Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT

APRICOT Community of Practice | Webinar Series Our next webinar is coming up, and you won't want to miss it! 📌 Launch of the new improved Paper Authoring Tool 📅 30 September 2026 | 15:00–16:00 GMT+1 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/g7CXjpNj

@robertjwest.bsky.social, the founder of the PAT, will take participants through the improved user interface and enhanced functionality.

Not yet part of our Community of Practice? Now is a great time to get involved! 👉 Join the CoP: lnkd.in/ezB-2NtK

The Paper Authoring Tool is a free online tool that is designed to ensure that reports of trials and feasibility studies include all the information required and link all the constructs in the paper, where possible, to ontology classes.

PAT produces a text version and a machine-readable version of the paper so that all the information can be extracted without the need for human annotation. It can also be used to design studies and annotate existing study reports.

21 May

⏰ Reminder: our first APRICOT CoP Work Spotlight is next week Title: GALENOS Project: Developing a Mental Health Ontology Speaker: Micaela Santilli 🗓 May 28, 2026 | ⏰ 3:00–3:45 PM (GMT+1) See full details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social

Don't miss our upcoming session in the APRICOT Community of Practice Work Spotlight Series! 📅 May 28, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 PM (GMT+1) 👇 See full details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

21 May

Micaela will walk us through how she and her team built an ontology to organise evidence across multiple living systematic reviews on mental health — and how it's been applied to strengthen evidence integration across a range of topics!

21 May

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Exciting things are happening in the APRICOT Community of Practice! 🍑 We have a packed programme of activities this year - webinars, workshops, spotlights, ask me anything - all focused on ontologies for behavioural and social sciences. 2 events are coming up soon and we'd love for you to join us

📌 1 June | Interactive Workshop: Annotations using the BCIO Presented by Ella Howes, Hannah Froome & Lisa Ann McDaid Sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Want to stay connected, ask questions, and engage with the community between events? Join us on Discourse: accelerate-basso-discourse.regenstrief.org/invites/b4CQ... All are welcome, whether you're new to ontologies or already working with them. See you there!

📌 28 May | Work Spotlight: GALENOS Project — Developing a mental health ontology Presented by Micaela Santilli Sign up here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

11 May

11 May

Micaela Santilli will describe how an ontology is being used to organise evidence from multiple living systematic reviews on mental health within the GALENOS Project.

🍑 APRICOT Community of Practice | Interactive Workshops Series We're excited to kick off our new Interactive Workshops Series! Our first session is on: Annotations using the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology 📅 1 June 2026 | 16:00–17:00 GMT+1

Whether you're new to ontology-based annotation or looking to sharpen your skills, this session is for you! 🔗 Register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Following the success of our Webinar Series, we are now going deeper with hands-on, interactive workshops designed to build practical skills at the intersection of ontologies and behavioural and social sciences.

5 May

🔍 Interested in improving how the BCIO is used in evidence synthesis? We are conducting a study to explore the barriers and enablers to using the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology (BCIO) in evidence synthesis applications, such as scoping and systematic reviews or structuring databases.

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5 May

👥Who can participate in the study? We are interested in hearing from researchers with experience in evidence synthesis, including both those who have used the BCIO for evidence synthesis and those who have not. 👉 If you’d like to take part, please sign up here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

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🔦 APRICOT Community of Practice Work spotlight Series Session: GALENOS Project: Developing a mental health ontology Speaker: Micaela Santilli 🗓 May 28, 2026 ⏰ 3:00-3:45 PM (GMT+1) 👉 Register here: ucl.zoom.us/j/9148586646...

💬 The session will include a live comment section and Q&A, so bring your questions!

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We’re introducing a new Work Spotlight series, running alongside other APRICOT Community of Practice activities on key topics about ontologies and behavioural and social science. These spotlight sessions will give practical examples of how ontologies are applied in research and practice.

Our first session will introduce how an ontology is being used to organise evidence from multiple living systematic reviews on mental health within the GALENOS Project. Micaela will demonstrate the development of an ontology and its application for evidence integration across a range of topics.

Missed our first APRICOT Community of Practice webinar or want to rewatch it?

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This was just the first of many events to come - stay tuned!

Missed our first APRICOT Community of Practice webinar or want to rewatch it?

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The recording from our first webinar session is now available for all Community of Practice members on our Discourse platform: accelerate-basso-discourse.regenstrief.org/t/webinar-se...

22 Apr

We held the first webinar of the APRICOT Community of Practice, and what a way to kick things off! A huge thank you to @jannahastings.bsky.social, for launching our webinar series with such an engaging and insightful session. And thank you to everyone who joined us.

22 Apr

More events, more conversations, and more opportunities to connect and collaborate are on the way, so stay tuned! If you are not a part of the APRICOT CoP yet, we'd love to have you join our growing international community: accelerate-basso-discourse.regenstrief.org/invites/b4CQ...

22 Apr

Today’s the day! Join us today at 3:00 PM (GMT+1) for the first webinar of the APRICOT Community of Practice: 'Introduction to Ontologies for the Behavioural and Social Sciences'. Register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social

🌐 APRICOT Community of Practice Webinar Series Title: Introduction to Ontologies for the Behavioural and Social Sciences Speakers: @jannahastings.bsky.social and @mayabraun.bsky.social 🗓 April 22, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 PM (GMT+1) Register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

14 Apr

We’re looking forward to this upcoming session in the APRICOT Community of Practice Webinar Series! If you’re interested in how ontologies can support behavioural and social science research, this webinar is a great place to start! 👇 See details below and register here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Human Behaviour Change - APRICOT@hbcproject.bsky.social

Our first session will introduce how ontologies can support research and practice, from improving transparency and reproducibility to enabling data interoperability and systematic evidence synthesis. 💬 The session will include a live Q&A, so bring your questions!

And if you haven’t joined our Community of Practice yet, now is a great time to get involved: 👉 Join the CoP: accelerate-basso-discourse.regenstrief.org/invites/b4CQ...

As part of the APRICOT Community of Practice, we’re planning a range of activities, including a new webinar series exploring key topics at the intersection of ontologies and behavioural and social science!

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🎉 New preprint available! Our study, “Usability of Digital Behavioural Frameworks for Intervention Development: A Think‑Aloud and Interview Study,” is now available as a preprint in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. 👉 preprints.jmir.org/preprint/96622

🛠️The findings offer insights into how these tools can be improved and provide a roadmap for improving digital tools across behavioural science more broadly.

Huge thanks to Jack Beadle and Oscar Lofts for leading the study and being such wonderful collaborators 🙌 👥 Co‑authors: Jack Beadle, Oscar Lofts, @lisazhang.bsky.social , @carolinacsilva.bsky.social , @susanmichie.bsky.social , @paulinaschenk.bsky.social

🧠📱 In this study, we explored the barriers and enablers to applying the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology and the Theories and Techniques Tool in intervention development and specification.

29 Oct 2025

📢 New paper alert! Our article on specifying delivery schedules in the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology supports greater clarity and consistency in intervention reporting. Now with over 200 views 👏 Read it here 👉 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-7...

29 Oct 2025

📢 Paper update! A revised version of “Predicting outcomes of smoking cessation interventions in novel scenarios using ontology-informed, interpretable machine learning” is now published. Read it here 👉 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/8-5... Many thanks to everyone who contributed!

7 Sept 2025

🚀 APRICOT Project at @ehps2025.bsky.social! 🌍 📸 A packed room, vibrant discussions, and rich exchanges at our symposium: “Making ontologies useful and usable for behaviour change research”, chaired by Prof. Susan Michie. Grateful to all speakers, contributors & attendees!

7 Aug 2025

🚀 New Pre-Print from the Apricot Project! Discover our Ontology of Engagement with Behaviour Change Interventions, now available on Wellcome Open Research. 💡Understanding this engagement helps improve intervention design and effectiveness. Read it here: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...

30 July 2025

🚀 New Pre-Print from the Apricot Project! Discover “OntoSpreadEd: Developing Ontologies with a Dedicated Online Template Spreadsheet Editor,” now available on Wellcome Open Research. Read it here: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...