Erik Knudsen, co-leader of the Audience Understanding & Personalisation research stream at MediaFutures, has been promoted to Full Professor! 

At MediaFutures, Erik brings a wealth of experience and expertise, particularly in the areas of news and political communication, trust in journalism, exposure to like-minded information, and polarization and fragmentation.

He completed his postdoctoral research at the Digital Social Science Core Facility (DIGSSCORE) and holds a PhD from the Department of Information Science and Media Studies at the University of Bergen. 

– I feel grateful and humbled to have been promoted to professor. I have benefited greatly from the support and collaboration of many colleagues, and I am fortunate to work in such a strong academic environment, says Knudsen.

We are delighted to have him on our team. This recognition truly reflects his outstanding contributions and the impact of his work. 

Andreas Lothe Opdahl, Erik Knudsen, Mehdi Elahi