This year the The School of Psychology’s Annual Lecture will be given by Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol.
The talk, which is open to all staff and students at the University of Kent, is titled “Beyond misinformation: Parallel universes in a post-truth world”, and will explore implications of the growing abundance of misinformation in the public sphere, how it influences people and how to counter it.
The event will begin with a drinks reception in Keynes College Atrium at 5pm. The talk will begin at 6pm in Keynes Lecture Theatre 1 (KLT1).
If you would like to attend the event then please RSVP with any dietary requirements, by 4th September, to: George Oatridge, Research Support Officer, School of Psychology, by email to: G.A.Oatridge@kent.ac.uk.
Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, FAcSS, FAPS, University of Bristol, Chair in Cognitive Science, and Royal Society Wolfson Research Fellow, is a cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol. For more information about his research and achievements see his page here.