Jason Pridmore
Jason Pridmore is the co-director of the Community for Learning Innovation and the co-lead of the AI strategy working group at Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands). He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication and former Vice Dean of Education within the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication.Pridmore is the coordinator of both COALESCE, which will build a European Science Communication Competency Centre, and SEISMEC, an EU-funded project piloting Human Centric Industry innovations. His research team focuses on emerging digital technologies, (data) science communication, technology innovation, trust and privacy.
Since he completed his PhD in Sociology at Queen’s University, Canada, in 2008, Pridmore has held various research positions in the Netherlands and is an active advisor in a range of EU and Dutch research initiatives on new technologies, privacy and security issues.
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Joining forces for better science communication
A special toolbox and a European Competence Centre to foster excellence in science communication: that, amongst other things, is what science communicators from across Europe are working to establish. They are part of the EU-funded project COALESCE (Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Professor Jason Pridmore on science communication and the COALESCE project
In this interview, Jason Pridmore, Associate Professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, reflects on the need for effective science communication. He also explains the context and goals of the ‘Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and Engagement in Science Communication in Europe’ (COALESCE)... -
A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Jason Pridmore about TRESCA project
Interview with Jason Pridmore, Vice Dean of Education at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, and Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work focuses on practices of digital identification, mobile devices, security issues... -
What drives public trust? Broadening the traditional scope of science communication with TRESCA
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of our daily lives and, by now, we are all a bit more dependent on technology than we had been before. But how can we trust all the scientific information that we receive through the media? How can we have a common understanding of what is reliable...