Sander van der Linden

Sander van der Linden is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. Van der Linden's research spans the psychology of misinformation and persuasion, including the development and application of inoculation theory as a framework for building public resistance to false information. Much of this work engages with climate change communication, risk perception, and the social and psychological factors that shape public attitudes toward scientific consensus. Van der Linden has also worked on gamification as an intervention tool, democratic backsliding, authoritarianism, and the prevention of violent extremism.