Well, it’s called REF 2021, but already in 2017 many feel suitably terrorised and daunted by the research assessment exercise now called REF. The straws in the wind which begin to set out how the exercise will work have come so far in the form of two sets of decisions from HEFCE, the first dealing …Continue Reading
Natalie Fenton Goldsmiths, University of London REF madness reigns supreme once more. With REF2021 still three years away it is now the driving force behind all of our activities despite the fact that we still don’t know the fine details of how this particular audit will be run. Every drip drip of information from HEFCE …Continue Reading
Alenka Jelen-Sanchez University of Stirling We are delighted to be hosting the first MeCCSA annual conference in Scotland at the University of Stirling from 9 to 11 January 2019. The conference theme ‘Continuity & Change – Media, Communications & Politics’ is designed to speak to different academic fields represented within MeCCSA, whilst also speaking to …Continue Reading
Philip Hammond London South Bank University We are in the final stages of preparations for MeCCSA 2018, at London South Bank University on 10–12 January. We have been delighted with the response to our call for papers. Following review of 261 submissions, we have selected 26 ready-made panels and 128 individual proposals – altogether we …Continue Reading
Jonathan Hardy University of East London Tim Gopsill Editor, Free Press (CPBF) Advertising on the internet has yet to reap the rewards that publishers have hoped for. While the internet giants pile up profits from providing the platforms, advertising income for publishers is well below what it would once have been for equivalent print. Online …Continue Reading
Alan F Meades Canterbury Christ Church University Many MeCCSA members will have their own perspective on the potential impacts of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) upon Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. Indeed, TEF-related sooth-saying has become a popular occupation in the corridors and refectories of universities across the land. I have been invited to offer …Continue Reading
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