Netherlands Research School for Media Studies

The Netherlands Research school for Media Studies (RMeS) is a national network of academic experts in media research. It is organized to advance knowledge on media and to educate young scholars, both PhD candidates and promising RMa students, in classical and cutting edge theories and methodologies in media studies, and to offer them an opportunity to start building a network.

RMeS News & Events

RMeS Winter School & Graduate Symposium 2024-25

29 & 30 January 2025 | Maastricht University
Confirmed keynote speaker: Professor Lauren Klein (Emory University)

The RMeS winter school offers PhD candidates the opportunity to present their current work, and receive feedback from their peers and senior scholars. Presentations can be on any topic students are working on and would like to get feedback on, ranging from chapter and article drafts to research proposals. Students will as much as possible be matched with reviewers that have expertise on their topic.

Symposium: Studying audiovisual media experiences (University of Groningen)

5 March, 14:00-18:30 | University of Groningen

This symposium explores innovative and interdisciplinary research approaches to studying lived experiences in the fields of film and media studies. The event brings together international researchers working with both qualitative and quantitative methods of investigating experiences of film and other contemporary audiovisual media production and reception.

PhD Ceremony: Denise Mensonides – Navigating the Digital Playground

Date: February 6, 2025, 11:00 Location: University of Groningen, Academy Building This dissertation investigates how children aged 8 to 12 develop digital literacies in ways that are personally meaningful to them. It highlights the role of different social contexts, such as the home, school and afterschool care, in these processes. Through longitudinal participant observations and interviews […]

Impact Conference: Making a Difference. Societal Impact through Collaborative Research

Two-day workshopping conference for collaborative research experts and those who want to get into the game! Dates: April 7–8, 2025 Location: De Zalen van Zeven, Utrecht, The Netherlands Instructors: Dr. Karin van Es, Dr. Dennis Nguyen, Dr. Bart Kamphorst and Dr. Mirko Tobias Schäfer ECTS: 2 EC For: PhD candidates and enthusiastic research master students seeking to […]

RMeS Workshop: Academic Peer Review and the Art of Constructive Feedback

27 February 2025 | Utrecht University
Peer review is one of the cornerstones of modern academia, an essential service that every academic will at some point be asked to perform. Most students will already be familiar with the practice of giving peer feedback, but how does ‘real’ academic peer review work? What is the purpose of a peer reviewer, and what is not? What happens to a review once it has been submitted? What makes a good peer review? And how do you avoid becoming the much-maligned ‘Reviewer #2’? In this workshop, we will address these questions and more.