Published by University College London

"Meet Mingqian Li, a Health in Urban Development MSc alumna who progressed directly into a PhD in Behavioral and Experimental Economics, building on research she began during her Master’s.

About Mingqian

Mingqian Li joined the Health in Urban Development MSc (HUD) at UCL with a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and human-centred approaches to development. During the programme, she developed a rigorous foundation in research and began exploring how environmental factors influence human behaviour, which shaped her academic direction toward Behavioral and Experimental Economics. She progressed directly into a PhD under the supervision of Professor Jaimie Lien, where she now investigates how exposure to nature can influence risk-taking, social preferences, and overall well-being through behavioural economic approaches."