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Behavioural science practitioners from around the globe, learnings to inform real-world change, and standards to elevate evidence-based, ethical practice so practitioners can do what they do best — tackle real-world problems.

Calling all Students (and Early Careerists!)
The field of behavioural science is evolving. As a student, you and your peers want to know where the field is heading and we’re here to help.

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FROM 19 October to 13 November 2026.
One-hour sessions across the four weeks.

We’re putting the final touches on our speaker line-up now...so far we have:

Dilip Soman 🇨🇦
Behaviour Change in the Field: Nothing Always Works!

Deborah Braidic, MABC, MSc
The Behaviourally-Informed CV

Melina Palmer, Shelley Hoppe & Jez Groom‍ ‍
How to Frame Behavioural Science for a Business Audience

Melina Moleskis, PhD, MBA
Easy ways to make better decisions in student life and beyond.

Jez Groom
Behavioural Science as a Superpower: Reframing Skills for the Next Generation

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Gather '26 - Student Edition
Oct 19
Gather '26 - Student Edition

Gather '26 – Student Edition is GAABS virtual event series for students and early-career professionals, delivered as a set of one-hour sessions across 19 October to 13 November 2026. Each session pairs you with a GAABS host, who opens the session, introduces you, moderates Q&A, and closes with takeaways and where to find the recording.

GAABS Student members are FREE to attend!

Attendance is expected to draw students, recent graduates, and early-career practitioners from across the GAABS network, primarily Europe and North America; sessions are recorded so students in other time zones can catch up.

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WEBINAR - Sanchayan Banerjee
Oct 29
WEBINAR - Sanchayan Banerjee

NUDGE+: A step beyond the nudge?

What if the most powerful intervention isn't a better nudge, but a better-informed citizen?

For years, behavioural science has focused on how policymakers can shape choices. NUDGE+, a new book by Drs. Sanchayan Banerjee and Peter John presents a new twist that pushes past the traditional nudge. 

Join GAABS on 29 October as we host Dr. Sanchayan Banerjee to introduce practitioners to NUDGE+, a new framework that combines behavioural insights with reflection, deliberation, and citizen participation. 

Drawing on evidence from his latest research and book, Nudge+: Think Before You Nudge, Banerjee will be our guest for a special webinar that will explore how public policy can move beyond influencing behaviour toward building agency, trust, and lasting change.

Because the future of behavioural public policy isn't just about changing people's decisions. It's about helping people shape them.

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Behavioural Science Practitioner Insights, News and Information
Decision Science in Service to All: Making Behavioural Science Work in Government
Decision Science in Service to All: Making Behavioural Science Work in Government

Behavioural Science in Government: The Work of Translation

Why does good behavioural science sometimes struggle to make an impact in government?

The challenge is often not the research itself, but the translation gap between researchers and policymakers. Behavioural science is usually a supporting function, meaning researchers need to understand the language, processes and constraints of the organisation they are working within.

Experiences from the SEC and FDA show that lasting impact comes from more than one-off projects. Standing capacity, long-term relationships and patience allow behavioural science to become part of how an organisation works.

Six principles stand out: build relationships, learn the domain, stay committed when projects stall, be theory-informed rather than theory-driven, share practical lessons, and ensure agencies resource follow-up research.

Ultimately, success is not just about publications. It is about public impact — including the often invisible work that makes something that should be simple actually work.

Translation matters more than theory. Institutional capacity beats episodic projects.

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Allergic to Sludge? Finding and Removing it from Your Organisation
Allergic to Sludge? Finding and Removing it from Your Organisation

In a recent GAABS conversation, Harvard Professor Cass Sunstein explored how behavioural science practitioners can identify and reduce sludge — the unnecessary administrative friction that makes everyday processes harder than they need to be. From measurement to auditing processes, to securing leadership buy-in to deciding which friction is justified and which needs to go, Sunstein provides leading-edge advice and counsel for practitioners.

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