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The Illiberal Turn project launches recommendations for journalists and policy makers

Building on original empirical evidence collected across the period of two years in four Central and Eastern European countries, The Illiberal Turn project is launching a report with practical recommendations for the development of media policies and journalistic practices with a potential to alleviate the negative consequences of polarization and populism currently observed both within and beyond the region.

Yunyi Liao appointed as a Doctoral Leader for the Institute of Advanced Studies

Yunyi Liao has been appointed as a Doctoral Leader for the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and will help support the delivery of the IAS programme.

Loughborough academic awarded honorary fellowship from the British Psychological Society

Professor Elizabeth Stokoe has been named as an Honorary Fellow, one of the most prestigious awards given by the British Psychological Society.

Why COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy should fall as more people get the jab

Did you book your NHS COVID-19 vaccination on the phone? If you did, the first thing you heard was this automated message: “Thank you for your call. We are pleased so many people have responded to their invitations to get a COVID vaccination.”

Friends: making audiences laugh by embracing the unexpected in conversation

Professor Elizabeth Stokoe, Professor of Social Interaction, discusses how TV series Friends makes audiences laugh in an article for The Conversation.

Conversations, and how we end them

Professor Elizabeth Stokoe, Professor of Social Interaction, discusses new research on the duration of our conversations.

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