Before making your formal application, we recommend that you discuss your proposed research with the appropriate member of staff in the School of Social Science, Humanities and Education. The University of Hertfordshire Media and Communications Research Group is based in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Education and has been set up to research in-depth all aspects of the burgeoning media world: film, television, radio, journalism, public relations, and social media. Our research is carried out beyond the borders of the subject and is international in focus, including a range of interdisciplinary collaborations, with a strong focus on cultural, aesthetic, and socio-political aspects of media and communication