Lotte Vermeire

In 2018, Lotte obtained a Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies at the VUB. However, she was greatly interested in the impact of new and online media and digitization and went on to study journalism. In 2019, she graduated with a Master in Journalism at the VUB and due to her strong interest in education, she went on to obtain an Educational Master's Degree (VUB, 2020). In 2020 she joined SMIT as a qualitative researcher with an interdisciplinary approach. Lotte attaches value to research that can have a positive societal impact, for which she strives everyday.

Lotte worked on the DataBuzz project, different digital youth work projects, and does a PhD on data literacy in formal and non-formal education in relation to digital inclusion. Lotte's PhD aims to develop an educational framework for data literacy, taking into account the ethical dimensions, societal implications, and the role of critical thinking. The PhD aims to equip young people with the tools to critically, creatively, and responsibly look at, challenge, and engage with data-based narratives. Central to this research is the notion of digital inclusion, underscoring the importance of taking into account vulnerable youth when organising educational practices.