The AXA Research Fund Announces the Selection of its New Post-Doc Fellowship

The AXA Research Fund is delighted to announce the results of the selection of its 2024 Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship on the theme :

Navigating misinformation and trust erosion in the digital age.

Each of the eight selected early-career researchers has been awarded up to €140,000 in grants to advance pioneering work on understanding, measuring, and mitigating the effects of misinformation.

The selected projects address critical challenges, including the role of artificial intelligence, the impact of misinformation on democratic institutions, and strategies to rebuild trust in our digital world.

The 2024 AXA Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellows and their inspiring projects below:

1. 1. Damia Benet Morant – Université Paris Cité, France
   Addressing Misinformation on Natural Hazards in Social Media

2. 2. Chintan Bhatt – Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
   AI-Powered Disinformation Defence: Safeguarding Truth in the Digital Age

3. 3. Jiemiao Chen – Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
   Tracking Adolescents' Susceptibility to Misinformation in the Digital Age

4. 4. Minos Athanasios Karyotakis – Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
   Impact of Misinformation & Mistrust on Environmental Issues & Democracy: A Comparative Study

5. 5. Paul McIlhiney – The University of Western Australia, Australia
   Confronting the Challenges of AI-Generated Misinformation

6. 6. Ashwin Nagappa – Queensland University of Technology, Australia
   Trust in the Fediverse: Community Protocols and Automation to Combat Online Harms

7. 7. Aglaé Navarre – University College Dublin, Ireland
   The Effect of Fake News on Behaviour

8. 8. Steve Rathje – New York University, United States
   Testing the Causal Impact of Social Media Around the Globe

Congratulations to all 2024 AXA Research Fund Fellows! 

We are excited to follow their journeys and share updates on their impactful research in the months ahead. Stay tuned as these projects unfold and contribute to building a more informed and resilient society.