Understanding Individual Behaviour: Exploratory Networks (UIBEN)

The ESRC, with the support of BBSRC and MRC, invites applications for innovative exploratory networks (ENs) in the area of ‘Understanding Individual Behaviour’ (UIB). Many of the major challenges facing UK society depend on improving understanding on why people behave as they do and how to maximise the effectiveness with which individuals can take control of their own lives. The leading edge is to bring together the different groups of scientists from very different perspectives into a meaningful scientific endeavour which adds value via its interdisciplinary approach. The complexity of analysing human behaviour, as well as the challenges of cross-disciplinary working, both within and between the biological, physical, biomedical and social sciences, means achieving this aim will be especially demanding.