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I am deeply passionate about spreading the word of science to improve evidence-based policy and public access to information. Please contact me for media enquiries, consultancy requests and science outreach projects in my areas of research expertise – social connection, behavioural change, social interactions, norms, mental health, wellbeing, dance, imitation, child development.

Policy engagement

Examples of research insights I shared to improve evidence-based policymaking include:

2025     Department for Education's Curriculum and Assessment Review
Presented evidence about the importance of forest schools for the development and school engagement of children with behavioural difficulties

2024     Sense about Science

Reviewed transparency of evidence underlying the UK Government's policy proposals on immigration and AI use in public sector

2021     House of Lords' Life Beyond COVID enquiry

2021     Department of Social Care and Health

Submitted evidence on the medium- to long-term effects of the pandemic on menal health, and trust in government and science

2020     Cabinet Office's International Best Practices Advisory Group

Served as Science Advisor on the topic of public trust in government during Covid-19

TV & Radio

BBC East Midlands, BBC South, Notts TV, TV Cultura (Brazil), Sky News, Evrim Agaci (Instagram),

BBC Radio Nottingham & Oxford ...

BBC Radio Oxford
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BBC Radio Nottm
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Press

BBC, Daily Mail, El País, Evrim Ağacı, Politico EU, PsyBlog, Psychology Today, Science Daily, Sözcü Gazetesi, The Conversation, The Times of India ...

Outreach projects
Body Politic | Hip Hop Dance Research Study | Results
Summer Scientist Week
Tate Exchange London public engagement event June 2019 - MOVE!
Neden Ortaklıklar Kurarız? I. Oturum | Dr. Bahar Tunçgenç | 24 Nisan 2021 | Avcılar Evrim Atölyesi
UoN Covid-19 Anniversary 2021
RöporTAF- Dr. Bahar Tunçgenç/ Johns Hopkins University - Bilişsel ve Evrimsel Antropoloji
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