From exercise habits to recycling more: how psychologists are helping us make positive changes

By understanding what influences people’s thoughts and actions, experts at Sheffield Hallam University are researching ways to encourage us to alter our behaviourFrom encouraging vaccine uptake to supporting people to walk or cycle to work, health psychologist Prof Maddy Arden’s research has shown that understanding why we do certain things, or don’t do them, could be crucial in driving positive change within our society.“Behaviour is relevant to so many different challen