The ASCoR research program 2010-2015 is guided by a shared empirical focus on the contents, uses and consequences of media and communication. It pioneers in a renewal of media effects theorizing: It sees media use as the outcome of individual dispositions and its context, it focuses on conditional effects (who is affected under which circumstances?) and indirect effects (through which processes?), and it aims to contribute to communication science theories, while also interacting with other disciplines.

Research at ASCoR is organized in three Program Groups, outlined below. The full text of the ASCoR Research Program 2010-2015 can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

Excellent results from the Research Assessment 2008
In 2008, ASCoR was assessed by an external international committee. The results can be found in the report 'Assessment of Research Quality of Communication Science in the Netherlands 2001 - 2007'. Please click below for the complete report or the summary.