Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
CUROP 2015: Application Form
Full Name: ______________________________________ ______Year of study: _______________________
1.
Please indicate your top three project choices in order of preference. In the event that you are not selected for your
first choice you will automatically be considered for your second and third choices. Additional information about each
project can be found at: http://learning.cf.ac.uk/curop/curop-projects-2015-recruiting-students/
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Global voices: exploring new knowledge created by a MOOC on community journalism
(Proposed Start Date: 6th July 2015) / Supervisor(s): Sara Moseley
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The Role of Governmental and Non-Elite Sources in the UK Tax Avoidance Debate
(Proposed Start Date: 1st June 2015) / Supervisor(s): Dr Mike Berry
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Digital surveillance after Snowden: Debates in the blogosphere
(Proposed Start Date: 8th June 2015) / Supervisor(s): Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen/Dr Arne Hintz
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Contextualising Cardiff, the creative economy environment and how it relates to Wales
(Proposed Start Date: 18th May 2015) / Supervisor(s): Professor Justin Lewis/Sara Pepper
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Mapping the Cardiff Creative Economy
(Proposed Start Date: 18th May 2015) / Supervisor(s): Professor Justin Lewis/Sara Pepper
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Mapping Media Policy Activism
(Proposed Start Date: 1st June 2015) / Supervisor(s): Dr Arne Hintz
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Why do Russell Group university health and biomedical press releases exaggerate claims made in peer-reviewed
scientific research?
(Proposed Start Date: 15th June 2015) / Supervisor(s): Dr Andy Williams
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TTIP in the British Media
(Proposed Start Date: 1st June 2015) / Supervisor(s): Dr Lina Dencik / Dr Mike Berry
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The Construction of Adoption in the British Press
(Proposed Start Date: 11th May 2015) / Supervisor(s):Dr Inaki Garcia-Blanco
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Is it more dangerous to be a woman journalist?
(Proposed Start Date: 11th May 2015) / Supervisor(s): Dr Janet Harris
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A comparison of the Welsh and English language television news programmes during the 2015 General Election
(Proposed Start Date: 11th May 2015) / Supervisor(s): Sian Powell
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2.
Please outline your previous research experience (if any, though it is not essential for the positions), the methods you
have used and your motivation for carrying out research:
3.
Please outline why you are interested in the selected research project(s):
Application Guidance: applications forms, along with a CV should be submitted (via email) to the Research Executive
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Officer ([email protected]) by 12 noon on Monday, April 27 2015. Informal interviews have been provisionally
scheduled for the first two weeks of May.