Research at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture
We’re an international team of scholars who advance research in journalism, media and culture, through relationships with the global academic community, as well as collaborations with creative industries, policy-making bodies, charities and civil society groups.
We analyse media policy, representations and practices, with a focus on current and future challenges.
Our research themes
Our research is organised around over-lapping themes supporting intellectual synergies, grant bids and impact activities.
Interdisciplinary research
Our research benefits from interdisciplinary collaborations with disciplines such as health sciences, psychology, computer sciences, law and medicine.
We also work with other academic schools across Cardiff University to secure joint awards whilst also supporting projects led by other schools.
Research environment
Our research culture is derived from the cooperative approach of our staff and research students, where personal and professional development is fundamental to our collective success.
A key strength is the dialogue between research and practice-based staff, which helps us to deliver research impact in terms of practice and policy in the wider world.
Over a third of our staff come from outside the UK and this contributes to our local, national and international research activities.
Doctoral and post-doctoral research
Our School is home to a diverse cohort of postgraduate research students and research fellows from around the world, including many who have secured funding through highly competitive research councils and benefit from supervision from leading international scholars and the resources of the University’s Doctoral Academy.
Our overarching PhD/MPhil programme supports students studying a wide range of topics in Journalism, Media and Culture.
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School of Journalism, Media and Culture research
REF assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The impact of our research and environment in which we work at Cardiff University were integral to our REF 2021 submission.