Professor David Shanks, Head of Division, gives a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture on "Does social science tell the truth?"

Professor David Shanks, Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences gives the UCL Lunch Hour Lecture on 13 October on "Does social science tell the truth?"

There is now abundant evidence that only around half of all published findings in the social sciences are true, and research even suggests that some entire bodies of work are based on non-existent effects. Join Professor David Shanks as he discusses a range of remedies that could make social science research more credible and robust.

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UCL's Lunch Hour Lectures are an opportunity for anyone to sample the exceptional research work taking place at UCL, in bite sized chunks. Speakers are drawn from across the university, and lectures frequently showcase new research and recent academic publications. Lunch Hour Lectures are free, require no pre-booking, and are open to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis.

13 October 2016, 1.15pm to 1:55pm, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building (Map) access via Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT