IMITATE3

IMITATE3 will deliver innovative insights and evidence on how foreign-state information influence operations have an impact on public opinion and policy decisions.

Funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), it is a partnership with Bath and Coventry Universities.

About

The IMITATE3 programme delivers innovative insights and evidence on how foreign state information operations shape public perceptions and political decision-making.

IMITATE3 is designed to deliver a step-change in understanding the construction, communication and consequences of foreign influence operations, and their capacity to induce political, cultural, and socio-economic instabilities and uncertainties.

Security, Crime, and Intelligence Innovation Institute

IMITATE3 is part of the Security, Crime, and Intelligence Innovation Institute at Cardiff University.

Latest news

EU funding for new project on disinformation

Cardiff University professor secures more than £250K in research funding.

IMITATE3 marks its launch with workshop

IMITATE3 marks project with workshop launch

IMITATE3 Researcher Presents at Cyberpsychology Conference 2025

IMITATE3 researcher presents research insights at annual Cyberpsychology Conference.

Shining a light on Foreign State Information Influence at Disinfo2025

IMITATE3 researcher attends DISINFO25 in Slovenia

Professor Martin Innes Speaks to Radio Free Europe about Russian Propaganda in Armenia

IMITATE3's Professor Innes interviewed by Radio Free Europe's Radio Azatutyun

IMITATE3 participate in the 2026 Social Sciences Impact Conference

IMITATE3 presents at 2026 Social Sciences Impact conference on how digital social science research faces growing pressures in an increasingly polarised and controlled online environment as it seeks to generate meaningful public impact.