Communication and Media

The analysis of communication and media is essential for making sense of how power and influence work in today’s complex, turbulent world. We invite you to study in our world-leading community. Part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

1st in the UK for Communication and Media Studies

Complete University Guide 2025

1st in the UK for in Communication and Media Studies

Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

4th in the UK for Communication & Media Studies

Guardian University Guide 2025

Top 100 in the World for Communication & Media Studies

QS World Subject Rankings 2024

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It’s an exciting and broad course that covers areas of the wider media industry in an alternative and insightful manner. The teaching quality is very good; with lecturers from all different backgrounds it’s always an engaging and different lecture from week to week.

Jacob Beesley Media and Communication BSc
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Research

Communication and Media is a classic social science subject with profound relevance for today’s societies. At º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ we have a long and distinguished track record of research excellence and impact on public knowledge and debate at the global level.

Our approach is wide-ranging, encompassing research expertise in culture, economy, and policy; interaction and discourse; media, memory and history; political communication; and nations and migration, among other topics. Our research ranks 5th in the world for its influence on global scholarly research (QS World Rankings, 2019).

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Prof Liz Peel at Shanghai University

Prof Elizabeth Peel visits partner university in China

Professor Elizabeth Peel attended the 7th Forum of the International Journalism and Communication Education Consortium (IJCEC) meeting hosted by Shanghai University in October.

Members of staff at the general election conference

2024 UK General Election Conference

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) team recently hosted a major conference on the campaign featuring politicians, journalists, and pollsters as well as academics.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ ranked 1st for Communication and Media in the Times University Guide 2025

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been ranked 1st for Communication and Media Studies in the Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2025.

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