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
MeCCSA Practice Network Symposium 2024: Exploring the Intersection of Creative Practice and Intelligent Technologies
Join us for an enlightening one-day symposium at Ravensbourne University, London, delving into the dynamic relationship between creative practice research and emerging “intelligent” technologies. This event, in partnership with the MeCCSA Practice Network, promises to be a hub of innovative ideas and discussions. Dates: June 27, 2024 Location: Ravensbourne University, London and the Directorate for …Continue Reading
Congratulations to those awarded under the 2024 MeCCSA Conference PhD Bursary scheme
The winners of the bursaries offered to PhD students attending this year’s MeCCSA conference are: Andy Porter Farzeen Heesambee Wei Zhao Maike Dinger Qiang Zhang Leila Adamzad Details of the scheme are below MeCCSA is offering several bursaries to attend our 2024 conference which will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University, September 4th – 6th. …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