Dr. Richard Watermeyer is a Senior Lecturer in Education at University of Bath. He has research interests located at the interface of science and technology studies and the sociology of education.

Dr. Watermeyer holds a Ph.D in sociology from Cardiff University's internationally esteemed, School of Social Sciences. He has research interests located at the interface of science and technology studies and the sociology of education, has led a number of UK Government and Government agency evaluations and is widely published. Dr. Watermeyer's special expertise is in investigating innovative approaches to 'upstream' engagement and dialogue and interactive and experiential pedagogy. He has written about the expert/public interface in a number of formal and informal educational contexts including science museums/centres, science communication companies and the like. .