Our research

The Violent Extremism Lab studies the psychology of self-sacrificial violence, including suicide terrorism and destructive high-risk strategies by leaders, and examines how identity fusion and speech-based risk assessment may help identify warning signs earlier.

The Changing Lives Lab Group studies vulnerable and stigmatised groups, using rigorous research to improve outcomes for marginalised people, including those in prison, with evidence that football-based interventions can improve behaviour.

The World History Lab studies long-term patterns in world history using the Seshat Global History Databank, bringing together history, archaeology, anthropology, digital humanities, and data science to test theories and inform policy.

Research in the Social Body Lab studies the pathways linking collective activity, social bonding and health in everyday human behaviour. Our research approach is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, with a focus on the interdependencies in psychological, bodily and social functioning in everyday life. 

The Morality-as-Cooperation Lab studies the nature, origins, and cross-cultural variation of human morality, treating moral rules as solutions to cooperative problems and developing tools to measure moral values across societies.

The Global Cohesion Lab studies how global identity and cohesion can be strengthened to motivate prosocial action at scale, especially in the face of challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, conflict, and extreme poverty.