Vassilis Sideropoulos is a Senior Research Technician in the Department of Psychology and Human Development, at ΙΟΕ, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. He has over 5 years of experience as a data specialist. His expertise lies in the areas of mental health, education and randomised optimisation trials. Vassilis has secured ~£170K of research funding from UKRI, Medical Research Council as well as UCL Seed Funds. He has also pitched and secured ~£300K of research equipment funding from UCL's pot of UKRI Research Capital Investment Fund.

Prior to his current post, Vassilis worked as a Research Technician in Psychology and Human Development (UCL); Teaching Fellow in Statistics (Queen Margaret University) and as a Psychology Lab Technician (London South Bank University) where he primarily conducted and supported research in the Centre for Addictive Behaviours Research and the Brain, Mind and Behaviour Research Group. 

Vassilis strong advocacy for Science Communication and Scientific Public Engagement has received recognition: Founder’s Award from Queen Margaret University and Public Engagement Award from the British Psychology Society (via I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here).