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The School has four Departments, an academic journal (Communication & Society) and a research center on programs of study of Internet and digital life (@digitalunav). 

The Digital Communication is transforming contemporary societies, impacting social relations, politics, journalism and business. Aware of these changes, School has been researching these transformations for more than twenty years from different points of view and with different methodologies, within a strategic line that analyzes and proposes new models that can serve to explore new sustainable horizons in the field of communication.

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CHARO SÁDABA, DEAN OF THE SCHOOL

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Ana Azurmendi

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ANA AZURMENDI, DEPUTY DEAN OF RESEARCH

"The research of the School is diverse, as it could not be otherwise because of the variety of interests of those who are part of it; however, we share a common horizon, to contribute to social communication - entertainment, persuasion, fiction, knowledge dissemination, journalistic information, in networks, on platforms, in media, in scenarios and events - to shape a better society."

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Our Departments

The solid axis of the research in the School of Communication (goal priority) is mainly based on the activity of its four Departments, with their corresponding lines of study and analysis.

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department of Public Communication

department of Public Communication

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department Marketing and Communication Companies

department Marketing and Communication Companies

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department for Culture and Audiovisual Communication

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departmentof Journalism

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Research projects

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REMED

ReMeD is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Commission, which will investigate for 5 years the resilience of media to support democracy in the digital age.

It will address the main challenges for a healthy relationship between media and democracy, while proposing solutions to improve the link between citizens, media and digital technologies. Formed by a consortium of 9 European institutions.

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IBERIFIER

Iberifier Observatory, an alliance of universities, verifiers and research centers promoted by the European Commission to combat disinformation in Spain and Portugal.

Endowed with 1.47 million euros, it is led by Ramón Salaverría. The group of work is made up of more than 70 researchers from 23 institutions: twelve universities, five verifiers and news agencies, and six other multidisciplinary research centers.

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DIGITAL NATIVE MEDIA IN SPAIN

The general goal of the project coordinated with the University of Santiago de Compostela is to analyze the digital native media and the role they play in society by analyzing typologies, strategies, competencies and sustainability.

This research will, in turn, allow us to identify challenges and opportunities for the coming years.

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DOMESTIC CINEMA IN SPAIN

Home cinema is any recording made at home and in an amateur way, to keep family memories or special moments. The research of home cinema in Spain seeks to study and define the role of this facet of film, from its preservation to its entire life cycle.

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RESEARCH CENTER
 @DIGITALUNAV 

@digitalunav was founded in September 2013 with the mission statement to promote the research in the forms and impact of digital activity in the complex and changing field of communication. The Digital Communication is transforming contemporary societies, and impacting multiple spheres: in social relations, politics, journalism, or business models, among other areas.

For more than twenty years, our researchers have been exploring these dimensions and impacts from different points of view and with different methodologies. Our goal is to enhance this research, in order to propose new models that can be used to explore new horizons in the field of communication.

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Research groups

 Digital News average Research Group

 Mythmaking and heroism in narratives

 Science communication

 Communicative Innovation in Institutions (INCOMIN)

 Communication markets and companies

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STRATEGY 2025

As part of the University's Strategy 2025, the School of Communication researches on Society and Digital Communication to study the phenomena, processes and effects of Digital Communication in its multiple dimensions: social, political, economic and cultural.

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PUBLICATIONS

Communication & Society Journal

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Communication & Society is a non-profit journal non-profit journal of the area of Journalism, Audiovisual Communication and Marketing. It was first published in 1988, becoming the first Spanish publication of its kind.

It is published quarterly and its main purpose is to serve as a forum for reflection among academics and experts of speech social from all over the world, to whom it offers its pages for their partnership with articles, notes and book reviews.

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