Science Communication and Trust

Antoinette Fage-Butler is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University whose research centres on the communication of science, risk and trust. She is Principal Investigator of the (Mis)trust of Scientific Expertise project, funded by Aarhus University Research Foundation. She wrote the book Risk and Responsibilisation in Public Communication of Contemporary Crises (Routledge, 2024) with funding from Carlsberg Foundation. Circle U. funding supported a project she led that explored students’ future narratives of sustainability.

Loni Ledderer is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University. Her research encompasses organisational change processes in healthcare organisations with a specific focus on technologies, care practices and participation in healthcare from the perspectives of users and health professionals. She has extensive experience in interdisciplinary research and collaboration across organisations and is part of the (Mis)trust of Scientific Expertise group.

Kristian H. Nielsen, Associate Professor in Science Communication and Science Studies at Aarhus University, specializes in scientific expertise in public debate and science communication. He leads work packages in two EU projects on citizen science and open and responsible research and innovation, and is part of the (Mis)trust of Scientific Expertise group. In 2022, he co-organized the Engaging Citizen Science Conference and co-edited its proceedings. His recent work appears in journals like Public Understanding of Science and Science as Culture.