Thomas Tufte#
| Membership Number: | 5177 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | FILM, MEDIA & VISUAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2019 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.lborolondon.ac.uk/about/staff/thomas-tufte |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-3253-8481 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-tufte-40a316/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2018, 08 Professor, Institute Director, Institute for Media and Creative Industries, Loughborough University London, UK
- 2016 - 2018, Professor in Media and Communication, University of Leicester
- 2017, 05 - 2018,08 Research Director, School of Media, Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester, UK
- 2004 - 2016 Professor of Communication for Development, Roskilde University, Denmark
- 2008 - 2016 Co-founder and co-director of Ørecomm Centre for Communication and Glocal Change
- 2003 - 2004 Associate Professor, Department of International Health, University of Copenhagen
- 1999 - 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
- 1996 - 1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Film and Media Studies, University of Copenhagen
- 1994 - 1996 Junior Professional Officer at UNDP in Paraguay
- 1991 - 1993 Information and communication officer, Danchurchaid.
- Honorary appointments:
- 2013 Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2003, 01-05 UNESCO Chair of Communication, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
- 2002, 09-11 Visiting Scholar, Rhodes University, South Africa
Fields of Scholarship
- International health communication
- Media audience studies
- Mediated communication and democratic development
- Communication for development and social change
Honours and Awards
- 2013- , Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2003, 01-05, UNESCO Chair of Communication, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
- 2002, 09-11, Visiting Scholar, Rhodes University, South Africa
