Hi all, Thanks so much for this great initiative—I fully support organising workshops and am really looking forward to them. I agree with Matt’s suggestion about a methodology-focused session; learning about new methods and how they can be applied across different disciplines sounds valuable and engaging. I’m also personally interested in topics related to behavioural economics. A few potential themes that come to mind are: * Behavioural barriers in market competition: How do behavioural biases shape market structures and firm strategies * Salience and attention in consumer markets: What drives consumer attention in complex markets, and how can firms or policymakers respond * Behavioural economics in policy-making: Case studies on how behavioural insights are being (or could be) integrated into public policy. I’m happy to help further with planning or brainstorming if needed. Looking forward to seeing how this develops! Best wishes, Jasmine ________________________________ From: Elizabeth Barnes &lt;elizabeth.barnes(a)stir.ac.uk&gt; Sent: 21 February 2025 16:44 To: Leonhard Lades &lt;l.k.lades(a)stir.ac.uk&gt;uk>; Matthew Belanger &lt;matthew.belanger(a)stir.ac.uk&gt; Cc: Jasmine Yang &lt;jasmine.yang(a)stir.ac.uk&gt;uk>; phd-behsci Mailing List &lt;phd-behsci(a)lists.stir.ac.uk&gt; Subject: RE: Taking over conference organisation Hi, I’m so glad our ‘pub chat’ got us moving on this. My thoughts: 1. The evidence for personalised digital health/well-being behavioural interventions – e.g. the rise of personalised apps, health screenings, blood tests etc, are they actually leading to better outcomes? 2. Nurturing versus Nudging: does it lead to more sustainable behaviour change? E.g. case studies that compare simple nudges with ‘enhanced’ cognitive and motivational approaches (educate, competence, empowerment, informed decision-making) 3. Behavioural audits and mapping service-user journeys From: Leonhard Lades &lt;l.k.lades(a)stir.ac.uk&gt; Sent: 20 February 2025 14:57 To: Matthew Belanger &lt;matthew.belanger(a)stir.ac.uk&gt; Cc: Elizabeth Barnes &lt;elizabeth.barnes(a)stir.ac.uk&gt;uk>; Jasmine Yang &lt;jasmine.yang(a)stir.ac.uk&gt;uk>; phd-behsci Mailing List &lt;phd-behsci(a)lists.stir.ac.uk&gt; Subject: Re: Taking over conference organisation Hi Matthew, Liz, Jasmine and the whole PhD lab, Thanks for your email! Glasgow will organise this one in mid May. The idea was always to have this being organised by different groups every year. Maybe we'll do it again for 2026. I'm up for organising other workshops though! I have more cognitive capacity from mid March onwards. We need a topic and 1 to 3 presentations from Stirling folks to make it worth our effort. Then we organise tea and lunch and make it a 'free' event (ie we don't pay for speakers). Any thoughts topics? Let's make a long list to pick from and think of money afterwards. We have one planned on the Economic Psychology of Public Approval of Environmental Policies for September 2025. I would like to do one on sludge and administrative burden. Another one on the Behavioural Science of Home Energy Improvements. Please add your suggestions here! All the best, Leo ________________________________ From: Matthew Belanger <matthew.belanger@stir.ac.uk<mailto:matthew.belanger@stir.ac.uk>> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 1:17:26 PM To: Leonhard Lades <l.k.lades@stir.ac.uk<mailto:l.k.lades@stir.ac.uk>> Cc: Elizabeth Barnes <elizabeth.barnes@stir.ac.uk<mailto:elizabeth.barnes@stir.ac.uk>>; Jasmine Yang <jasmine.yang@stir.ac.uk<mailto:jasmine.yang@stir.ac.uk>> Subject: Taking over conference organisation Hi Leo! Hope you are doing well. ☺️ I wanted to write to enquire about taking over the organisation of the Scottish Behavioural Science Conference for 2025. Liz mentioned to me that your teaching workload may be too much this semester to organise it again. If that is the case, we would be more than happy to take this on. In fact, I am on a scholarship contract, so I am meant to be doing these kinds of things anyway... It was one of the best and most impactful conferences I've attended, and I was able to connect with a handful of people (incl. Liz!) with whom I still talk almost 1 year later. We thought it would be a pity if it did not happen again so please let us know what you think 😄 Best wishes, Dr. Matthew Belanger Lecturer in Substance Use Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology Faculty of Social Sciences University of Stirling Colin Bell Building 3S33 Stirling FK9 4LA Email: matthew.belanger@stir.ac.uk<mailto:matthew.belanger@stir.ac.uk> Web: www.stir.ac.uk<http://www.stir.ac.uk/> [Banner] [Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence] [Facebook icon][X icon][LinkedIn icon][Instagram icon][Youtbue icon] ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159