British Academy report on media, screen, journalism and communication studies

The British Academy has published a new report on the importance and impact of media, screen, journalism and communication studies in British higher education. It includes student and staff trends, as well as review of research capacity, funding, and impact. It provides useful context against SHAPE disciplines and sector trends in general.

Professor Greg Philo

The Executive Committee of MeCCSA was sad to hear of the death in May of Greg Philo, one of the key founding figures in UK media research, and until his retirement in 2021, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Glasgow and Director of the Glasgow University Media Group, as he had …Continue Reading

MeCCSA Awards 2024 shortlist announced

We are pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees for the MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards 2024. These are our annual awards to recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies. The full set of shortlist and judges comments can be found on our awards pages. MeCCSA will be presenting awards in the following …Continue Reading

Revised QAA SBS for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies

The updated Subject Benchmark Statement for Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies was launched at the QAA’s ENQUIRE Conference 2024 on 11th April.  The revised Subject Benchmark Statement for our field can be accessed online via the QAA website. Alongside the main SBS document, the QAA also published a summary designed to provide a short …Continue Reading

Nominations open for MeCCSA Awards 2024

Nominations for the MeCCSA Awards 2024 are now open, with a deadline of midday Monday 5th February 2024. To recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies, MeCCSA is presenting annual awards in the following categories: Journal Article of the Year Monograph of the Year Edited Collection of the Year Practice Based Research …Continue Reading

MeCCSA briefing on Government “crackdown on rip-off university degrees”

Earlier this month the Government published its response to the HE reform consultation following the recommendations from the Augar review, prompting a particularly egregious press-release headline: “crackdown on rip-off university degrees”. Reforms are being proposed that the Government claims are designed to ensure – as the journalistic summary puts it – “Students and taxpayers will …Continue Reading

MeCCSA Awards 2023 shortlist announced

I am delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards 2023. These are our annual awards to recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies. The full set of shortlist and judges comments can be found on our awards pages. MeCCSA will be presenting awards in the …Continue Reading

Nominations open for MeCCSA Awards 2023

Nominations for the MeCCSA Awards 2023 are now open, with a deadline of midday Monday 27th February 2023. To recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies, MeCCSA is presenting annual awards in the following categories: Journal Article of the Year Monograph of the Year Edited Collection of the Year Practice Based Research …Continue Reading

Important update on MeCCSA Annual Conference 2023

It is with deep regret the MeCCSA Executive Committee has taken the difficult decision that we cannot proceed with Falmouth University hosting our Annual Conference in September 2023 as previously planned.  We are currently in advanced talks with another institution to host our 2023 conference. Full details explaining the context and rationale for this decision …Continue Reading

MeCCSA letter regarding HOD and DHOD at Goldsmiths

The MeCCSA Executive Committee has written a letter to express our concern about the action taken to suspend Professor Des Freedman and Dr Gholam Khiabany, the Head of Department and Deputy Head of Department respectively for Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. We encourage everyone to read the context and if …Continue Reading

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