What is The LSE Behavioural Lab (BL)?
The LSE Behavioural Lab facilitates world-class behavioural research by providing state-of-the-art facilities for researchers in Central London for LSE academics, students, and external partners.
The BL is a purpose built facility open to any department at LSE (and other institutions) and is co-hosted by the Department of Management and the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science.
Researchers in the past have used the Lab to examine behaviour in various fields, such as behavioural economics, psychology, judgement and decision making, management, marketing, organisational behaviour, behavioural public policy, and behavioural game theory.
We also invite applications and collaborative projects from external partners, including other academic institutions, governmental, international, commercial, and non-profit organisations.
Vision
Our vision is to be a global leader in facilitation of world-class behavioural research and teaching, and to act as a cornerstone of an interdisciplinary community in behavioural science.
Mission
Our mission is to provide state-of-the art physical and online facilities for world-class behavioural academic research and teaching, including access to a unique and diverse participant pool suited to testing global interventions of cognition and behaviour.
We engage with organisations, donors and funders, globally, who are motivated to improve the world through better understanding of human behaviour.
Dr. Barbara Fasolo
Head of Lab
Associate Professor of Behavioural Science
B.Fasolo@lse.ac.uk
Dr. Miriam Tresh
Teaching Lab Oversight
Assistant Professorial Lecturer
M.Tresh@lse.ac.uk
Sean Rooney
Lab Technician
Scientific Officer and Head of Laboratory Innovation
S.Rooney@lse.ac.uk
BL Steering Committee was responsible for the assurance of high standards for the BL. The committee developed and reviewed the Lab’s strategy and activities to ensure that standards are maintained, and opportunities developed to enhance scope and scale of research undertaken at the BL.
| Name | Role | Department |
|---|
| Kenneth Benoit |
Professor of Computational Social Science |
Methodology |
| Anna Getmansky |
Assistant Professor of International Relations |
International Relations |
| Lyn Grove |
Research Governance Manager |
Research and Innovation |
| Champa Heidbrink |
Department Manager |
Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| David Hendry |
Assistant Professor in Research Methodology |
Methodology |
| Therese Holmqvist |
Executive MSc Programme and Behavioural Science Hub Manager |
Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Rafael Hortala-Vallve |
Associate Professor in Public Policy and Administration |
Government |
| Heather Kappes |
Assistant Professor of Marketing |
Management |
| Matthew Levy |
Lecturer in Economics |
Economics |
| David Meech Mazumdar |
Department Manager, Strategic Planning & Development |
Management |
| Jet Sanders |
Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science |
Psychological and Behavioural Science |
Events and news
Changing the minds of vaccine-hesitant adults
May 2022
A study co-authored by LSE has found that vaccine-hesitant adults in the UK are far more likely to have their COVID-19 jabs if they are told that they can then travel abroad more freely.
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Lab wins funding to study behavioural effects of COVID-19
October 2020
LSE Behavioural Lab joins the European Commission’s €10million funded PERISCOPE consortium to study the effectiveness of COVID-19 policy messages on compliance behaviours.
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Economic and Social Research Council’s Impact Awards 2018
Cutting edge research at the Behavioural Research Lab
20 June 2018
Brett Heasman, a PhD student at LSE’s Psychological and Behavioural Science Department, was awarded the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Future Promise prize on 20 June 2018. The awards ceremony acknowledges researchers from a range of disciplines, whose work has had a meaningful impact on society or the economy.
The Future Promise prize recognises applicants whose research shows great promise and future potential for impact on society, in Brett’s case around insights into autistic people’s perspectives.
In collaboration with LSE’s Behavioural Lab for Teaching and Research, Brett’s research has helped to challenge public perceptions of autism and to facilitate understanding between people with autism and their families.
Professor Jennifer Rubin, Executive Chair of the ESRC commented: “The calibre of the candidates was very high, and the panel agreed to award this prize to Mr Heasman for the originality of his work and clear transformative potential.”
For more information, visit UK Research and Innovation.
Behavioural Research Junior Week 2018
May 2018
During 21 - 25 May 2018, BL once again opened its doors to children to show what "behavioural research" looks like.
This time we showcased an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset, which illustrated ongoing brain activity when making certain decisions.
The day was successfully led by Dr Heather Kappes and involved over 200 pupils, and provided current LSE MSc students with the opportunity to gain practical experience.
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Behavioural Research In Management (BRIM) 2017
25 July 2017
Over the 2017 Summer term, BL hosted the first Behavioural Research in Management summit for lab managers and staff conducting business research.
The meeting provided a forum to share practical experiences and transfer best practices in behavioural research, as well as promote ideas for innovation in technology and experimental design. It was also an opportunity to build community for those managing research studies across applied disciplines including behavioural and experimental economics, marketing, organisational behaviour, strategy, and management sciences.
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