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RIOT Science Club

@riotscienceclub · GB · EN

RIOT Science Club (@riotscienceclub), a UK-based open science initiative in the United Kingdom, publishes long-form recorded talks and workshops on research integrity, statistics and reproducibility. The channel has about 3,400 subscribers and a median of roughly 140 views per video, with about 8 uploads in the last 90 days. Sponsored integrations would run about $150 to $250 per video.

Why brands book RIOT

Academic audience of researchers and students watching long-form open science talks

  • Recent talks average about 140 median views, with a 90th percentile near 430 views
  • Shorts make up only 4% of uploads, so bookings are long-form only
  • Sponsored rate of $150 to $250 per video, roughly $20 to $35 per 1,000 median views
Best foruniversity software or journal toolsresearch methods trainingstatistics and data-analysis software
Watch forSmall, niche academic audience; views per video are low and the channel is non-commercial.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Science70%
Education20%
Health10%
Formats
recorded lecture, conference talk, practical workshop
Tone
academic, informative
Language
English
On camera
Yes, talking head
Production
Clean, lightly edited
Typical length
50 to 90 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent5/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment75/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Engagement3.3%
Likes and comments per view on recent videos
Audience asks abouthow to preregister a studyhow to detect errors or paper mills in published researchhow to run reproducible analyses in R
Age
15%18-24
40%25-34
25%35-44
20%45+
Gender
50%women
50%men
Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom45%
🇺🇸 United States15%
Netherlands8%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 50 videos were sponsored
None seenno sponsored videos in the last 50
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Talks cover antidepressant prescribing, cannabis and psychosis and research fraud in a scholarly register; no flagged content in recent titles.

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Platforms

PlatformFollowersMedian viewsUploads, 90d
YouTube3.4k1438

Benchmark score: 14 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Engagement Median views relative to followers5 / 50
Activity Uploads in the last 90 days8 / 30
Reach Followers on the main platform1 / 20

Recent videos

Last three uploads, latest 76 days ago.

Piloted in June 2018 and established in February 2019 by Dr Samuel Westwood, The RIOTS Club initiative is entirely early-career researcher-led and is now franchised to several universities. To learn more about the RIOTS Club, and the wonderful team behind its success, visit our website www.riotscience.co.uk. If you would live to set up your own RIOTS Club, please contact riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk All talk slides are stored on our Open Science Framework Page https://osf.io/8y7h2/. You can also subscribe to our mailing list by emailing riotscienceclub@kcl.ac.uk. If you join, you will receive
RIOT Science Club's own profile description on YouTube

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About RIOT Science Club

RIOT Science Club is a UK-based YouTube channel from the RIOTS Club open science initiative, which publishes recorded talks and workshops on research integrity, statistics, preregistration and reproducible analysis. Its videos are typically 50 to 90 minutes long and feature academics, researchers and science integrity investigators. Videos are lecture-style and filmed with mid-level production.

The channel has about 3,400 subscribers and a median of roughly 140 views per video, with about 8 uploads in the last 90 days, according to channel metrics. Its audience is likely made up of early-career researchers, postgraduate students and academics, though this is an estimate. No sponsorships were detected in the recent uploads.

The channel fits academic publishers, research software companies and methods-training providers. At $150 to $250 per video, it works out to roughly $20 to $35 per 1,000 median views. Paid ads typically run $10 to $30 CPM, so this is a premium rate for a small, specialist audience.

Written from RIOT Science Club's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. RIOT Science Club can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about RIOT

How much does RIOT Science Club charge for a sponsored video?

Based on its median views of about 140, a sponsored integration on RIOT Science Club would cost roughly $150 to $250 per video. That is around $20 to $35 CPM, a premium over typical paid-ad CPMs of $10 to $30 for a small academic audience.

What does RIOT Science Club post about on YouTube?

RIOT Science Club posts recorded talks and workshops on open science, research integrity, statistics, preregistration and reproducible analysis. Its speakers include academics and research integrity investigators, and videos usually run 50 to 90 minutes.

How do I contact RIOT Science Club for a brand deal?

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