MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards – 2026

The MeCCSA Awards recognise outstanding research in the fields of media, communication, and cultural studies.
These are the shortlisted entries for the 2026 awards. Eligible outputs were those published/released in public domain in 2025 and nominated by peers.
Award winners will be announced during the MeCCSA Annual Conference 2026, hosted by Leicester University, 2-4th September 2026.
MeCCSA Bursary Awards – 2026
There was a strong field of applications from PhD students for our annual bursary awards to assist in attending the MeCCSA conference.
The winners are:
Waqar Arif (De Montfort, Leicester), Chi Zhang (University of Leeds), and Ophir Amitay (University for the Creative Arts)