The Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at LSE is excited to announce a number of events for the LSE Festival 2020: Shape the World. This festival, Monday 2 March to Saturday 7 March, brings together global leaders, innovators and change makers to investigate how we can learn lessons from the past, tackle the challenges of today and shape the future. We will bring expertise in psychology and behavioural science to these discussions.
All events are free and open to the public and where a ticket is needed, a link is provided below.
*Tickets are now available to book*
More information can be found on the LSE Festival 2020 ticket information page.There are a number events in the Shape the World series that lead up to the Festival in March which are also listed below.
Writers Rebel
Wednesday 19 February 2020
6.30pm to 8.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre
No ticket required. More information here.
Join Dr Ganga Shreedhar, Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science, in this panel discussion chaired by Dr Rebecca Elliott, on the role of writers in addressing climate change.On 11 October 2019, a group of writers congregated in Trafalgar Square to protest against climate change as part of Extinction Rebellion’s October Uprising. In a four-hour marathon of readings from novelists, poets, screenwriters and academics, writers insisted on the responsibility of artists to address our climate crisis. But can their protest make a difference? How do writers regard their role in leading social change? And does literature have to be about climate change to alter political and social action to save our environment?
Can Behavioural Insights Shape Policy-Making All Over the World?
Wednesday 4 March 2020
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. More information on the Can Behavioural Insights Shape Policy-Making All Over the World event page. THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT
Insights from psychology and behavioural economics are shaping policy-making all over the world, and the LSE is helping to make this happen, including in our teaching on the Executive MSc in Behavioural Science.
Speakers: Prof Liam Delaney, Dr Barbara Fasolo, Dr Adam Oliver and Dr Jet Sanders.
Chair: Dr Matteo Galizzi
The Carbon Conscious Consumer: going beyond nudges with nudge plus
Wednesday 4 March 2020
7.30pm to 8.30pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required.
Book your free ticket on the Carbon Conscious Consumer event page.
Speakers: Professor Peter John, Professor Theresa M. Marteau, Sanchayan Banjeree, Professor Gerry Stoker.
Chair: Dr Ganga Shreedhar
The Inclusion Initiative
Thursday 5 March 2020
6.00pm to 7.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre
New Academic Building
This event is free and open to all, but a ticket is required. More information on the Inclusion Initiative event page.
Dr Grace Lordan, Associate Professor in Behavioural Science, will be joined by Karina Robinson, CEO of Robinson Hambro Ltd to discuss inclusivity in financial and professional services. They will bring insights from behavioural science research to look directly at the problems and solutions posed by people who understand the finance industry.
Chair: Minouche Shafik
Researchers of the Future
Saturday 7 March 2020
11.00am to 12.15pm
LSE Behavioural Research Lab
Lower Ground Floor
Clement House
This event is free and open to all but a ticket is required. More information on the Researchers of the Future event page.
How do people make decisions? LSE is home to research that tries to understand human behaviour. We want to invite you to see the research we are doing and interact with it, all in the setting of our Behavioural Research Lab.
This event is open to 10-18 year olds who should be accompanied by an adult. Group teaching sessions will be available.