We are happy to announce the Synapse Lab Seminar for UiS researchers interested in randomized controlled trials.
Unless otherwise marked, the seminars take place Thursdays and Fridays from 10:45 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.
Confirmed dates and speakers 2025:
| Date | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 13.02.2025 | Jo Boaler (online) | Stanford Graduate School of Education |
| 13.03.2025 | Katharina Werner | IFO Institute, Germany |
| 10.04.2025 | Isa Steinmann | Oslo Met |
| 24.04.2025 | Henning Hermes | IFO Institute, Germany |
| 08.05.2025 | Ragnhild Bjørknes | NUBU - Nasjonalt utviklingssenter for barn og unge |
| 22.05.2025 | Ulf Zöliz | University of Zurich |
| 04.06.2025 | Seda Ertac | Koc University |
| 05.06.2025 | Simon Wiederhold | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg |
Previous Synapse Lab seminars
View our list of previous speakers.
2021
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.
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
2022
25.03.2022: Eric Bettinger, Stanford University
22.04.2022: Ludger Wößmann, LMU Munich
17.06.2022: Eirin Mølland, Universitetet i Agder
20.09.2022: Torill Bogsnes Larsen, University of Bergen. Topic: Doing collaborative health promotion research in a complex setting: Lessons learned from the COMPLETE project in Norway.
04.11.2022: Dorthe Bleses, Aarhus University. Topic: From impact studies to sustainability educational practices: Implementation of evidence based interventions of scale.
21.11.2022: Hammad Shaikh, UiS Business School. Topic: The impact of information disclosure on student course selection.
02.12.2022: Marianne Simonsen, Aarhus University. Topic: Welfare reform: Consequences for the children.
16.12.2022: Guiseppe Sorrenti, University of Amsterdam Topic: The causal impact of socio-emotional skills training on educational success.
2023
31.03.2023: Analia Schlosser, Tel Aviv University.
12.05.2023: Joe Vecci, University of Gothenburg.
26.05.2023: Matthias Heinz, University of Cologne.
05.06-06.06.2023: Workshop. 12th edition of the Field Days - Experiments outside the laboratory.
15.08.2023: Julie Pernaudet, University of Chicago.
25.08.2023: Kerstin Grosch, WU Vienna.
20.09.2023: Robert C. Pianta, Keynote at the European Workshop in Systematic Observation.
06.10.2023: Hessel Oosterbeek, University of Amsterdam.
20.10.2023: Andrea Salvati, University College London.
03.11.2023: Atle Fretheim, OsloMet.
17.11.2023: Florian Englmaier, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
01.12.2023: Hilde Van Keer, Ghent University.
15.12.2023: Elif Kubilay, University of Essex.
2024
20.09.2024 Danila Serra, Texas A&M University
03.10.2024 Philipp Lergetporer, Technichse Universität München
31.10.2024 Margarita Panayiotou, Universiity of Manchester
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.
