Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
The MeCCSA Executive Committee has submitted a formal response to the consultation organised through JISC on the future shape of the UK research assessment exercise. Read the full response here
The MeCCSA Executive Committee has submitted a formal response to the Office for Students on its proposals to regulate HE outcomes. Read the full response here.
MeCCSA does not tolerate any form of discrimination from speakers or participants in any forum including keynotes, panels and network meetings which take place at MeCCSA conferences and events. We do not accept any kind of harassment – verbal, sexual or otherwise. This includes (but is not limited to) bullying, unwanted touching, personal comments on …Continue Reading
The outcome of the 2022 Executive Committee election was reported at the Annual General Meeting on 6 January 2022. The following were elected to the Executive Committee until the AGM in September 2023: Cynthia Carter, Cardiff University John Downey, Loughborough University Gillian Doyle, University of Glasgow Agnes Gulyas, Canterbury Christ Church University Lawrie Hallett, University of Bedfordshire Sarah Haynes, Liverpool …Continue Reading
The MeCCSA executive committee has submitted a written response to the Office for Students consultation on the distribution of recurrent funding for 2021-22, highlighting how damaging current proposals could be for our field. The full response is available here:
The MeCCSA executive committee has submitted a written response to the Office for Students consultation on the distribution of capital funding for 2021-22. The full response is available here:
The MeCCSA Executive Committee has written to the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson MP, in response to reported comments he made in the House of Commons about the perceived value of degree qualifications in our field. MeCCSA’s letter points out the strong employment record for graduates and the economic importance of the cultural, …Continue Reading
MeCCSA one of 49 professional academic associations to join in call for “new deal for higher education.” As UK higher education institutions reportedly fall in the global rankings, forty-nine professional associations representing diverse academic research fields and thousands of UK-based academics wrote on 16 June 2020 to Education Ministers in the UK and devolved governments …Continue Reading
The UK Parliament Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee has called for public submissions as part of its inquiry into the future of Public Service Broadcasting. MeCCSA has made a submission, which we publish below and which can also be downloaded as a PDF. The submission was prepared by the Academic Development sub-committee, led by …Continue Reading
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