MCS-PGR Community

PhD Community at the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester.

[MCS-PGR Community @mcs_pgr]

Super excited for the MCS PGR Conference tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting everyone and listening to their presentations #MCSPGRConference2023

[Ella Muncie @MuncieElla]

Thrilled to announce I passed my PhD viva on 16th August 🎉

Thanks to my excellent supervisory team, Anders Hansen and Bernhard Forchtner!

Thanks also to my examiners Alison Anderson and Julian Matthews for such a great discussion about my research.

[Andrew Chadwick - active on Bluesky @andrew_chadwick]

UK #GE2024 is underway. If you’re a student 1. If you’re not currently registered to vote, register. You can register in your university’s constituency or your out-of-term address (e.g., family home) and (for general elections) you can vote in either constituency, but not both.

[David @dvd_smth]

New article, open access: 'Why mainstream news media still matter' - David Deacon, David Smith, Dominic Wring https://t.co/J2JqJV6NCi

[Dr Alison (Ali) Drewett @alidrewett]

PhD revisions signed off! Finally, after six years, I can use my new title… Dr. I am not going to be shy about using this title…it’s been hard won ☺️ @ARC_EM @uniofleicester @DECODEproject2

[The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @ICA_CAT]

Temporality Experience of Surveillance Technology in Family Life by Na Liu @thelunaliu from @DeptMediaLeic #ica24

[MGS ESRC DTP @mgsesrcdtp]

There's still time to apply for @ESRC #PhD #funding in the #socialsciences! Apply for Masters + PhD funding, or PhD-only funding if you already hold a social science Masters - we encourage applications from all! Visit our website for full details: https://t.co/da4dQZoFvB

[IECA @the_ieca]

Join Us in Welcoming Our New Board Members!
A Heartfelt Farewell to Our Outgoing Members
We bid a grateful farewell to Shirley Ho, our former Journal Editor, and Catherine Bruns, our past Early Career Representative. We wish them the best in their next steps.

[IMISCOE PhD Network @IMISCOE_PhD]

📡Seeking new members for the #Imiscoe PhD Network Board! If you're focused on migration or related topics, and you're either starting your PhD or just completed the first year, we want you! Interested? Fill out the Google form below⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/jr6mLcKG6z

[Ngozi Marion Emmanuel (PhD) @NgoziMarion]

Thank you, Dr Tam.

[MCS-PGR Community @mcs_pgr]

Final photos from our #MCSPGRConference2023.
Thank you so much to @andrew_chadwick for his keynote discussion ‘Where Next? Mainstreaming the Future of Communication Research’. We loved this alternative keynote format and had such a fun and interesting discussion!

[University of Leicester @uniofleicester]

A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.

👉 https://t.co/guDvgqqKRn

#CitizensOfChange | @NgoziMarion @UniOfLeics_EDI

[Özge Somlyai @ozgesomlyai]

Online this time, hopefully in-person next time! 🥰
I really enjoyed presenting my research and listening to others, learning about their impressive research questions, findings, and challenges at @mcs_pgr Conference 2023. Thank you for the opportunity! 🙌

[Özge Somlyai @ozgesomlyai]

@mcs_pgr Thank you for organizing this conference and for the opportunity to present online! It was a pleasure for me to present my research and receive interesting questions from the audience. 🤓🙌

[Sebastián Aravena Ortiz @sebaaravenao]

Great Health Communication panel today, very interesting research!

Muy interesantes investigaciones hoy en el panel de Comunicación de Salud!

[Dorreh Khatibi-Hill @dorikh]

Great day at @mcs_pgr conference; thoroughly enjoyed listening to everyone’s presentation and presenting my paper too, on The Role of Social Media and Participatory Culture in Forming Collective Women’s Activism.

A huge thanks to Jess and Ella for organising it all.

[Jess @jessica_wileman]

Had a wonderful day yesterday for @mcs_pgr conference at @uniofleicester. I presented my PhD research which investigates how activists cultivate collectiveness online. Thank you to the organisers for a wonderfully organised and super interesting event! 😊

[MCS-PGR Community @mcs_pgr]

Alt Voices Panel!

@niweditaa Methodological Challenges from Ethical Standpoint in Post-Colonial India

@ozgesomlyai Alternative News Media in Turkey

Aizhamal & Admilson - Instagram & Visual Representation of Afghanistan

@traceypham96 Young People and
Vinyl Records

[MCS-PGR Community @mcs_pgr]

Women's Voices & Media Representation Panel!

@dorikh Social Media & Transforming The Public's Attitude Towards Iranian Women's Status

@HannahJTR_ Exploring Elite Female Cricketers' Experiences of Media Visibility.

Ezgi Aral - News Media Representations of Rape