What are Nudge Teams up to?

Policy

Showers use more water than anything else on campus, but because it’s “free,” there’s no real reason to cut back. This team is looking at whether simple shower timers in halls could quietly encourage shorter showers and help close the gap between Warwick’s Net Zero goals and reality.

Marketing

There are plenty of wellbeing services on campus — students just don’t always use them. This team is trying to understand why awareness doesn’t always translate into uptake, and what gets in the way, especially for undergraduates.

Health & Wellbeing

A simple question: are students drinking enough water? The team is measuring current intake and testing small nudges to help students reach healthier levels without turning it into a chore.

UX

Mandatory training modules are completed… eventually. This team is working on how to make them easier to finish and less painful to engage with in the first place.

Finance

Most students don’t really track spending until it becomes a problem. This project is building a simple budget tracker with visual cues and weekly prompts to make spending habits more visible.

Sustainability

The ReNUDGEables are focusing on plate waste in campus dining halls. The goal is to use light social cues to help students take only what they’ll actually eat.

Consumer Behaviour

This team is looking at excessive drinking on campus, and how making “healthy” alcohol consumption more visible and salient might change behaviour.