School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🤖 We're pleased to have been awarded a grant from the Cabinet Office's Evaluation Accelerator Fund to study public trust in automated vehicles – in partnership with DG Cities and the Department for Transport. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/school-... 011
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026💡 Join us, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and Julia Ellingwood this December for our final Solidarity Symposia of the year, focussing on improving the life chances of children and young people, both locally and globally ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid... 100
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026EVENT: Generation Maybe: Why We're Having Fewer Children, and What It Means for Us All ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Join Camilla Cavendish for the launch of her new book to explore what is really behind falling birth rates, why this matters for society, and how policymakers should respond. 023
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🔊 "People who join the military see it is more of an identity. It's less of a career and more of being a part of something bigger than them" 🎧 In episode 12 of the School for Government podcast Abi Worrell discusses why joining the military is unlike any other job 🔗 ⬇️ 100
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026💡 A full house for today's conference, Behavioural Science in Government: Bringing the Magic Back. This event – organised HM Revenue & Customs with support from the School for Government – marks the return of the UK Government Behavioural Insights Conference. 021
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🎓 The teaching period for our Masters in Leadership with Institute of Public Administration in Bahrain has come to an end – we wish all our students the best of luck with their dissertations, and look forward to meeting next year's cohort! 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"a staggering death rate of 130 per 100,000 care leavers... at least three times higher than the general population" 💬 @michael-sanders.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com, on the new government-commissioned report on care leavers suffering early deaths ➡️ theconversation.com/care-leavers... 033
Reposted by School for GovernmentThe Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 26/08/2026EVENT: New choices: Revisiting futures for higher education in England Join us, @hepi-news.bsky.social, @chrishusbands.bsky.social, @marycurnockcook.bsky.social, Prof Rachel Mills and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to examine the converging challenges facing the HE sector ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/new-c... 002
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"Los Angeles County residents 21 and older can pre-register for the One Car Challenge, where you can earn up to $600 by leaving your car at home" 💬 CBS on our newly launched research trial – commissioned by LA Metro, and led by @joeysherlock.bsky.social – on reducing car usage in Los Angeles 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Come work with us! We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy to contribute to the academic life of the School, as well as the wider @policyatkings.bsky.social which we sit within. 🗓️ Apply by 17 August ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/154406-... 013
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026EVENT: Behavioral Policy for Family ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/behav... Join us, leading academics, policymakers and practitioners from across the public and private sectors to examine the challenges and opportunities shaping fertility and family formation in the 21st century. 🗓️ 1-2 October 📍 London 002
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"There are these assets everywhere — but they need champions." This past weekend, our Doctoral Researcher @dtturner.bsky.social spoke to the Today Programme about unlocking opportunities for growth and devolution in Britain's rural and coastal areas. 🎧 25:20 ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026🔊 "public policies were based on this... model that humans always weigh up all decisions... gradually we realised that humans don't really behave in those ways" 🎧 In episode 11 of the School for Government podcast @sanchayanbanerj.bsky.social discusses behavioural insights in public policy 🔗 ⬇️ 100
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🔊 "trying to make a positive case for The Big Society against the backdrop of austerity... [was] just a really, really challenging backdrop" 🎧 In episode 10 of the School for Government podcast Emma de Closset discusses why the Big Society policy failed 🔗 ⬇️ 100
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🎉 We're delighted to welcome a range of new honorary and visiting faculty members across the School for Government. Our new members are Greg Power OBE (Honorary Professor), Eliza Kozman and David Westlake (Visiting Senior Research Fellows). ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-vis... 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 21/04/2026“we’re very happy to take people’s money and demonise them simultaneously. That’s not particularly healthy. That doesn’t make people feel appreciated.” 💬 @michael-sanders.bsky.social spoke to The Telegraph about how behavioural science could be used to entice expats back to the UK. ⬇️telegraph.co.ukYou are seeing this page because our security systems have detected some unusual activity on this connection. To regain access to The Telegraph website please try the following: 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 07/04/2026"How many strong study ideas fail simply because people aren’t interested enough to engage meaningfully?" 💬 In the first of our blog series from doctoral researchers, @georgewk3.bsky.social argues securing participation is the key challenge of quantitative research ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/power-r... 011
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026NEW: In a global study spanning 34 countries and 7,500 participants, researchers – including our @sanchayanbanerj.bsky.social – found that when the wealthy opt out of collective solutions, inequality worsens across issues from climate change to public health. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/interna... 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026THIS WEEK: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong Join @florianfoos.bsky.social, @gsamaras.bsky.social, @joeysherlock.bsky.social & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies Attend as a non-speaker: ➡️ wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 032
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026EVENT: Book launch | A Modern Guide to Education, Gender and Sexuality Join us, Dr Kate Hoskins and @mpsmoreau.bsky.social for a timely conversation examining the changing dynamics of gender, sexuality and power in educational contexts. 🗓️ Thursday 26 March ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-... 010
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026A new landmark trial from @policyatkings.bsky.social, led by our director @michael-sanders.bsky.social, found that young people leaving care who were given a "no strings" £2,000 payment were more likely to be in stable housing and less likely to be sofa-surfing than those who did not receive it. ⬇️ 020
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026"behavioural science generally is... in the space where we're... looking to influence people... but we are rarely mandating or requiring" 💬 @joeysherlock.bsky.social spoke to Engaging Local Government Leaders about the scope and nuances of behavioural science in government 🎧 elgl.org/govlove/ 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 09/03/2026For the second year running, we've begun delivering our Government Policy Fast Stream Postgraduate Award – in partnership with the UK Civil Service Policy Profession Unit – equipping the next generation of civil servants to critically evaluate policy options and solve pressing problems. 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 09/03/2026EVENT: The case for cash: do cash transfers work in practice? Join us, @policyatkings.bsky.social, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to explore the impact of cash transfers on poverty ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-c... 011
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 04/03/2026🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care" 🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care... 110
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 04/03/2026"Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences. Every headline, every clip, every click adds weight." 💬 @gsamaras.bsky.social writes in Politico on the consequences of normalising the far-right in the mediapolitico.euMedia must stop normalizing the far rightEvery uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences. 010
Reposted by School for GovernmentMichael Sanders @michael-sanders.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Inspired by @jim.londoncentric.media @londoncentric.media recent coverage, I've written for @schoolforgovt.bsky.social a defence of "unreasonableness" by government in the name of protecting renters rather than landlords; www.kcl.ac.uk/news/in-defe...kcl.ac.ukIn defence of unreasonableness | King's College LondonTrying to be fair to landlords, the government was deeply unfair to tenants – before the Renters' Rights Act had even come into force 095
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026"the government’s desire to be reasonable [to landlords, by delaying the introduction of the Renters' Rights Act] has led to some unintended and clearly unreasonable behaviour" ✒️ In their latest blog, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and Julia Ellingwood ask whether being reasonable is always a virtuekcl.ac.ukIn defence of unreasonableness | King's College LondonTrying to be fair to landlords, the government was deeply unfair to tenants – before the Renters' Rights Act had even come into force 011
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026EVENT: The case for cash: do cash transfers work in practice? Join us, @policyatkings.bsky.social, @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social, @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social, @michael-sanders.bsky.social & @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to explore the impact of cash transfers on poverty ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-c... 011
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026EVENT: Behavioural Insights for Policy Moldova This one-day workshop brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and international partners working at the intersection of behavioural science and public policy. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/bip-m...kcl.ac.ukBiP Moldova 2026 | King's College LondonBehavioural Insights in Policy and Practice 010
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026EVENT: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong Join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social , Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies ➡️ Attend as a non-speaker: wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.co... 010
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026"[Advocacy for free speech on the far right] was never a neutral commitment to open debate. It is a claim to special permission" @gsamaras.bsky.social spoke to the Guardian about deepening connections between the Trump administration & far right European partiestheguardian.comTrump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policiesUS state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies 0117
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 16/02/2026EVENT: Solidarity Symposia: Keeping democracy strong Join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social, Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies ➡️ Attend as a non-speaker: wumarketing.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 011
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 13/02/2026🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care" 🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care... 100
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 13/02/2026EVENT: Behavioural Transformations 🗓️ Join us for the 6th Annual Behavioural Transformations Workshop, a forum for cutting-edge research and applied work on behavioural science and its relevance to public policy, governance, and social change. ⬇️kcl.ac.ukJoint 6th Behavioural Transformation and KCL x LSE Aldwych Behavioural Collaboration Workshop | King's College LondonThe School for Government at King’s College London, joint with the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at London School of Economics, is proud to host the 6th Annual Behavioural Transf... 010
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 03/02/2026🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care" 🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care... 111
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026“…linguistic ambiguity... helps far-right parties rebrand themselves as moderate" @gsamaras.bsky.social's new paper in @epsjournal.bsky.social warns of the dangers of imprecise journalistic language that blurs the line between mainstream conservatism and extremism ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/media-m... 033
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026🌍 🎓 This past weekend we were in Bahrain teaching the first module in our new Master's in Leadership and Innovation, in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration in Bahrain. 050
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026💬 Read @michael-sanders.bsky.social and Hannah Piggott's piece on the background of the Cash Lab, launched yesterday, and its plans to explore whether giving people direct financial support – without conditions on how they spend it – can break the cycle of poverty 🔗 ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/cash-wh... 021
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026📣 Today we’re launching the Cash Lab, a new research centre to investigate whether, and when, giving people direct financial support – without conditions on how they spend it – can break the cycle of poverty and improve outcomes ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas... 🧵⬇️ 110
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026 🎉 Congratulations to Zenzo Sibanda, who won the award for best presentation at the first of our Solidarity Symposia, which focused on fighting the climate crisis! 📆 We'll be hosting four more symposia on a range of themes throughout 2026 ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie... 021
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Come work with us! We are looking for a PhD Researcher to investigate how behavioural and community-level interventions can enhance resilience to extreme heat. Apply by 26 February ➡️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 001
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026"Downplaying the threats coming out of the White House as bluster does not reduce the risk – it in fact lowers the political cost of escalation on the US’s part" 💬 @gsamaras.bsky.social writes in the @theconversation.com about Europe's response to Trump pushing limits of the international order.theconversation.comTrump is testing Europe – and the clock is tickingEuropean leaders are sending markedly inconsistent signals in the face of clear provocation from the US. 021
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026"Crisis would need to be on the scale of 20 times of the largest current private landlord... but that doesn't mean what they're doing can't help make a real impact" @michael-sanders.bsky.social spoke to The One Show last night about Crisis' plan to reduce homelessness through buying housing 021
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 20/01/2026🔊 "You'll be learning from the academics, as well as from people who are currently at the forefront of policymaking in health and social care" 🎓 🏥 Our Health and Social Care Policy MSc offers the opportunity to study alongside officials from the UK Department of Health and Social Care... 110
Reposted by School for GovernmentThe Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 19/01/2026"this new training on personal and police safety significantly reduces the likelihood that officers are using force between 8 and 11%" @michael-sanders.bsky.social on our 2025 study which resulted in 92,000 fewer uses of force by police per year in England and Wales ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/restori... 002
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 15/01/2026🚨 Application deadline: January 18th 🌎 In the second of our Solidarity Symposia – Keeping democracy strong – join Prof Peter John, @gsamaras.bsky.social, Dr Joseph Sherlock & like-minded researchers to explore how we can tackle developing risks to democracies ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid... 012
Reposted by School for GovernmentThe Policy Institute @policyatkings.bsky.social · 12/01/2026🗓️ TOMORROW: No place like home? The crisis of child homelessness in the UK The latest figures reveal 172,420 homeless children in England are now living in temporary accommodation Join us to explore the solutions needed to end to child homelessness in the UK ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/no-pla... 001
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Come work with us! We're looking for an Senior Lecturer in Public Policy to contribute to the academic life of the School for Government. Apply by 15 January ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecrui... 000
School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026“...universities need to be mindful of how their cohorts are becoming more diverse and what additional support people might need" @michael-sanders.bsky.social quoted in @timeshighered.bsky.social on the changing demographics of UK universities and what this means for institutional inclusivitytimeshighereducation.comQuarter of students identify as LGB at some UK universitiesChanging demographics prompt call for universities to review what support they offer 012