The RIOT Science Club is a forum where researchers can learn about Open Research reforms and practices, and central to its aims is encouraging Reproducible, Interpretable, Open & Transparent Science. Started in mid-June 2018 at King’s College London by Samuel Westwood and co-organised by Marion Criaud, Olivia Kowalczyk, and Sheut-Ling Lam, the initiative is entirely early-career researcher-led and has now expanded beyond King’s to a growing number of sites and is now partnered with the UK Reproducibility Network.
The RIOTS Club invites speakers to give talks, present papers, give insights into time-saving tools, recommend new statistical techniques, and much more. Additionally, The RIOTS Club aims to change research culture that is more collegial, where viewpoint and background diversity can be allowed to flourish.
The ultimate aim is to create a levelling space where junior and senior academics alike can all mutually benefit from the exchange of ideas that move us away from the publish or perish culture, that stymie the replication crises, and that put researchers on the map in the Open Research revolution!
All presentation slides are stored on our Open Science Framework page and recordings are uploaded to our YouTube channel.
Who are we?
Kathryn Bates
Research Associate
King’s College London
Manpal Bhogal
Lecturer
University of Wolverhampton
Elisabet Blok
PhD Student
Erasmus Medical Centre
Giulio Centorame
Research Associate, Visiting PGR/
PhD Student
University of Queensland/ University of Bristol
Robbie Clark
PhD Student
University of Bristol
Marion Criaud
Data Scientist
London Fire Brigade
Lorenza Dall’Aglio
PhD Student
Erasmus Medical Centre
Ellie Hassan
PhD Student
University of Exeter
Tamara Kalandadze
Associate Professor
Østfold University College
Olivia Kowalczyk
Research Associate
King’s College London
Ian Lahart
Reader
University of Wolverhampton
Sheut-Ling Lam
Trials Manager
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Alexandra Lautarescu
Research Associate
King’s College London
Barbara McGillivray
Lecturer
King’s College London
Thuy-vy T Nguyen
Assistant Professor
Durham University
Anders Nordahl-Hansen
Professor
Østfold University College
Hugo Pedder
Senior Research Associate
University of Bristol
Isobel Ridler
PhD Student
King’s College London
Nadia Soliman
PhD Student
Imperial College London
Bing Xu
PhD Student
Erasmus Medical Centre
Sam Westwood
Lecturer
University of Westminster
Where to find us?
We’re based at King’s College London, Imperial College London, University of Bristol, Durham University, University of Exeter, University of Wolverhampton, Rotterdam, and Norway.
Get in touch!
Keep up to date by following us on Twitter or by joining our mailing list riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk.
Interested in getting involved? Don’t be shy, drop us a line!
RIOTS code of conduct
The RIOT Science Club is committed to making its events productive and enjoyable for everyone. We expect our members and speakers to adhere our code of conduct.