BR-UK Launch

The BR-UK launch took place  on 4th March and included an opening address from Professor Dame Angela McLean, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser.

Additional speakers included:

  • Joy Todd, Deputy Director of Research at ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council
  • BR-UK Co-Directors Professor Linda Bauld, The University of Edinburgh, and Professor Susan Michie, UCL
  • Professor Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
  • Professor Ann Phoenix, UCL
  • Ashley Gould, Public Health Wales
  • Dr Jo Davan Wetton (Hale), UCL

In the launch event, the team provided the background to ESRC's National Capability in Behavioural Research initiative and where BR-UK features within this.  They went on to address questions such as:

  • What is behavioural research?
  • Why does it matter?
  • Who & what is BR-UK?
  • Who funds BR-UK?
  • How do I connect with BR-UK?

You can watch the launch event again on our YouTube Channel.