# RePIM

> RePIM MSCA Doctoral Network: Revisioning Public Interest Media


## Posts

- [RePIM consortium meets in Brussels for first in-person meeting](https://repimnetwork.eu/repim-consortium-meets-in-brussels-for-first-in-person-meeting/): On 16–17 March 2026, the RePIM Doctoral Network academic partners gathered in Brussels for the first in-person consortium meeting, hosted by imec-SMIT at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The meeting brought together representatives from the participating universities, marking an important milestone in the early phase of the project. Over two days, the consortium focused on the ongoing recruitment process for the 12 Doctoral Candidate (DC) positions. In addition to recruitment, discussions also addressed the practical implementation of the network, including coordination of training activities, collaboration across work packages, and the overall research framework guiding the project. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity […]
- [Recruitment Update: Extended Deadlines for Selected PhD Positions](https://repimnetwork.eu/recruitment-update-extended-deadlines-for-selected-phd-positions/): The RePIM Doctoral Network is recruiting doctoral candidates for 12 PhD positions across an international consortium of academic and non-academic partners. To ensure that as many eligible applicants as possible have the opportunity to apply, the application deadline of 31 January 2026 has been extended to 8 February 2026 for selected positions. As some project-specific deadlines may be updated during the coming days, we encourage interested candidates to check the Recruitment page regularly for the most up-to-date information on open projects, eligibility requirements, and application instructions. RePIM offers a structured doctoral training programme, including network-wide training events and opportunities for […]
- [We Are Recruiting 12 Fully Funded PhD Candidates](https://repimnetwork.eu/we-are-recruiting-12-fully-funded-phd-candidates-for-the-repim-doctoral-network/): The RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) Doctoral Network is pleased to announce the opening of 12 fully funded PhD positions across leading European universities. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme under Horizon Europe, RePIM brings together an international consortium of academic partners, public interest media organisations, and industry experts to rethink how Public Interest Media can sustain relevance, impact, and public value in a data-driven, platformised media ecosystem. RePIM’s research addresses key transformations in the media landscape, spanning content and format innovation, platform infrastructures, organisational change, audience engagement, and policy development. The 12 Doctoral Candidates will […]
- [Launch Announcement for the RePIM Doctoral Network](https://repimnetwork.eu/repim-launch-announcement/): We are delighted to announce the upcoming launch of RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) on 1 January 2026 — a new, Europe-wide doctoral network funded by the European Union under the European Research Executive Agency (REA), MSCA Doctoral Networks scheme. What is RePIM? RePIM will explore how public interest media — including public service media, quality journalism, cultural heritage outlets and trusted online media — can adapt and thrive in a rapidly transforming media ecosystem. In recent years, digitalisation, platformisation and globalisation have reshaped the production, distribution, and consumption of media, posing major challenges to the sustainability, independence, and societal […]

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- [DC10 – Public support for non-Public Service Media organisations](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc10-public-support-for-non-public-service-media-organisations/): Host institution: University of Warsaw (UW) 🇵🇱Supervisors: Prof. Michał Głowacki (UW) and Prof. Sergio Sparviero (PLUS)Academic secondment: Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS) 🇦🇹Industrial secondment: JournalismFundEurope 🇧🇪PhD duration: 3 years
- [DC9 – Regulating Public Interest Media in a platform world](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc9-regulating-public-interest-media-in-a-platform-world/): Host institution: Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS) 🇦🇹Supervisors: Prof. Josef Trappel (PLUS) and Prof. Natascha Just (UZH)Academic secondment: University of Zurich (UZH) 🇨🇭Industrial secondment: Ofcom 🇬🇧PhD duration: 3 years
- [DC8 – Developing and transforming sustainability requirements for Public Interest Media](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc8-developing-and-transforming-sustainability-requirements-for-public-interest-media/): Host institution: Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS) 🇦🇹Supervisors: Prof. Sergio Sparviero (PLUS) and Prof. Tim Raats (VUB)Academic secondment: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🇧🇪Industrial secondment: Mediahuis 🇧🇪PhD duration: 3 years
- [DC2 – Reinventing content for online-first public media](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc2-reinventing-content-for-online-first-public-media/): Host institution: Charles University (CU) 🇨🇿Supervisors: Prof. Petr Szczepanik (CU) and Prof. Wendy Van den Broeck (VUB)Academic secondment: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🇧🇪Industrial secondment: Česká Televize (ČT) 🇨🇿PhD duration: 4 years
- [DC1 – Coping with the challenges of automated content in Public Interest Media](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc1-coping-with-the-challenges-of-automated-content-in-public-interest-media/): Host institution: University of Zurich (UZH) 🇨🇭Supervisors: Prof. Natascha Just (UZH) and Prof. Josef Trappel (PLUS)Academic secondment: Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS) 🇦🇹Industrial secondment: Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) 🇧🇪PhD duration: 3 years
- [DC12 – Audience data management and performance measurement in the cross-media landscape](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc12-audience-data-management-and-performance-measurement-in-the-cross-media-landscape/): Host institution: Tallinn University (TLU) 🇪🇪Supervisors: Prof. Ulrike Rohn (TLU) and Prof. Jannick Sørensen (AAU)Academic secondment: Aalborg University (AAU) 🇩🇰Industrial secondment: Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) 🇪🇪PhD duration: 4 years
- [DC5 – Digital infrastructures in the public interest](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc5-digital-infrastructures-in-the-public-interest/): Host institution: University of Stavanger (UiS) 🇳🇴Supervisors: Prof. Helle Sjøvaag (UiS) and Prof. Reza Tadayoni (AAU)Academic secondment: Aalborg University (AAU) 🇩🇰Industrial secondment: Altibox 🇳🇴PhD duration: 3 years
- [DC4 – Object oriented edge-casting using semantic encoding](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc4-object-oriented-edge-casting-using-semantic-encoding/): Host institution: Aalborg University (AAU), Copenhagen 🇩🇰Supervisors: Prof. Reza Tadayoni (AAU) and Prof. Helle Sjøvaag (UiS)Academic secondment: University of Stavanger (UiS) 🇳🇴Industrial secondment: European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Geneva 🇨🇭PhD duration: 3 years
- [DC11 – Reaching the unreachable](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc11-reaching-the-unreachable/): Host institution: Vrije universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🇧🇪Supervisors: Prof. Wendy Van den Broeck (VUB) and Prof. Petr Szczepanik(CU)Academic secondment: Charles University (CU) 🇨🇿Industrial secondment: Mediawijs 🇧🇪PhD duration: 4 years
- [DC7 – Reconfiguring organisational structures for delivering platformised public value](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc7-reconfiguring-organisational-structures-for-delivering-platformised-public-value/): Host institution: Vrije universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🇧🇪Supervisors: Prof. Karen Donders (VUB), Dr. Catalina Iordache (VUB), and Prof. Michał Głowacki (UW)Academic secondment: University of Warsaw (UW) 🇵🇱Industrial secondment: NPO, Hilversum 🇳🇱PhD duration: 4 years
- [DC6 – Global logics in local contexts: Reinventing partnership strategies for Public Interest Media](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc6-reconfiguring-organisational-structures-for-delivering-platformised-public-value/): Host institution: Vrije universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🇧🇪Supervisors: Prof. Tim Raats (VUB) and Prof. Ulrike Rohn (TLU)Academic secondment: Tallinn University (TLU) 🇪🇪Industrial secondment: Nordvision, Oslo 🇳🇴PhD duration: 4 years
- [DC3 – Quality news bots for Public Service Media](https://repimnetwork.eu/dc3-quality-news-bots-for-public-service-media/): Host institution: Aalborg University (AAU), Copenhagen 🇩🇰Supervisors: Prof. Jannick Sørensen (AAU) and Prof. Tim Raats (VUB)Academic secondment: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) 🇧🇪Industrial secondment: European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Geneva 🇨🇭PhD duration: 3 years
- [Recruitment](https://repimnetwork.eu/recruitment/): RePIM Doctoral Network – Applications for PhD Positions closed RePIM – Revisioning Public Interest Media – is a four-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network dedicated to reimagining how Public Interest Media can remain relevant, sustainable, and impactful in a rapidly changing, data-driven and platform-dominated environment. The network unites leading European universities, Public Interest Media organisations, and industry partners to train 12 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) working across media content innovation, infrastructure transformation, organisational change, audience analysis, and policy development. RePIM offers an interdisciplinary, international, and cross-sectoral training environment, including secondments, summer/winter schools, scenario-building workshops, and close collaboration with non-academic partners. […]
- [Privacy Policy](https://repimnetwork.eu/privacy-policy/): Last updated: 27 November 2025 This Privacy Policy explains how the RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) Project collects, uses, stores and protects personal data through this website (repimnetwork.eu).The RePIM project is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Grant Agreement No 101227216). 1. Data Controller The Data Controller responsible for processing personal data collected through this website is: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050 Brussels, BelgiumEmail: repim@vub.beWebsite: https://www.vub.be As project coordinator, VUB manages the RePIM website on behalf of the project consortium. 2. What Personal Data We Collect We may collect the following categories of […]
- [Training and Events](https://repimnetwork.eu/training-and-events/): The RePIM Doctoral Network offers a structured, multi-year training programme designed to equip all Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with advanced research skills, interdisciplinary knowledge, and professional competencies needed to shape the future of public interest media. The programme combines network-wide seasonal schools, online seminars, specialised modules, and mobility-based learning through academic and non-academic secondments. It culminates in a final RePIM Conference & Scenario-Building Symposium. Secondments & Mobility-Based Learning Each DC undertakes two secondments: These placements provide inter-sectoral experience crucial for leadership roles across Public Interest Media. Network-Wide Training Programme
- [Home](https://repimnetwork.eu/): The project Radical market and societal changes challenge existing business models of public interest media, the content they create, the technical infrastructures they employ for distribution, and the governing structures which regulate and support them. The research and trained Doctoral Candidates (DCs) set out to revision the relevance of public interest media, the conditions required to sustain relevance and the ways in which they are produced, packaged, distributed and the (infra)structures that support them. RePIM does this through a highly ambitious and advanced focus on key strategic transformations across departments, media players and different European contexts, and the managerial skills […]
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- [Consortium](https://repimnetwork.eu/consortium/): The RePIM consortium brings together a carefully balanced group of universities, research centres, public service media organisations and industry partners across Europe, selected to ensure strong scientific excellence, real-world relevance, and complementary expertise. Academic Consortium RePIM is implemented by eight academic institutions, all of which have longstanding research excellence in media, communication, digital innovation, and public interest media. These institutions host, supervise and train the project’s 12 Doctoral Candidates: These universities provide the scientific foundation for RePIM and collectively ensure high-quality supervision, international mobility and advanced doctoral training. Associated Partners The consortium is strengthened by a wide network of industry, […]
- [Project](https://repimnetwork.eu/project/): RePIM (Revisioning Public Interest Media) is a four-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network that investigates how public interest media (PIM)—including public service media, quality journalism, and trusted online information providers—can remain relevant, resilient, and impactful in a data-driven, platformised, and AI-powered media ecosystem. Public interest media face increasing pressure from global platforms, shifting audience behaviour, and fast-paced technological change. To respond, RePIM brings together leading European universities, public media organisations, regulators, and civil-society partners to train 12 Doctoral Candidates and generate new insights into the future of PIM. Through interdisciplinary research, hands-on industry engagement, and a Europe-wide training programme, RePIM explores […]


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