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The Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) is a leading research institute in Communication Science 📍 @FMG_UvA @UvA_Amsterdam
We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Anke Stoll.

Dr. Anke Stoll is investigating how human bias - particularly the political leaning of annotators - may shape the decision-making of algorithms for facial expression recognition.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Join us on 6 Nov for the AISSR Lecture by Renee DiResta, @noupside.bsky.social, author of the book 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴. On how social media reshapes power & politics. Co-hosted by @ascor.bsky.social

➡️ Register here: aissr.uva.nl/content/even...
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨#Jobalert

The AI, Media & Democracy Lab is seeking a #postdoctoral researcher with a background in communication science to investigate how the introduction of AI is changing the relationship between media, users, and technology, and what effects this has on democratic engagement.
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new PhD candidate, Teresa Valle!

Teresa is working on the project “Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics”. Her research focuses on visual political communication and how visuals may be used to represent and elicit political anger.
October 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new PhD candidate, Michael van Straelen!

His research examines how people engage in political conversations with generative AI, how they perceive these tools, and how such interactions influence their political views and ideological (de) polarisation.
October 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new PhD candidate, Jade van Dorth!

Jade's #PhD project examines adolescents’ synthetic relationships with conversational AI, exploring their prevalence, causes, and effects on companionship, empowerment, isolation, and autonomy.
October 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨 #Jobalert

We’re seeking a motivated PhD candidate passionate about advertising, algorithms & social media to join our project “Algorithmic Persuasion on TikTok: A Differential Vulnerability Perspective” at the Persuasive Communication Program Group.
September 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🚨 #Jobalert

We’re looking for a motivated #PhD candidate to join our project “Addressing Craving in the City: Using system insights for personalized context-driven interventions to combat nicotine use,” focusing on personalized, context-driven interventions to tackle smoking and vaping.
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We are pleased to #welcome 🎉 our new #PhD candidate, Tasha de Vries.

Her PhD project, titled ‘Questioning Synthetic Advertising in a Synthetic World,’ conceptualizes the notion of synthetic advertising and explores how consumers engage with it within a synthetic environment.
September 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We #congratulate🎉 @claesdevreese.bsky.social on receiving this year’s Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize for his extensive and internationally acclaimed research into the role played by algorithms and artificial intelligence in democratic processes.
Thrilled to receive the 2025 @carlsbergfondet.dk Research Prize.

The prize celebrates free and independent research. I am incredibly indebted to students, colleagues, support staff, funders, and mentors who made all the research possible. Onward and upward 🚀

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September 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are pleased to #welcome🎉 our new PhD candidate, Nick Kerkhoff.

His research examines the conditions under which upward social comparisons with greenfluencers promote pro-environmental behaviors among emerging adults. The project is funded by the NWO Doctoral Grant for Teachers.
August 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚨#Jobalert

We are looking for a fully funded #Postdoc researcher for our “Invisible Languages” project. The role involves mapping the global presence of 7,000+ languages, co-developing community interventions with international partners, and advancing LLM frameworks for under-resourced languages.
August 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🎉We #Congratulate ASCoR researcher @emmavandergoot.bsky.social, who has been awarded the Rubicon Grant 2025 from NWO and ZonMw for the project “Between criticism and complicity: how should journalists cover the uncivilized and misleading speeches of politicians?”.

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Emma van der Goot Awarded Rubicon Grant 2025 - ASCoR
Emma van der Goot has been awarded the Rubicon Grant 2025 from NWO and ZonMw.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🚨 #Jobalert

Join us as a #PostDoc in the Horizon Europe project TWON (Twin of Online Social Network)! You'll work in the Political Communication & Journalism group, as well as in the Computational Communication Science Amsterdam Lab.

📅Deadline: 28 July 2025

🔗Read More: tinyurl.com/mswjxnaj
July 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎉We #congratulate Minh Hao Nguyen, who has recently been awarded an #NWO Veni grant for her pioneering research project “Disconnection in an Always-Connected Society: A Novel Perspective on Digital Inequality”.

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Minh Hao Nguyen Awarded NWO Veni Grant for Project “Disconnection in an Always-Connected Society: A Novel Perspective on Digital Inequality” - ASCoR
Minh Hao Nguyen Awarded NWO Veni Grant
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July 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎉We #congratulate @ambervdwal.bsky.social, who has recently been awarded an #NWO Veni grant for her innovative multi-method project “Turning Algorithms for Good: Using Humor to Protect Youth from Harmful Social Media Content”.

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Amber van der Wal Awarded NWO Veni Grant for Project “Turning Algorithms for Good: Using Humor to Protect Youth from Harmful Social Media Content” - ASCoR
Amber van der Wal Awarded NWO Veni Grant
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July 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🎉We #congratulate Eva van Reijmersdal on winning the Insights Scientist of the Year 2025 award for her research on Influencer Marketing. The award is issued by the Dutch Data & Insights Network D&IN Insights. The jury praised the impact of her work on science, practice, and regulations.
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎉 DeMoCraft receives €6.6 million grant for research into democratic moral craftsmanship 🎉

From ASCoR's side, @christianburgers.bsky.social & @shjjacobs.bsky.social are involved.

Read more about the grant through this link: ascor.uva.nl/shared/uva/e...
DeMoCraft receives €6.6 million grant for research into democratic moral craftsmanship - ASCoR
DeMoCraft receives €6.6m for research into democratic moral craftsmanship. How do politicians stay strong in crises? New knowledge and tools aim to future-proof governance.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🎉 We #congratulate @alexschwinges.bsky.social and @ernesto-deleon.com, winners of the ASCoR Baschwitz Awards 2024! Each year, the Baschwitz Article of the Year and the Young Scholar Award are presented during the Departmental Meeting of Communication Science.
June 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🎉 We #congratulate @feloe.bsky.social on receiving the KHMW Keetje Hodshon Prize for her dissertation “Diversity of News Consumption in a Digital Information Environment” (VU, 2023), awarded by the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW).
June 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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I am truly honored and grateful for this #MobileComm award! It's so great to see that my MA thesis is being recognized in the field 🔥 #ica25 @ascor.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to our top student paper award winner @anishaarenz.bsky.social! 🎉 🎉 🎉 #ICA25
June 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Happy to be coming onboard as co-chair of the ICA @icasecac.bsky.social, representing student and early career interests at the ICA board level.

I am really looking forward to working with @danijaradent.bsky.social and the rest of the SECAC members over the coming years! #ica25
June 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🎉 We are proud to share big news from #ICA25 in Denver: @jesstpiotrowski.bsky.social, Professor at ASCoR, has been announced as a candidate for ICA President! A dedicated leader and scholar with deep ties to the ICA community. Election this Fall — stay tuned!
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June 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 #Jobalert We are looking for a highly motivated #PhD candidate for the four-year project “Nutrition Confusion in a Social Media World,” embedded within the Persuasive Communication Program Group.

📅Deadline: 4 June 2025
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May 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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🤩 Proud to announce the launch of our new @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Club!!

📅 First (online) session scheduled for 22 May, 1pm

📱Check the post below for details, especially the Qualtrics survey to express your interest in joining!

@alenakluknavska.bsky.social
🆕 Introducing the ✨PolComm ECR Club✨ – a new monthly online forum for early career researchers in political communication!

Organized by @olgaeisele.bsky.social & @alenakluknavska.bsky.social, this initiative is open to PhD students & postdocs (≤4 yrs post-PhD) in the ECPR or ECREA polcom sections!
May 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM