MeCCSA with AMPE have considered the proposals for the future administration of postgraduate awards. The consultation focuses very much on how the new scheme might be implemented by institutions and so does not seek views on the principle of what is proposed. We understand that the AHRC is keen to act on its proposals but …Continue Reading
General points MeCCSA welcomes the increasing recognition of the importance of the role of the media in all its forms in modern societies and in particular the emphasis on the concept of media literacy and Ofcom’s role in promoting it. We endorse the evidence-based approach to policy and recommend partnership with media experts in the …Continue Reading
HEFCE Consultation paper 2003/42: A preliminary response from MeCCSA November 2003 In 1999 the relevant subject association, then titled the Standing Conference on Cultural, Communication, and Media Studies) was consulted about the formation of an advisory group to assess funding for teaching in cost centre 30. This group, the Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Standing …Continue Reading
September 2003 This Association (MeCCSA) represents departments and scholars in its fields in UK universities. Our fields extend across both social science and humanities disciplines, and the Association’s members engage in education and research embracing a diversity of approaches, from the intensely vocational to the substantially theoretical. We welcome this opportunity to comment on the …Continue Reading
June 2003 This Association (MeCCSA) represents departments and scholars in its field in UK universities. Our fields extend across both social science and humanities disciplines, and both research and postgraduate training fall within the remit of the ESRC and the AHRB. We welcome this opportunity to comment on the ESRC studentship scheme. Our comments are …Continue Reading
April 2003 Introduction MeCCSA is the national, interdisciplinary, professional subject association representing teachers, researchers, and students in its fields within UK Higher Education. We are grateful for the opportunity to comment on the Higher Education White Paper which is likely to have profound impact on the disciplines we represent and the working environment of those …Continue Reading
May 2001 Introductory Remarks The Association MeCCSA is the subject association for the fields covered in its title in UK higher education. It was formed in 1999 following the fusion of two predecessor bodies, the Standing Conference on Cultural, Communication and Media Studies, and the Association for Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. The fused body …Continue Reading
October 2000 The Association MeCCSA is the subject association for the fields covered in its title in UK higher education. It was formed in 1999 following the fusion of two predecessor bodies, the Standing Conference on Cultural, Communication and Media Studies, and the Association for Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. The fused body represents both …Continue Reading
Response to the bill Media academics have a legitimate interest in this Bill; firstly, as a topic of study, and secondly, as a group who work under similar requirements of public service as do the broadcasters. Annex B of the draft bill (‘Public service broadcasting remits’) stresses the need for ‘high general standards in all …Continue Reading
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