Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) is a research consortium funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) via the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The consortium serves as a leadership hub that is part of a wider ESRC programme to build national capability for behavioural research. BR-UK has been awarded funding over five years from November 2023 to conduct interdisciplinary behavioural research to contribute to addressing societal challenges.

Co-Directors Professor Linda Bauld, The University of Edinburgh and Professor Susan Michie, University College London lead BR-UK in partnership with Deputy Director Dr Sharon Cox and the wider Leadership team. 

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Read our report on the current status of behavioural research in the UK and access our map.

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Read about our research and capability scoping initiatives and plans.

COMMISSIONING FUND ROUND 2 NOW OPEN!

Our £1.3 million Commissioning Fund supports exemplar projects to further build behavioural research capability across the UK. Following on from our successful first round which funded 10 projects, we are now accepting applications for our second and final funding call. 

In this funding call we are interested on applications centred on behavioural research focused on the environment and sustainability that can address one of the following themes: 

  1. Integration of knowledge across types of data, academic disciplines and sectors, involving methods that: triangulate different types of data; improve integration of knowledge across disciplinary ‘silos’; and advance how behaviours are measured.
  2. Explaining variations in effectiveness of behavioural interventions across contexts (e.g. types of populations, settings and behaviours). This will enable the accurate generalisation of research findings to specific contexts. 

Read more about the Fund (including key dates and how to apply) and the Frequently Asked Questions.

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