[Air-L] MA/PhD in Digital Media and Society, Cardiff University: Funding opportunities

[Arne Hintz]

Dear all,

funding is currently available for students in postgraduate programmes at Cardiff University, UK, including the MA Digital Media and Society and the PhD in Journalism (with a focus on Digital Media and Society). Applications for the coming academic year (2017/18) are still accepted.

The MA Digital Media and Society explores current challenges in areas such as big data, digital rights, social media, digital culture and economy, internet governance and online politics. Find out more: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/digital-media-and-society-ma. The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies also offers a wide range of other MA programmes in areas such as journalism studies, data journalism, and political communication. Check the list of MAs here: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/courses/postgraduate-taught.

Cardiff University offers Master’s Excellence Scholarships in the form of a tuition fee discount. Find out more about the scholarships here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding-and-fees/masters-excellence-scholarships. To be eligible for the scholarships, please apply for the MA programme no later than 15 June.

The School's PhD programme (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/journalism-media-cultural-studies/courses/postgraduate-research) encourages students to engage with one of its research clusters, including Digital Media and Society. Find out more about the application process here: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/programmes/programme/journalism-studies. Applications that are submitted by Friday 2nd June will be considered for an ESRC studentship programme that addresses research challenges in areas such as digital infrastructure and the use of data.

We particularly invite applicants who are interested in working with our new Data Justice Lab (https://datajusticelab.org/).

Cardiff’s School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC) is one of the world’s leading departments in Media & Communications. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework the school was ranked 2nd in the UK for the quality of its journalism, media and communications research.


Best,

Arne

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Dr Arne Hintz
Senior Lecturer | Director MA Digital Media and Society
Co-Director Data Justice Lab
School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies | Cardiff University
Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue | Cardiff CF10 3NB
Email: HintzA at cardiff.ac.uk | Tel: +44 (0)29 208 76281 | Twitter: @arne_hz
Fellow | Center for Media, Data and Society | Central European University