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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · 12d

🎉 Congratulations and thank you to colleagues, students and alumni 🎉 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

School of Media & Communication shines in 2026 university rankings

The results build on the School’s strong performance in the Complete University Guide, in which Leeds ranked 8th in the UK for Communication & Media Studies.

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · 20d

❤️ Really great to see we are in the top 10 for both Journalism and Media and Film Studies in @theguardian.com University Guide 2026 which ranks UK institutions by subject, looking at student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects. www.theguardian.com/education/ng... ❤️

The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings

Find a course at one of the top universities in the country

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢 Job Opportunity- join us as the Doctoral Focal Award Manager of the @ukri.org AHRC - Creative Bridges in the @leedsunimedia.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social with ‪@ccmpswarwick.bsky.social and
@cimethods.bsky.social. Deadline 8 Sept. More here www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ060/d...

Doctoral Focal Award Manager - Creative Bridges at University of Leeds

Explore professional service vacancies, like the Doctoral Focal Award Manager - Creative Bridges role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.

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Cindy Ma @cindyxma.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎨🎤 Excited to share the poster and confirmed keynotes for our Race & Media Conference @leedsunimedia.bsky.social next April! We are currently accepting proposals for papers, panels, and practice-based presentations. Find out more: conferences.leeds.ac.uk/raceandmedia...

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Aug 4

19th September @leedsunimedia.bsky.social! WHAT'S CLASS GOT TO DO WITH IT? RETHINKING TV FROM THE INSIDE OUT
One Day Symposium
All welcome, registration & details on the excellent poster designed by @lrjdmnr.bsky.social

Poster for the class and TV symposium at the university of Leeds on 19th September 2025, to register contact WHATSONTVCLASS@GMAIL.COM

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Yuan Zeng @dryzeng.bsky.social · Aug 6

@leedsunimedia.bsky.social great work from our Int Journalism MA student Gabriel Kennedy

Gabriel Kennedy @gabrielkennedy.bsky.social · Aug 5

What happens when local journalism isn't really local, and isn't really journalism either?

The US pandemic of fake 'pink slime news' has gone global, threatening our communities.

My new investigation (linked below) for @pressgazette.co.uk explores how UK pink slime is on the rise.

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a black xborg • theory without practice ain't shit @rpaulint.bsky.social · Aug 6

✨ 🎨 Thrilled to share this poster I've made for this amazing event at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social, co-organised by my brillant friend/colleague @cindyxma.bsky.social! #RaceMedia
#AcademicSky

Cindy Ma @cindyxma.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎨🎤 Excited to share the poster and confirmed keynotes for our Race & Media Conference @leedsunimedia.bsky.social next April! We are currently accepting proposals for papers, panels, and practice-based presentations. Find out more: conferences.leeds.ac.uk/raceandmedia...

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 23

Looking forward to hosting this excellent conference

Cindy Ma @cindyxma.bsky.social · Jul 22

New CfP! 🚨📣 Excited to announce colleagues @leedsunimedia.bsky.social are organising a Race and Media conference on 22-23 April 2026. We're currently accepting proposals for papers/panels, including ones centred on creative practice. More details here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

Race and Media Conference

A major international conference exploring how race is constructed, represented and contested in media today, bringing together leading scholars across disciplines and methodologies

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎓🎓🎓 Congratulations to all our graduates who were awarded their degrees today in Communication and Media; Digital Media; Film, Photography and Media; Journalism. We are proud of your achievements and you are always welcome back 🎓🎓🎓

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

Meanwhile, the University of Leeds placed 21st overall in this year’s Complete University Guide

Read more: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Leeds ranks among UK’s top ten for Communication and Media in Complete University Guide

Founded in 1968 as the Centre for Television Research, the School of Media and Communication has built a global profile

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

...across media and communication, from journalism and popular culture to digital media, political communication, and the screen industries.

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

Founded in 1968 as the Centre for Television Research – making us one of the oldest and largest departments of our kind in Europe – the School of Media and Communication has built a global profile for teaching and research...

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

“This ranking is a real credit to our academic community,” said Professor Joanne Garde-Hansen, Head of School. “It reflects our commitment to critical thinking, creative practice and research informed education."

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Complete University Guide’s subject rankings are based on a broad range of key indicators from graduate prospects and student satisfaction to research quality

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 15

Big news! 🎉The University of Leeds has placed 8th in the UK for Communication & Media Studies in the latest Complete University Guide, highlighting the reputation and breadth of the School of Media and Communication

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks to everyone involved in this work.

@universityofleeds.bsky.social

@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

‪@joannegh.bsky.social

@davwright.bsky.social

@leedsunimedia.bsky.social

@ukri.org

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Universities of Leeds and Warwick secure prestigious national award for new joint PhD programme focused on screen industries

The programme, Creative Bridges, draws on the established screen media clusters in Yorkshire and the Midlands to connect academic and industry expertise

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Recruitment for Creative Bridges will open in Autumn 2025. We’re proud to be shaping the future of screen industries through the arts and humanities and grateful for the AHRC’s support to do so. #CreativeBridges #ScreenIndustries

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

David Percival, Head of Engineering at EA Codemasters, said: “Working as integrated partners, combining the passion and fresh thinking at UK universities with the experience, creative vision and business relevance from the best of the UK games industry, we can create, explore and imagine together.”

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sonny Hanley, Director of ITV Academy, one of the partner organisations said: “Working with the Universities of Leeds and Warwick through Creative Bridges allows us to shape the questions and the challenges we would like the next generation of researchers to focus on."

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Professor Jo Garde-Hansen, Head of the School of Media and Communication, said: "Our goal is to rethink how we train researchers for, and with, the creative industries, and to ensure that the next generation of scholars are equipped to respond to critical challenges."

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Creative Bridges reimagines doctoral training for the creative economy. With partners like ITV Academy, the programme will support new collaborations across universities and industry, and help diversify the UK’s future creative talent pipeline.

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Led by Prof Jo Garde-Hansen (Leeds) and Dr David Wright (Warwick), with co-leads Prof Anamik Saha (Leeds) and Dr Sanjay Sharma (Warwick), the programme will connect strong regional clusters and train researcher-practitioners to tackle two sector-wide priorities: sustainability and diversity.

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

Running from 2026 to 2033, Creative Bridges will support 20 PhD researchers working alongside – and within – film, TV, gaming, and immersive media. Based in Yorkshire and the Midlands, the programme supports new research and real-world industry engagement.

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Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 Exciting news! The University of Leeds and the University of Warwick have together secured one of just ten AHRC Doctoral Focal Awards for Creative Bridges – a major new interdisciplinary PhD programme focused on sustainability and diversity in the screen industries. 🧵

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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 20

Still time to apply for our @ukri.org What’s On Project One-Day Symposium @leedsunimedia.bsky.social in September! Get your abstract in by July 4! 🗓️

What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · Jun 2

We are super excited to have a CFP out for our upcoming What's On Symposium at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on 19th September 2025! See all details below Deadline to apply: 4th July. Looking forward to reading your proposals!

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