Research #Sustainability #BehaviouralScience

The IBPPA has a shiny new website (with thanks to Paul Lohmann) - join our community of behavioural public policy enthusiasts here: ibppa.org

*⃣Join us tonight online or in-person at LSE!*⃣ Find out how #AI is transforming behavioural science from experts Alex Chesterfield, Elisabeth Costa, Oliver Hauser, Dario Krpan, Professor Susan Michie, Robert West & Liam Delaney #LSEEvents LSE Psychological & Behavioural Science 🔽 lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/10…

Delighted to share that Kate Laffan & I have published our paper 'The impact of explaining vegetarian meal requests on the affective responses and perceptions of meat eaters' in Nature Scientific Reports, an SJR Q1 journal & the fifth most cited journal in the world! 🧵 (1/7)