Quality Reference Group

The Quality Reference Group monitors the Forward Look activities including the production of the final report. It defines and monitors quality assurance mechanisms in accordance with the ESF Forward Look procedures and is responsible for the dissemination process.

The Quality Reference Group is composed of the following members:

  • Dr Nina Kancewicz-Hoffman, Head of Humanities and Social Sciences Unit, European Science Foundation (Chair)
  • Ms Anne Deltour, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media - Audiovisual and Media policies
  • Ms Susanne Ding, European Commission, DG Education and Culture - MEDIA Programme and media literacy
  • Prof. Kirsten Drotner, Danish Research Centre on Education and Advanced Media Materials (DREAM), University of Southern Denmark, Chair Scientific Committee for the Humanities at Science Europe
  • Prof. Francois Heinderyckx, Université Libre de Bruxelles, President European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), President-Elect-Select International Communication Association (ICA)
  • Prof. Jan Jirák, Centre for Media Studies, Charles University Prague, member ESF Standing Committee for the Social Sciences
  • Dr Balázs Kiss, Institute for Political Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, member ESF Standing Committee for the Social Sciences
  • Dr Angela Liberatore, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
  • Prof. Rūta Marcinkevičienė, Vytautas Magnus University, Vice-president of the Research Council of Lithuania, member ESF Standing Committee for the Humanities
  • Prof. Alain Peyraube, CNRS / EHESS, Paris, member Scientific Council European Research Council
  • Prof. Annabelle Sreberny, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, President International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
  • Ms. Erika Widegren, Executive Director Permanent Platform Atomium Culture