November-December 2023 | Leiden University
In this course students examine ethical and humanistic dimensions of life sciences through art and reflect on the application of digital methods within science. From the onset of medical research in history, the cultural worlds of art and science have interacted. More recently, artists have been directly inspired by the fields of genetics, bioinformatics and biophysics and by the media employed and generated by them. The science-art relationship has become an exciting and dynamic field where controversial ethical issues, societal consequences of technoscience, and the art of science itself are being addressed.

2 February 2024 | University of Groningen
This year we will organise a special RMa Day during our RMeS Winter School & Graduate Symposium. The sessions during the RMA Day of the RMeS Winter School will be primarily intended for 2nd-year RMA students, so that they can present their thesis proposals and receive constructive feedback from peers. It’s also possible to present another research topic you’re currently working on.

April – May 2024
In the past few years, disinformation has become firmly established as a fundamental concern for digital media studies research. In the process a wide range of perspectives and theories have emerged, including the return to prominence of the ‘media effects’ tradition. This course will situate these developments in the field of ‘disinformation studies’, which includes such concepts as fake news, conspiracy theory and deplatforming. 

The RMeS PhD council will in the upcoming season 2 of In Media Res interview expert in ‘PhD soft skills’. As PhD’s in Media Studies you often need to work on other skills beside deepening out your research. How do you make sure that you are being seen in the academic discourse or by popular media? How do you deal with media appearances? How do you keep the right balance between your research and your teaching? In season 2, we will go through all of these skills and learn from the best (non-)academic experts.