2023 was a time of change and excitement at BETA. We started the year with big news, and wrapped up the year with big data; several projects related to workforce issues; and continued to engage with the big issues in behavioural science: behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/blog/beta-2023

Happy holidays from BETA! We'll be a bit quiet until 2 January - wishing you all a safe break and a happy new year!

Thanks to the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, we’ve all become aware of the power of natural language processing (NLP). But what is NLP? BETA explores the common terms and make sense of some of the hype: behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/blog/using-mac…

Safe Work Australia partnered with BETA to develop a guide and template for helping businesses to create return to work plans in collaboration with an ill or injured worker. The guide helps plan for discussions with workers and support their recovery: safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/developing…

How do you build an engaging community of practice? In our latest blog post, we share a few strategies that have kept the Behavioural Insights Practitioner Network (BIPN) active, vibrant and growing for more than 5 years: behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/blog/behaviour…

Do you want to improve the lives of Australians? Research assistant and project support roles are now available. If you want to contribute to projects that influence policies and programs for Australians, find out more about a role with BETA: spr.ly/6014ggtAK

Are you running randomised trials? A linear probability model could be easier to interpret, easier to run, easier to explain and more accurate than logistic regression. Find out how BETA uses the linear probability model to its advantage behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/blog/why-you-s…

We’re looking for experts to join our Academic Advisory Panel. You will advise on research and evaluation methods, and identify new developments in behavioural science to support our research projects. Find out more behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/blog/apply-now…

Join us for BI Connect 2024; our free online behavioural insights conference showcasing behavioural insights research and its applications to public policy. Register now behaviouraleconomics.pmc.gov.au/bi-connect-2024

Happy holidays from BETA! We'll be back 2 January 2025 - wishing you all a safe break and a happy new year!

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