Dear all Happy New Year. Please share information about our PGR Scholarships for 2026/7 entry We are advertising one ringfenced Scholarship specifically to support an excellent candidate from a UK Black, Asian or other minoritised ethnic group who have applied to a PhD programme in the School of Media & Communication University of Leeds: School of Media and Communication Access to Research Scholarship | Funding Opportunities | PhD | University of Leeds<https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/378-school-of-media-and-communication-access-to-research-scholarship> We are advertising three Scholarships which are open to UK and international applicants. One award will be for a Home/UK candidate and two awards for international candidates: School of Media and Communication PhD Scholarships 2026/2027 | Funding Opportunities | PhD | University of Leeds<https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/384-school-of-media-and-communication-phd-scholarships-2026-2027> Join us next week online for an informal chat; a great chance to ask questions, find out how to boost your research journey with funding, and get to know a bit about the School of Media and Communication: School of Media and Communication PGR Scholarships Information Meeting Jan 15 2026 11:00 GMT: Reserve your spot here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/school-of-media-and-communication-pgr-scholarships-information-meeting-tickets-1978105160785?aff=oddtdtcreator> Best wishes Nancy Associate Prof Nancy Thumim (she/her) Deputy Director of Postgraduate Research School of Media and Communication University of Leeds http://media.leeds.ac.uk/people/nancy-thumim/ Current students please view our local information page for information on support, news and opportunities: School of Media and Communication homepage<https://leeds365.sharepoint.com/sites/AHC-StudentHandbook/SitePages/School-of-Media-and-Communication.aspx?fromShare=true&ga=1> Recent publications Thumim, N. (2024) Politics in and politics of representation in Hall, S., Nixon, S., Evans, J. Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices, Third Edition. Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/representation/book277180 Thumim, N., & Parry, K. (2022). Danger, comfort, and silence at the home front: Mediating soldiers' wives. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13675494221126544