We are happy to announce the Synapse Lab Seminar for UiS researchers interested in randomized controlled trials.
Unless otherwise marked, the seminars take place every second Friday from 12:30-13:30 in EOJ 276/277, UiS.
If you would like to participate in the seminars, or if you have any questions or suggestions, please email simone.haeckl-schermer@uis.no.
25.03.2022 10.00-11:00: Eric Bettinger, Stanford University 22.04.2022 12.30-13.30: Ludger Wößmann, LMU Munich 17.06.2022: 12.30-13.30: Eirin Mølland, Universitetet i Agder
All seminars will be in person in EOJ 276/277 .
Dates, speakers and topics may be subject to change.
Previous Synapse Lab seminars
View our list of previous speakers:
21.10.2021*: Anya Samek, University of California, San Diego
29.10.2021: Lenka Fiala, Nova School of Business and Economics
11.11.2021*: Celene E. Domitrovich, Georgetown University
Promoting systemic social and emotional learning with a schoolwide support system: The CASEL school guide.
19.11.2021: Christina Rott. Vrije Universiteit
25.11.2021*: Eric Bettinger, Stanford University
26.11.2021: Robert Dur, University of Rotterdam
10.12.2021: Ludger Wössmann, LMU Munich
15.01.2021: Sule Alan, European University Institute, Florence
Social Exclusion and Ethnic Segregation in Schools: The Role of Teacher's Ethnic Prejudice
29.01.2021: Simon Andersen, Aarhus UniversityTopic: Implementing Educational Interventions at Scale
12.02.2021: Fabian Kosse, LMU Munich
Prosociality and Competition
26.02.2021: Geir Kåre Resaland, Høgskulen på Vestlandet
School-based RCTs in Norway
12.03.2021: Neil Humphrey, University of Manchester
Education on trial: A critical appraisal of the use of RCTs in school-based research.
26.03.2021: Mira Fischer, WZB Berlin
Investigating the Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Academic Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
08.04.2021: Ariel Kalil, University of Chicago
23.04.2021: John Antonakis, HEC Lausanne
"Just Words? Just Speeches?” On the Economic Value of Charismatic Leadership
07.05.2021: Matthew Kraft, Brown University
20.05.2021: David Yeager, The University of Texas at Austin
Taking heterogeneity in behavioral interventions seriously: Early evidence from the Texas Mindset Initiative.
Synapse Lab develops and investigates interventions for promoting motivation and learning in education and work life.
Our researchers are motivated by the need for evidence based policy making and organizational change. We work in close collaboration with educators, businesses and organizations.
We utilize rigorous experimental methodology combined with registry data, and connect researchers from different disciplines. As a result, we create mutually beneficial collaborations between researchers and educators, businesses and organizations.
