We are happy to announce that our former colleague professor Lars Lyberg has won the prestigious prize 2018 AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievment.

The citation for the award reads: "The award is given for outstanding contribution to the field of public opinion research including: advances in theory, empirical research and methods; improvements in ethical standards; and promotion of understanding among the public, media and/or policy makers."

See the short film about Lars, the prize ceremony and his inspring speach, here.

Lars Lyberg's research has also been acknowledge with awards before.