On 14 May 2025, Vera Tolz delivered John Erickson Memorial Lecture at the University of Edinburgh. In her lecture, titled 'Russia, Disinformation, and the Global Media Environment,'
The event brought together academic researchers and partners from civil society organisations and think tanks. It was organised and funded by the Democracy & Trust research cluster of the Centre for Digital Trust and Society, together with two current research projects: REDACT and (Mis)Translating Deceit.
On 8 May 2025, the '(Mis) Translating Deceit' project team hosted a postgraduate research workshop, 'Beyond Disinformation: Media, Identity, and Political Conflict.'