Surveys and Data Privacy
A whirlwind on community leaders, procurement and data privacy.
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Community Communications
Today was productive. I completed our presentation on how to use behavioural science to improve communications with local communities. This will be presented by our partners at a workshop on Monday. I’m attending to observe discussions.
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Inclusion and Safety
I finished re-drafting the results for an old project, which is about workplace inclusion. Let’s also reflect on resourcing and workplace health and safety.
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Vaccination Research
Today I look at my personal research, creating a competition to promote our training game, and using behavioural science to improve public health communications.
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Work-Life Balance
Last year, I did near daily updates about what it’s like working as an applied sociologist. I wanted to promote more awareness about our careers beyond academia. I stopped doing the regular diary in October, except for the odd check-in. Here’s what I’ve been up to, along with reflections on work-life balance.
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Increasing Take-Up of Training Services
Employers can reduce the number of people dropping-out of vocational training by encouraging students to proactively seek help when they start struggling. Simple but effective communication with practical advice, sent at optimum times, is key.
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How to Set and Achieve Goals
How can your business support customers in achieving their goals? Setting goals and making public commitments are ideal ways to encourage behaviour change, whether it’s improving our wellbeing at home, or delivering better services. Here are a few tips from social science.
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Hecticness of Leave
I’m on leave. The day before I went on leave, everybody wanted everything from me, because I was going on leave, even though I’m only away for three business days. In order to go on leave, I had to deal with a request for a “quick trial,” providing advice on null results, and managing staff remotely.
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Public Health Trial in the Field
All of my waking hours are dominated by our public health randomised control trial, which is currently in the field.
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Public Health Trial
It’s been a while! I’ve been working long hours the past couple of months. These last few weeks, I’ve been up until 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. and working on the weekends. But it’s all been worth it because our randomised control trial to address COVID-19 behaviours is being launched on Monday!
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