Societal and Environmental Psychology Coursework

Read examples of student essays from the core course of MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology
With the permission of the students, below you can read some examples of essays that have been completed as part of the core course (PB403) for MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology (formerly MSc Psychology of Economic Life).
These essays can give potential applicants an idea of the kind of work that could be pursued on this programme.
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2023/24
- Save Money, Save the Planet: How UK supermarkets can influence shoppers to reduce food waste
 - Sweet Seduction of Meal-Deals: Treating the Augustus Gloop Syndrome of Modern Prosumption
 - Travel: Unlocking the Potential of Community-Based Tourism in the UK
 - Brewing Change: Transforming the Disposable Coffee Culture –an LSE Campus Case Study
 - Where There’s Smoke, There Was Stubble: Applying Behavioural Insights to Design a Sustainable Solution to the Problem of Stubble Burning in Punjab, India
 - Please Don't Stop the Music: UK Music Festival Sustainable Action Plan
 - IMTAlking About Sustainability, Baby: Supporting the Transition of Traditional Aquaculture Farmers to Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
 
2022/23
- Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, but sustainability lies in the interdependent activity of every stakeholder
 - GreenVows – A Sustainable Wedding Planner for Northern India
 - Reducing UK Household Energy Consumption During Peak Demand
 - Moving away from fast furniture with Unifiurn
 - The Evolvement of UK Pensions towards a Sustainable Future
 - How can the fashion industry be mobilised to increase transparency about labour conditions in their supply chain?
 - Chirping Away the Taboo: Cricket Consumption and the Future of Sustainable Protein Alternatives
 - Bloody Hell – Let’s Talk About It Embracing Sustainable Menstruation in the United Kingdom
 
2021/22
- Happy, Sustainable Birthday! Reducing Excessive Consumption of Toys on Birthdays
 - Employee-supported Volunteering
 - Talking Death How Our Death Practices Can Become More Sustainable: An Intervention
 - Mitigating Growing E-Commerce Packaging Waste
 - Boxi: A Reusable Packing Solution
 - Tackling the Digital Divide among Elderly in the UK
 - Cloud storage
 - Multi-level Marketing
 
2020/21
- "Drip, Drip": Reducing Domestic Water Use in the UK
 - "Free Returns" - Reducing Returns in the Online FashionIndustry
 - Overcoming Premature Smartphone Obsolescence AmongstYoung Adults
 - POST-COVID-19: Maintaining Low CO2 Emissions in Cities
 - "Streamless": Reducing Streaming through a Psychology-basedIntervention Application
 - Student Engagement in Digital Education
 - Tackling Light Pollution
 - "The Opioids Epidemic: Prescribing Good Behaviour"
 
2019/20
- A Psychological Approach to Reducing Business Flying
 - Less is more- Preventing Household Food Waste
 - Make Western Consumers Care about the Amazon Rainforest
 - Making composting toilets desirable
 - Translating Degrowth into Everyday Life by Reframing Consumption
 - Using Behavioural and Psychological Insights to Increase Involvement in Participatory Budgeting
 - WORKout Together @NHS
 
2018/19
- Family time- how to help smartphone users reduce problematic smartphone behaviour
 - Identifying a victim in nature
 - Increasing youth voter turnout
 - Personal data protection online
 - Reducing the consumer rejection of cultivated meat
 - Tackling loneliness in an ageing UK population through intergenerational connectivity
 - The English homeless crisis
 - Winning the hearts (and wallets) of ethical consumers
 - Workplace autonomy in the gig economy
 
2017/18
- Sharing is the new having
 - When nudge is not enough: A framework for european policy-makers to conceptualise, implement and Communicate a behavioural change programme
 
2016/17
- Autonomous vehicles: introducing a new actor in the market
 - How a consumer-driven approach could accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption
 - "It’s not just the trust, stupid!" - Reconstructing the perception of charities through the use of alternative currencies
 - Green community project: making UK residents participate to the supply side of the energy market