School of Digital and Screen Media

Welcome to the School of Digital and Screen Media

Whether you're passionate about film, games design, photography, creative writing, journalism or digital media production, Digital and Screen Media (DSM) offers a vibrant and supportive learning environment tailored to ignite your imagination and fuel your creative aspirations.

The School of Digital and Screen Media has a long-standing commitment to promoting inclusive practice through storytelling and idea generation. You will be taught in an environment that values ideas and concepts, insists on you developing your own voice and is committed to professional skills development.

Wherever you join us in your creative and digital industries journey, you’ll be allocated a personal tutor and will be taught by highly experienced experts and professionals who will guide you in furthering your creative passion.

As you explore the vibrant ‘student’ city of Leeds too, with its flourishing creative industries and digital infrastructure, you'll discover endless opportunities to pursue your dreams and carve out a rewarding career in the creative industries.

Our courses

Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate courses

Study courses accredited by professional bodies

We are accredited by the Broadcast Training Journalism Council (BJTC) and the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

A School with connections

Through interactive live projects and partnerships with industry giants like the BBC, ITV, and Sky, you'll gain invaluable insights and practical experience that will set you apart in today's competitive job market. In fact, our industry connections, professional facilities and challenge-led approach to teaching mean you will be doing it for real - from your first day.

You'll take on opportunities across creative disciplines that will enable you to work with Creative and Digital organisations including the BBC, ITV and Sky, production companies like True North, Daisybeck Studios and True Vision as well as opportunities with a wide range of organisations including Deershed Festival, Bureau for Investigative Journalism, NHS (Born in Bradford), Bradford 2025, and the Science and Media Museum, all as part of your degree.

Journalism and Media Week

Journalism and Media Week (JMW) is now in its seventeenth year and has established a reputation for bringing some of the most talented and well-respected people in the industry to Leeds.

This year's four-day programme (Monday 10 - Thursday 13 November) will be packed with speakers from the world of journalism, media, film and photography. It allows our students, as well as those who have just embarked on their careers, to listen to those who have been doing the role for years and discover what inspired them to choose this industry, the challenges they faced, and more.

Journalism and Media Week gives attendees a rare opportunity to get up close and network with their heroes and learn from a wide range of professionals seen on TV, heard on the radio and working behind the scenes to make it all come together.

Journalism and Media Week is open to students at Leeds Trinity University, students from schools, colleges, and other universities, prospective students, journalists and members of the public.

Watch all the sessions from last year's event

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Make more happen with our specialist facilities

Our dedicated Media Centre has the latest technology, industry-leading production spaces and equipment.

The Media Loans and Helpdesk team provide equipment hire and assistance, from booking our spaces to helping you get the most out of our specialist facilities and software.

All students have access to Adobe Creative Cloud and are connected to the Editshare central video server.

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TV studio

Our TV studios include lighting rigs, autocue, vision mixers, and a shared video storage server that combine to create an integrated production environment.

Radio studios

All our radio studios are equipped with Axia mixing desk with multiple input sources including Burli, Myriad and Adobe.

Video editing suites

Six dedicated professional video editing suites and production rooms are located throughout the Media Centre, offering a choice of individual or shared working spaces.

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Photography studios

Our photography facilities include two studio spaces offering Elinchrom studio flash heads, a dedicated product photography table, props store and ceiling mounted backdrops. We also have a dark room with sinks, drying cabinets and a range of professional film processing equipment.

School activities

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Here are just some of the opportunities and experiences that our students have the chance to get involved in while they're studying within the School.

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Journalism Newsdays

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RTS Careers Fair

RTS Future Careers Fair

Brownberrie Gallery launch

Brownberrie Gallery

Writers' Festival

Award-winning staff and students

We're incredibly proud of our staff, students, and alumni who continuously produce the highest quality work. It's a privilege to be part of their learning journey and it's a joy to see their hard work and talent being recognised. Here are just some of our award-winning staff, student, and alumni stories.

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Praise at RTS Awards

A picture of Alice Young holding her National Newsreader of the Year Award.

Alice's IRN Award

Alice's award win

Oz's national poetry prize

Poetry prize

Meet our alumni

For years, our Digital and Screen Media alumni have been making a global impact, shaping the future of entertainment and media.

Our alumni have gone on to achieve remarkable success in various fields, from award winning journalists breaking key stories to entrepreneurs setting up business that support local communities.

Many of our alumni are eager to connect with aspiring media professionals, offering guidance, internships and job opportunities, making our alumni network a powerful resource for our students.

Charlie Russell - Specialist, F1 Communications, McLaren

"After working in professional football for five years, I moved to McLaren Racing in June 2022, as Senior Motorsport Communications Executive with the Formula One team. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the work placements I experienced during my time with Leeds Trinity University."

Meet Charlie

Harpreet Kaur - Award Winning Radio Presenter, BBC Asian Network and TV Host

"The skills I gained and the techniques I learned are all still a part of me today."

Meet Harpreet

Simon Day, Executive Presentation Coach, Trainer and Speaker

"Once terrified to speak, I now help people find the courage to tell their stories, speak more powerfully and inspire others."

Meet Simon

Alice Young - Newsdesk Editor and Breakfast newsreader, Greatest Hits Radio UK

"The practical skills which I developed on the course and the kindness and support shown from the course leaders played a huge part in me getting to where I am today."

Meet Alice

Cutting-edge research

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The School of Digital and Screen Media houses academics and practitioners engaging in a breadth of research in the areas of Creative Writing, Digital Media, English Literature, Film, Games Design, Journalism, Linguistics, Photography and Television.

Renowned for its quality and interdisciplinary focus, the School’s critical and practice research has produced nationally and internationally recognised contributions across academic books, peer-reviewed journal articles, journalistic articles, films, novels, poems, conferences and exhibitions.

The School is a major contributor to the International Research Centre for Interactive Storytelling (IRIS) and the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies (LCVS).

Research themes for the Centre for Journalism

Professional and Pedagogic Practice
Journalism Education
Representation and Meaning-making
Universities and Industry Partnerships

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Research themes for Literature, Language, and Linguistics, and Creative Writing

Creative Writing practice and theory
Modernist and postmodernist literature
Literature and culture of the long nineteenth century
The linguistic construction of identity

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Research themes for Film, Media, Television, Photography and Games Design

Digital Economy and Platform Capitalism, Automation of Labour and Immigration and Social Cohesion
The Culture, Technology and Economy of Digital Streaming Platforms: Disney, Culture and Society
Steam Punk Cinema, Victorian Culture and Cinema
Landscape Photography, Photography, Myth and Memory
Philosophy of Photography, Phenomenology and Visual Culture
Film and Pedagogy, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
British and American horror cinema East Asian TV drama

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Our people

Name	Position	Link to full profile
Adam Mitchinson	Photography Technical Demonstrator
Dr Basil Glynn	Deputy Head of School: Digital and Screen Media	Research profile
Beth Argent	Lecturer in Journalism	Research profile
Andrew Glover	Senior Lecturer in Journalism	Research profile
Dr Carolyn Jackson-Brown	Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Sports Journalism and Media	Research profile
Darren Harper	Sports Journalism Programme Leader	Research profile
Katherine Blair	Associate Professor (Professional Practice)	Research profile
Leigh Purves	Lecturer	Research profile
Dr Juliette Taylor-Batty	Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature	Research profile
Dr Linda Walz FHEA	Senior Lecturer in Linguistics	Research profile
Lindsay Eastwood	Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Production	Research profile
Dr Liza Dracup	Senior Lecturer in Photography	Research profile
Lizzie Coombs
Professor Oz Hardwick	Professor of Creative Writing	Research profile
Ricardo Barker	Associate Professor in Professional Practice (Filmmaking)	Research profile
Rich Greatrex	Programme Leader for Television Production	Research profile
Dr Rod Hermeston	Lecturer in Linguistics	Research profile
Mr Tim Balmforth	Senior Lecturer in Games Design