Research
The Media Department has a thriving research culture, which takes many forms. The Department recognises media production as a form of research, along with the more traditional scholarly publication activity. Media productions by Department staff have included feature films, documentaries, video works, radio dramas and documentaries, CD Roms and other digital media forms, and audio-visual installations. In addition to the traditional academic output of books, book chapters and journal articles, the Department recognises as non-production research forms such activities as the curation of exhibitions and audio-visual events, written pieces published in magazines or newspapers, and consultancies.
This wide range of research activity extends to postgraduate study within the Media Department. M. Phil. and Ph.D. candidates may pursue non-traditional theses, comprising media product in conjunction with critical commentary. The media production component of such theses includes screenwriting, creative writing, screen production, web writing and radio/sound production. Conventional postgraduate theses are also undertaken, with a broad range of media-related topics.
The Department also publishes an online journal of media arts culture, Scan. This online project incorporates a refereed journal, a magazine for non-refereed items concerning media arts, a multimedia gallery, and a news and events section on media and media arts