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The network is for professionals interested in all domains of public health wishing to develop an understanding of health and wellbeing from a behavioural, social and psychological perspective.

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News and Events

Top tips for writing an abstract for the BSPHN Conference 2025

Oral presentation and poster abstract submissions are now open!
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News and Events

BSPHN Conference 2025: Keeping Ahead of Change

Rapid changes in technology, science, population, and politics, bring new challenges, but also new opportunities in supporting health and wellbeing.
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Behavioural Science Community of Practice for Wales

Behavioural Science Community for Wales online event: Exploring the intersection of systems approaches and behavioural science

June 2025
Online event with over 80 colleagues which provided an opportunity for community members to learn, connect and share knowledge.
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Behavioural Science and Public Health

Understanding and Preventing Youth Vaping in the UK

November 2024
A Rapid Review of Behavioural Drivers and Preventive Interventions
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Behavioural Science and Public Health

Reflections on the 2024 BSPHN Conference on Using Behavioural Science to Address Shared Challenges for Prevention

August 2024
BSPHN 2024 conference reflection
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Behavioural and Social Science Resources

Collaborative webinar co hosted by the BSPHN and the Faculty of Public Health (FPH)

October 2024
Optimising impact: enhancing public health policy and practice using behavioural science
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Real World Behavioural Science Podcast

Dr Rachel Carey (2 of 2), Chief Scientist at Zinc VC

March 2023
Dr Rachel Carey is back for the second of two podcasts, hosted by Stuart King and Dr Tiago Moutela. The first podcast (episode 26) was recorded back in 2021, and Rachel kindly came back on the podcast
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Real World Public Mental Health Podcast

Trauma and its Relationship to Mental Health – Dr Neha Shah, Sally Armour & Laura Fischer

May 2021
In this episode, the group discusses what psychological trauma is and how it relates to mental health. Dr Neha Shah talks about how childhood trauma can have an increased likelihood of poor mental and
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National Strategy

Improving People's Health: Applying behavioural and social sciences to improve population health and wellbeing in England

This guide aims to enable public health professionals to engage with and apply the insights, methodologies and knowledge of behavioural and social sciences to their work on protecting and improving the health of the people.
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Regional Hubs

The BSPHN works with regional colleagues to establish and support behavioural science hubs across England. This work builds on the success of our first hub in the Midlands, funded by Health Education England. These hubs feature both face-to-face and online sessions along with access to virtual learning and support, increasing access to expertise, training, and the opportunity to collaborate and share practice across the behavioural science local system.

Current hubs include:

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Promotional Video for Midlands Behavioural Science Hub: Behavioural Insights – Application and Integration, February 2019