Vivi Antonopoulou

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - BSPHN Conference 2026!

Theme: Complexity and Behavioural Science: Practical Strategies for Complex Problems.

Submit for oral/poster presentations or symposia by 7 Dec 2025.

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Figure 2 (from paper). Willingness by city to share data with a health app if a government health agency (a) developed the app or (b) had access to the data. Willingness was much lower in Hong Kong than London.

🧠 This week’s research highlight: Would you share your health data to receive personalised advice?
Senior Research Fellow @viviantonop.bsky.social co-authored a study on privacy concerns & trust in personalised health apps with 2000 people in London & Hong Kong.
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Quote from Dr Vivi Antonopoulou, UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, as part of World Alzheimer's Month 2025: "We are interested in understanding how people respond to living with a robot in their home. Then we want to take this study further and design robots specifically for people living with dementia. That may include changes to the robot’s communication style or its ability to provide memory prompts for people with dementia."

🤖 Could robots support us as we age?
As part of #WorldAlzMonth, @viviantonop.bsky.social & @drchrysikou.bsky.social discuss how smart technologies can enhance independence in later life.
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On Friday 12th September at 14:15, @viviantonop.bsky.social is presenting at the International Behavioural Public Policy Conference in London.

She will be presenting in the session "Harnessing behavioural systems for a holistic approach to behavioural public policy".

Delighted to see this article now published - a novel and valuable contribution to understanding how to encourage more sustainable consumer choices.

Two mobile phones, showing examples of carbon footprint report technology. The left screen shows a breakdown of carbon emissions by month on different categories (shopping, food, travel, others), as well as by individual transactions. The right screen shows compares the user's carbon emissions compared to the UK average, and breaks this down by category.

We're proud to share new research led by MSc Behaviour Change alumna Marilena Schnorrenberg. They used the COM-B model to explore the barriers & facilitators to engage with carbon footprint reports via banking apps.
🔗 Read the paper: www.emerald.com/insight/cont...

Optimising Integrated Care Services (OptICS)- Northern Stakeholder workshop Do you want to help develop the future direction of integrated care? Reserve a spot to secure your workshop space, 17th of June 12pm-5pm

Are you a professional who is commissioning, delivering or implementing integrated care?

You may be interested in a stakeholder workshop we are hosting in Newcastle on 17th June.

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Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.

Several of our researchers, including @viviantonop.bsky.social, are co-authors of an updated Cochrane review that considered the effects of audit and feedback on healthcare professionals' practice.

Find out more, including a plain language summary, below
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Five steps to harness adaptive leadership in turbulent times | News | Warwick Business School Traditional leadership models often fall shot in today's complex world. Aikaterini Grimani, Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School, reveals how to thrive amid constant c...

Our researcher Dr Aikaterini Grimani has written two articles for Warwick Business School @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social. The first article outlines five steps to harnessing adaptive leadership in turbulent times, using the multi-sector response to Covid-19 as an example www.wbs.ac.uk/news/five-st...

The @NIHR_PRUBaSS was at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament this week with @senseaboutscience to present research evidence on effective complaints handling in the NHS to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff. We discussed our latest findings to help them scrutinise government policy in this area.

Using an inferior decoy alternative to nudge COVID-19 vaccination - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Using an inferior decoy alternative to nudge COVID-19 vaccination

Our first 2025 publication is out 🔓

We explored whether presenting less attractive 'decoy' options for Covid-19 vaccination appointments increased people's intention to get the vaccine.

We found that use of decoys could increase uptake in some people.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

My brilliant colleagues in the @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social have been getting more research out in the last few weeks!

This is a paper led by @viviantonop.bsky.social looking at how healthcare professionals manage complaints, and how they were responded to in a healthcare setting

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Very pleased to share our latest publication on healthcare professionals’ responses to complaints - a qualitative interview study with service users and HCPs.

New paper: Healthcare Professionals' Responses to Complaints: A Qualitative Interview Study With Patients, Carers and Healthcare Professionals Using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B Model

🚨 New paper: the COM-B model and TDF were applied to explore healthcare professional and patient & carer views on complaints' management. The findings highlight the importance of strong support systems andorganisational openness to patient feedback.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70118

See our new paper on understanding the public's decision making about seasonal flu vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic below! The study highlights the importance of tailored strategies based on decision making stages to increase flu vaccination uptake.

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Senior Research Fellow - Bids Writer in Integrated Care at University of Bedfordshire An opportunity for an academic position as a Senior Research Fellow - Bids Writer in Integrated Care is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

A job opportunity to work with us on projects related to behavioural science/ health psychology and a Policy Research Unit project in integrated care. More details and how to apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKP906/s...

Fab new paper from @viviantonop.bsky.social and other @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social colleagues on increasing flu vaccine uptake during a pandemic! Access it via the link in Vivi's post 🥳

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨Understanding the public’s decision-making about seasonal flu vaccination during a pandemic. Read more on tailored strategies to boost flu vaccine uptake. You can access the paper here:

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Watched it too! Brilliant!!

Interested in engaging with policymakers about your research?

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