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The UN Behavioural Science Fellowship supports UN Entitites applying Behavioural Science

The UN Behavioural Science Fellowship Programme brings behavioural scientists from the Global North and South into the UN to work on projects and support UN Entities in their behavioural science application. The Programme:

  • Increases BeSci expertise across the UN system by providing knowledge and technical understanding to BeSci projects;

  • Demonstrates the impact of BeSci for sustainable development both internally within the UN and externally within the broader international community; and

  • Enhances UN external partnerships in BeSci with academia, non-profits, and governments.

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General FAQs

Everything you need to know about the program and how it works. Can't find an answer?

1 / What is the UN Behavioural Science Fellowship?

The UN Behavioural Science Fellowship supports UN Entities in applying BeSci through fostering opportunities for behavioural scientists from the Global North and South to work in collaboration with the UN.

2 / Who are the programme's fellows?

UN Behavioural Science Fellows are usually PhD students or post-doctoral fellows who work on behavioural science projects in partnership with UN Entities.

3 / What impact has the programme had?

UN Behavioural Science Fellows have carried out advisory work, online experiments and field experiments in collaboration with UN Entities such as FAO, the ILO and the UN Office at Geneva. Fellow work has led to policy change in governments as well as increased "learning by doing" of UN colleagues. Many fellows remain working with the UN after their Fellowship has ended. 

The Fellowship has afforded fellows the opportunity to present their work during UN Behavioural Science Week, and in academic fora including lecturing at the University of Cambridge and presenting in international behavioural science academic conferences.

3 / How can I get involved?

The UN Behavioural Science Fellowship Programme is currently still in a pilot phase. We will launch a call for Fellows when the Programme is further established. 

Meet the Fellows

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Principal Behavioral Scientist

Duke University

Joseph Sherlock leads the Government Team at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University – a team which focuses on using behavioral science to bring innovation into civic society. He is also PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, where he is exploring how behavioral ideas can increase trust in elections and enable pro-environmental behavioral spillovers. His passion is using behavioral science as a vehicle for evidence based and evidence generating innovation.

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Graduate Researcher

University of Lausanne

Robin Schimmelpfennig is a researcher and consultant interested in human behavior, with a focus on using quantitative research methods to design products, digital applications, organizational infrastructures, and policy interventions in the private and public sector. The goal of his work lies in connecting cutting-edge research findings in the behavioural sciences with real-world applications for positive societal impact, especially in the context of human-computer/AI interactions.

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Research Associate

El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy

Atiyeh is a postdoctoral research associate at the El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. She is a behavioural economist and received her PhD from the University of Manchester. Her research interests lie in the fields of experimental economics, behavioural economics, and game theory. She uses lab and field experiments to explore human decision-making and the behavioural foundation of cooperation. She is also interested in applying behavioural insights to public policy challenges, and identifying the challenges.

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Lucie Martin

PhD Student

University College Dublin

"The Fellowship was an amazing experience and a great opportunity. We delivered valuable projects and created materials that can be utilised in future endeavours by our colleagues."

Lucia Freia

Postdoctoral Fellow

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

"My experience with the UN Behavioural Science Fellowship was truly incredible, and I am deeply grateful....I would embrace this experience many more times, and if you have the chance to participate, don't let it pass you by."

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