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…

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…

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.

A short film by PhD Fellow Gabriel Pereira (in collaboration with artist Bruno Moreschi) has been nominated for a prize at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the world's largest documentary film festival.

Isabelle Torrance has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council for studying the role of classical influences in shaping Irish culture. The project will be affiliated with The Centre for Irish Studies in Aarhus.

What will the internet of the future look like in an increasingly digital everyday life? What impact does fake news have on democracy? Research Director Anja Bechmann has received two Horizon 2020 grants which can contribute to addressing some of the digital societal challenges facing Europe.