Stories from our network
Here you will find a collection of news highlights from across the Mundus Journalism network. Many of the stories below can also be found at respective points across the website.
Read the latest student, staff and alumni news and interviews:
2019.11.11 | Student Showcase
Kaukab Tahir Shairani on winning the Humanitarian Reporting Award 2019
Current student - Kaukab Tahir Shairani recently won the Humanitarian Reporting Award 2019 for outstanding reporting on the humanitarian issues in her home country Pakistan. Here we talk to her about what the prize means for her, and what her plans are for the future.
2019.11.04 | Staff
Penny Sheets Thibaut takes the reins from Henrik Bodker as Head of the Board of Studies
At the Board of Studies meeting in September, Penny Sheets Thibaut officially became the new Head of the Board. Here we catch up with Penny to talk about her plans for the future.
2019.10.18 | Future students
Mundus alumni present at the 11th Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Mundus Alumnus Felix Irmer presented his ongoing research on data journalism at the 11th Global Investigative Journalism Conference. In this report, we share some highlights from GIJC19 with a summary of Felix’s talk.
2019.10.04 | Technical / administrative staff
Mundus Journalism bids farewell to Chas Critcher
Mundus Journalism staff in Swansea bid farewell to the long time serving visiting professor Chas Critcher who retires from his teaching position this year.
2019.10.04 | Alumni
Mundus Alumni Win Awards for ‘Best Master Thesis’ at Graduation Ceremony in Hamburg
In June this year, the team behind the Hamburg specialization recognized students' contribution to the knowledge community through their dissertation research work and awarded a cash prize to the three best Master Theses reports which were written by Hamburg Mundusians from 2015-2017 and 2016-2018 cohorts.
2019.09.27 | Staff Reports
Staff Report: Lindsey Blumell visits Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Lindsey Blumell, a lecturer at City University London made a visit to Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - one of our associate partners from the 12th -27th June, this year. Here's what she has to say about the trip.
2019.09.23 | Alumni
Digital Journalist, Business Reporter and Communications Volunteer - Estefanía Zárate and her journey after Mundus!
When it comes to life goals and conquering challenges, there is no stopping Estefanía Zárate! This multi-talented broadcast journalist from Colombia graduated from our London specialization last year (2016-2018), here she shares her post-Mundus journey.
2019.09.05 | People , Staff, Staff Reports
Dr. Glenda Cooper shares her experiences from her visit to UTS Sydney
Dr. Glenda Cooper is a Senior Lecturer at City University, this summer she spent time working with our partner university University of Technology Sydney, here she shares her insights from her time spent on the other side of the world.
2019.08.28 | Students
5 more years of Erasmus Mundus Journalism
Last month, the Erasmus Mundus Journalism team found out that the MA programme has secured EU funding for the next 5 years, here are the details.
2019.08.01 | Students
Mundus students conduct research into how people discuss sustainable food choices on social media
Hamburg Mundusians conducted research on online sustainable communication about food practices in US, UK, Canada and South Africa during a research based course in the winter semester. Here's what they found out in their research.