School of Journalism, Media and Culture news

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Media Cymru celebrates five years of impact on the creative industries

15 October 2026

Research and Development (R&D) consortium is helping to turn the Cardiff Capital Region into a global hub for media innovation

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School reaches Top 5 in the UK for journalism, communication and media studies

24 September 2026

Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture has been ranked in the Top 5 in the UK for communication and media studies in The Times Good University Guide 2027 and in the Top 5 in the UK for journalism in The Guardian University Guide 2027.

University engagement found to boost innovativeness of creative industries businesses

3 September 2026

New studies show range of ways universities can act as innovation agents in creative clusters.

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Student wins MCC Young Female Broadcaster of the Year Award 2026

17 August 2026

Rosa Simkin, a first-year Journalism and Communications student at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, is the winner of this year’s MCC Young Female Broadcaster of the Year Award.

Academics and students come together for Eisteddfod y Garreg Las

31 July 2026

National Eisteddfod takes place in Pembrokeshire

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Journalism expert made a Fellow of the British Academy

23 July 2026

Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen’s work focuses on the way we consume news and the impact of new technologies

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Top 5 for communication and media studies

23 June 2026

Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture has been ranked fifth in the UK for Communication and Media Studies in the Complete University Guide 2027.

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Cardiff University named as Wales’ hub for national festival of humanities

23 June 2026

Cardiff and University of South Wales team up to deliver free public events as part of the Being Human Festival

Leading critical data and AI scholars gather in Cardiff for the 4th Data Justice Conference

9 June 2026

Conference focused on the theme The Datafied State and the ways data-driven technologies have intermingled with and transformed the state.

Rules on broadcast impartiality need rethinking in an age of multi-party politics, report concludes

2 June 2026

Academics studied media coverage of May’s elections across the UK

UK-wide news outlets are failing to help voters understand devolved powers before Senedd election, study finds

7 April 2026

Researchers analysed more than 3,000 social media posts, online articles and TV news items

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Media Cymru showcases bold Welsh innovation at Outernet London premiere

30 March 2026

Creatives from Wales get the chance to develop immersive experiences for an international stage

Academic nominated to UK Black Stars 2026 list

30 March 2026

Dr David Dunkley Gyimah recognised in inaugural list celebrating influential British Ghanaians

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Communication and media studies at Cardiff University ranks in global Top 40

25 March 2026

The School of Journalism, Media and Culture has ranked 37th in the world for communication and media studies in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject.