Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Field RCTs to assess the impact of behavioural interventions are having a renaissance in public policy, but there remain logistical, ethical and acceptability challenges in using them to find effective policy solutions. This session explores reflections and responses to those challenges as well as cutting edge alternatives facilitated by new technology.
Kirby Swales, Local Government Policy & Troubled Families Directorate
Camilla Nevill, Education Endowment Foundation
Dr Alex Sutherland, BIT
Dr Matthew Barnard, BIT
Dr Janna Ter Meer, BIT
Field RCTs to assess the impact of behavioural interventions are having a renaissance in public policy, but there remain logistical, ethical and acceptability challenges in using them to find effective policy solutions. This session explores reflections and responses to those challenges as well as cutting edge alternatives facilitated by new technology.
Kirby Swales, Local Government Policy & Troubled Families Directorate
Camilla Nevill, Education Endowment Foundation
Dr Alex Sutherland, BIT
Dr Matthew Barnard, BIT
Dr Janna Ter Meer, BIT
