Professor Vian Bakir
Professor in Journalism and Political Communications
Affiliations
Contact info
Position: Professor of Journalism & Political Communication
Email: v.bakir@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382751
Location: Main Arts
Personal website: Academia.edu ResearchGate
Project Websites: DATA-PSST! Intelligence Elites Emotional AI
Current Administrative Responsibilities:
Co-Director of Network for Study of Media and Persuasive Communication.
School of History, Law & Social Science Research Committee (grant leadership)
- 2023
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Televised Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2023
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
15 Nov 2023 → 20 Jan 2024Activity: Other
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International Journal of Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
14 Nov 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Ofcom Making Sense of Media Working Group
Vian Bakir (Member)
1 Nov 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Digital Journalism (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
31 Oct 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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EU MCFA Fellowships reviewer
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
14 Oct 2023 → 1 Dec 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC - Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Social Science Program with US Department of Defense
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
1 Oct 2023 → 28 Feb 2024Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
22 Sept 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Peer reviewer for Dutch Research Council,
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
18 Sept 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Peer reviewer for UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
18 Sept 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
5 Jun 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Making Sense of Media Working Group
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
24 May 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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expert evaluator for EU HORIZON - DEMOCRACY/The emotional politics of democracies
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
31 Mar 2023 → 7 Jul 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Ofcom Theory of Change Evaluation Toolkit - training workshop
Vian Bakir (Participant)
30 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
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Briefing for Ofcom's Making Sense of Media Working Group
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
29 Mar 2023Activity: Other
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New media and society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
9 Mar 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Palgrave macmillan - Springer (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
27 Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Online Media Literacy Strategy Stakeholder meeting
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
26 Jan 2023Activity: Other
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OFCOM meeting - Making Sense of Media Group
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
25 Jan 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Social Media + Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
23 Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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International Journal of Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
5 Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
- 2022
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Reviewer for Leverhulme
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
11 Nov 2022Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Interviewed for The National on disinformation, Twitter, and Scottish independence
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
8 Nov 2022Activity: Other
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Journal of Cyber Policy (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
8 Nov 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Provided advice to journalist on political communication and Twitter
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
7 Nov 2022Activity: Other
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International Journal of Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
24 Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Surveillance and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
21 Oct 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Expert reviewer for European Research Agency for evaluations of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) 2022
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
7 Oct 2022 → 20 Jan 2023Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC Peer Review College member
Vian Bakir (Member)
28 Sept 2022 → 28 Sept 2028Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Keynote: ‘The Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences in AI Policymaking: A Personal Journey of Twists and Turns in the Service of Solving ‘Wicked Problems’. Alan Turing Institute Networking Event - AI, Public Policy and Social Sciences and Humanities
Vian Bakir (Keynote/plenary speaker)
23 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
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'Addressing false information online via provision of authoritative information: Why dialling down emotion is part of the answer', Submission to UK Parliament Online Harms and Disinformation Sub-Committee Inquiry into Misinformation and Trusted Voices, September 2022
Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Contributor)
14 Sept 2022 → 14 Oct 2022Activity: Other
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WORKING GROUP MEMBER: OFCOM Making Sense of Media Research Working Group
Vian Bakir (Member)
1 Sept 2022 → 1 Sept 2023Activity: Other
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Advisory Board member for European Research Council Starting Grants project, TRUE
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
1 Aug 2022 → 1 Aug 2027Activity: Other
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Frontiers in Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)
1 Aug 2022 → 11 Aug 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Peter Lang (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
22 May 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Expert reviewer, Rapporteur and Final Panel member for Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON). Reshaping democracies (HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01)
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
14 May 2022 → 20 Jul 2022Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
6 May 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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FAKE NEWS: INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR VIAN BAKIR
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
6 May 2022Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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ESRC National Capability in Behavioural Research Workshop
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
28 Apr 2022Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
SSRC/ESRC International workshops on Trust in Democratic Institutions
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
24 Mar 2022 → 31 Mar 2022Activity: Other
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Chilean Journal in Communication (Perspectivas de la Comunicación) (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
14 Mar 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
23 Feb 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Provided info on research data creation and use for European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
8 Feb 2022Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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GUARDINT EU Project. Intelligence, surveillance, and oversight: tracing connections and contestations
Vian Bakir (Speaker)
26 Jan 2022 → 27 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic conference
- 2021
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Routledge Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
3 Dec 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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New media and society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
28 Nov 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Article in Hamodia on Fake News
Vian Bakir (Interviewee)
23 Nov 2021Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Peer reviewer for AHRC
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
6 Nov 2021Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
Interview with Prof Vian Bakir - Solutions to Global Misinformation
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
1 Oct 2021Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar