Thomas Terkildsen does not consider himself an artist, but he has a message, and he knows a lot about how virtual reality technology can make narratives even stronger and how to measure emotions. His work has made such a big impression that he has been nominated for an award at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.

The Department of Media and Journalism Studies, the School of Communication and Culture together with the European Communications Research and Education Association (ECREA) and Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) will host the 9th European Communication Conference in 2022 in Aarhus (Denmark).

Funded by the European Commission, a new consortium of Nordic researchers and fact-checkers will aim to understand, monitor, and counter the spread of misinformation in and across the Nordics. The project, called NORDIS, is led by DATALAB at Aarhus University.

Professor Isabelle Torrance from Aarhus University is awarded the Victor Albeck Award for her excellent contribution to developing the field of ‘Classical Reception Studies’.

In May, 2021, Digital Aesthtics Research Center (DDINF) will co-host the all-virtual ELO Conference and Media Arts Festival with the theme Platform (Post?) Pandemic.

Commenting on the power and control of technology the artwork uses the framework of the game 4-Card Monte to explore how we as users are led to believe that we are in control only to find out the game is rigged… The work has been selected for showcase at Ars Electronica Festival.

The European Communications Research and Education Association (ECREA) has decided to host its 9th European Communication Conference in 2022 in Aarhus (Denmark). The application was prepared by colleagues from the Department of Media and Journalism Studies in collaboration with Visit Aarhus and a range of local partners. The conference theme is “Rethink Impact” and will bring together well over 1,000 scholars in media and communication research. It is for the first time that this important conference will be held in a Nordic country.

Mistrust of scientific expertise can have far-reaching consequences for public health. We have recently seen an anti-vaccine movement that has resulted in a measles outbreak and girls who refused to have the HPV vaccine. Now we are confronted with COVID19, where scientific expertise once again needs to stand its ground. A new research network will investigate how mistrust of science expertise arises and spreads online.

Researchers from Aarhus University, in partnership with VIVE, Aarhus Municipality and Business Academy Aarhus, have received a grant from VELUX FONDEN for a project they call LIVSTEGN (which means “sign of life” in Danish). The project involves close collaboration between researchers, dementia patients, their families and their care staff.