🚨 #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.

🚨 #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.

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.

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.

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.

🚨#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.

🎉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?”. Read more 👇

🚨 #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

🎉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”. Read more about the project 👇

🎉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”. Read more about the project 👇

🎉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.

🎉 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...

🎉 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.

🎉 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).

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

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

🎉 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! #ICA25

🚨 #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 Read more 👇

🤩 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

Speaking at Spui 25 on the applications of AI in democratic practices, together with @plixavra.bsky.social. Moderated by Annemijn Kwikkers. 🗓️ May 20th at 4pm, Spui 25, Amsterdam Join us, the event is free 👇 @aimediademlab.bsky.social @ascor.bsky.social spui25.nl/programma/de...

#Welcome 🎉 to our new ASCoR member, Imran Khalid! Imran's research focuses on measuring and enhancing Digital Agency among adolescents, aiming to foster a healthier relationship with social media and support their overall well-being.

🚨 #Jobalert We are looking for a #postdoctoral researcher with an interest in journalism-related themes and a strong affinity for quantitative methods. The position is part of ASCoR, and the researcher will work closely with @markboukes.bsky.social. 📅Deadline: 25 May 2025 Read more 👇

🚨#Jobalert! Curious about how people discuss politics with generative AI like ChatGPT? Would you like to explore whether these conversations foster political deliberation or deepen polarisation? We’re looking for a motivated #PhD candidate to join our team. 🗓️Apply by: 22 May 👇See the link below

🎉 We #congratulate ASCoR researchers @feloe.bsky.social, @jesstpiotrowski.bsky.social, and @theoaraujo.bsky.social, along with other researchers, who have been awarded a grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to increase the sharing and reuse of digital trace data in a safe and ethical manner.

🚨 #JobAlert! Interested in research opportunities at one of the largest research institutes in the world? Check out the current #PhD and #Postdoc openings at ASCoR 👇

🎉#Congratulations to prof. dr. @theoaraujo.bsky.social! This month, he delivered his inaugural lecture, “Calibrating Trust in Communicative AI: Navigating the Myths, Merits and Menaces”. 🎥For those who couldn't attend, you can watch the full recording here: tinyurl.com/3yw5rpzp

📢 Exciting News! UvA ELSA Lab AI for health equity, led by Prof. Julia van Weert (ASCoR, Health Communication) and Prof. @deruijter.bsky.social (Health Law), has been awarded €2.3 million in funding from the #NWO (Dutch Research Council)! Congratulations! 🎉 Read more 👇

🎉 #Congratulations once again to Professor Eun-Ju Lee (Seoul National University), winner of ASCoR’s 2024 #McQuail Award for the Best Article Advancing Communication Theory published in the past two years! 👉 Read the winning article: doi.org/10.1093/hcr/...

#Congratulations once again to ASCoR researchers @zmcvanberlo.bsky.social and Hilde Voorveld! Their article, "The MADE Framework: Best Practices for Creating Effective Experimental Stimuli Using Generative AI," has won the Journal of Advertising Best Article of the Year Award! 🎉 Read the article 👇

🎉Big #congratulations to Hilde Voorveld, Guda van Noort, Daan Muntinga, and Fred Bronner on winning the Arnold Barban Most Impactful Article Award! 🏆Their article, 'Engagement with Social Media Advertising: Differentiating Role and Platform Type', has made a lasting impact on the field!

🎉 We #congratulate Zeph van Berlo on receiving the prestigious Mary Alice Shaver Promising Professor Award at the annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising! 🏆 This AAA career award recognises a junior faculty member for excellence and innovation in advertising research and teaching.

📢Exciting #News! Last week, ASCoR hosted the Media Exposure Symposium! More than ten ASCoR researchers presented inspiring examples of methods for measuring media exposure across traditional, digital, and social platforms. Read More 👇

📢Exciting news! We are happy to learn that the University of Amsterdam holds the number one position in the QS Rankings for #Communication and #Media Studies for the eighth consecutive year.

A milestone worth celebrating! 🎉 @claesdevreese.bsky.social reflects on 25 years of academia, research, and innovation. Discover his journey from exchange student to university professor at the #UvA. 👇 The full interview is available in Dutch.

From talking with humans to talking with machines—our communication is evolving. 🤖💬 How do chatbots, AI, and social robots shape our interactions? What does that mean for research? Together with colleagues of the #ASCoR, communication scholar Jochen Peter researches Human-Machine Communication 👇

🚨#Jobalert! Are you interested in conducting meaningful research on how smartphone usage influences young adults' political worldviews? Check out our latest #PhD position - Democracy by Design: How App Characteristics Shape Youth Political Worldviews. 🗓️ Apply by April 10. See the link below.

Prof. dr Jochen Peter has been appointed member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen). Congratulations!🎉Link to the ASCoR Website below👇

Who is exposed to what? Our #OpenAccess book (by Peter Neijens, @theoaraujo.bsky.social, @judith-moeller.bsky.social forms the basis of a symposium at @ascor.bsky.social today with a dozen state of the art presentations. #CommSky Link to the free OA book ⬇️ library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...

#News📰 @ascor.bsky.social researcher @hannescools.bsky.social recently wrote an opinion piece for NRC about common misunderstandings of AI and the false narrative of the "AI Race"💻 Have a look at the article using the link below👇

🚨#Jobalert! Do you want to contribute to research that helps individuals calibrate their trust in Generative AI? We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate for the project “Generative AI in our daily lives: Unravelling the Trust-and-Use Calibration Dynamics.” 🗓️ Apply by February 28! See link below👇

Happening today … I’ll be speaking with Microsoft Global Comms team (twice to cover alllll the time zones) on Gen Z and Alpha.

#Welcome🎉 to our new ASCoR member Youri Coudron! Youri will be researching the financial challenges journalism faces in the digital age. How can journalism economically safeguard their future, when people often perceive news to be free? He will try to find the answer!👋

#Congratulations🎉 to ASCoR researcher Patti Valkenburg on being awarded the senior career award at the 2025 Etmaal conference💪

Shoutout to @tobiaskleineidam.bsky.social for a really really good first-ever conference presentation. In his PhD project he asks how social norms affect the evaluation of negative campaigning #etmaal2025 #ascor

It was lovely to present at Etmaal. I don't think I've seen so much food as in this year's edition, my slides included: www.slideshare.net/slideshow/fo... This was work with Heying Yang & Ellen van Loo. Food swaps lead to healthier choices & assortment size affect choice overload. #Etmaal2025

#Welcome🎉 to our new ASCoR member Yara Mijnhout! Yara is part of the the RESPOND (Rescuing Democracy from Political Corruption in Digital Societies) consortium and her research focuses on how media shapes perceptions of corruption and influences public awareness and political engagement👋

#News📰! ASCoR researchers @teresaelena.bsky.social, @marinatulin.bsky.social, Michael Hameleers, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, as part of BENEDMO, have released a policy brief analyzing social media platforms’ accountability under the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation. Read the full brief below👇

#Seen👀 Have a look at this article by @delaneypeterson.bsky.social analyzing the link between loneliness and support for populist right-wing politics. Find the link to the article below👇

#Seen👀 ASCoR researcher @hannescools.bsky.social recently appeared in an interview for NOS regarding the increased use of AI by online publishers and news outlets when writing articles🤔. Follow the link below for the full interview👇

@Seen👀 In this Dutch podcast by De Universiteit van Nederland ASCoR Researcher Britta Brugman talks about the world of humor and banter 😆 When does a joke stop being a joke and why can a satirist say more than a critic? 🤔 The episode is linked below 👇