Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
About the speaker
Dr Brand is currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sheffield with Prof. Tom Stafford investigating the use of argument maps and automated dialogue for fostering open-mindedness and de-polarisation. Lotty was previously Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Alex Mesoudi at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus as part of the Human Behaviour and Cultural Evolution Group (HuBCEG). Her research spans a variety of topics related to the evolution of human behaviour and cognition. All her publications and preprints are openly available here: lottybrand.wordpress.com/publications
About the talk
'AccessLab' is a novel science communication initiative in which researchers and those without research training get together to discuss how scientific literature can be accessed and used by people outside of the academic bubble. The aim is to open-up access to scientific research for anyone to find, understand, and use in their daily lives. The workshops include open discussion about how scientific research is funded and published, how to find it, how to get to the bottom of confusing media headlines, and a chance for those without formal research training to confidentially research a question of their own with a trained researcher. It's a really eye-opening workshop that I really recommend to any researcher who cares about how scientific research is accessed, understood, and put to good use. In this talk I'll discuss my experience of helping to run and develop these workshops, as well as the general principles about science communication and open science that I've learnt through the process. More about AccessLab can be found in this open publication: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000258
About RIOT Science Club
The RIOT Science Club gives talks/workshops on Reproducible, Interpretable, Open & Transparent Science. This talk was hosted by RIOT Science Club Exeter @riotsci_exeter
Slides and/or recordings of all past and future RIOTS Clubs are stored on our Open Science Framework Page: osf.io/8y7h2/. You can also subscribe to our mailing list, to receive regular information on upcoming talks and workshops, any local events and vacancies for positions in open and reproducible research.
You can also find us on Twitter @riotscienceclub
If you would like to give a talk or workshop for The RIOTS Club, please email riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk.
About the speaker
Dr Brand is currently Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sheffield with Prof. Tom Stafford investigating the use of argument maps and automated dialogue for fostering open-mindedness and de-polarisation. Lotty was previously Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Alex Mesoudi at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus as part of the Human Behaviour and Cultural Evolution Group (HuBCEG). Her research spans a variety of topics related to the evolution of human behaviour and cognition. All her publications and preprints are openly available here: lottybrand.wordpress.com/publications
About the talk
'AccessLab' is a novel science communication initiative in which researchers and those without research training get together to discuss how scientific literature can be accessed and used by people outside of the academic bubble. The aim is to open-up access to scientific research for anyone to find, understand, and use in their daily lives. The workshops include open discussion about how scientific research is funded and published, how to find it, how to get to the bottom of confusing media headlines, and a chance for those without formal research training to confidentially research a question of their own with a trained researcher. It's a really eye-opening workshop that I really recommend to any researcher who cares about how scientific research is accessed, understood, and put to good use. In this talk I'll discuss my experience of helping to run and develop these workshops, as well as the general principles about science communication and open science that I've learnt through the process. More about AccessLab can be found in this open publication: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000258
About RIOT Science Club
The RIOT Science Club gives talks/workshops on Reproducible, Interpretable, Open & Transparent Science. This talk was hosted by RIOT Science Club Exeter @riotsci_exeter
Slides and/or recordings of all past and future RIOTS Clubs are stored on our Open Science Framework Page: osf.io/8y7h2/. You can also subscribe to our mailing list, to receive regular information on upcoming talks and workshops, any local events and vacancies for positions in open and reproducible research.
You can also find us on Twitter @riotscienceclub
If you would like to give a talk or workshop for The RIOTS Club, please email riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk.
