Andrew Church and I presented the attached presentation to the UIBEN networks meeting on the 9th November 2009. The day was filled with an exchange of ideas, information and experiences from around the network. Some interesting perspectives on new ways to research an understand individudal behaviours were explained. For example, using bluetooth technology in mobile phones to capture social contacts and thus model the potential for spread of disease; examning the influences and triggers for individual decision making; testing the role of animals in determining human behaviour; and quantifying the well being effect of natural ’soundscape’ music through MRI scans.

There were plenty of opportunities to discuss links between networks; areas for future collaboration and potential for the UIBEN to focus on primary goals for research in this area in the future. All the presentations will be circulated to those at the meeting to get comments on where areas of commonality had been identified and where there are gaps.
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