Five MeLCi Lab members elected to ECREA leadership and representative roles

Five members of MeLCi Lab were elected to roles within the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) during its 2026 conference. They will contribute to the association’s sections and working groups over the next two years.

The elected members and their roles are:

• Maria José Brites — Chair, Audience and Reception Studies
• Ana Filipa Oliveira — Chair, Children, Youth and Media
• Marisa Mourão — Vice-Chair, Children, Youth and Media
• Sofia P. Caldeira — Vice-Chair, Digital Culture and Communication
• Margarida Maneta — YECREA Representative, Ageing and Communication

These appointments extend the Lab’s involvement in European research networks spanning audiences, youth, digital culture and ageing.

Alongside the elections, Lab members presented research at the conference. Topics included film education in Portuguese schools, arts-based approaches with young people, youth engagement with news and digital wellbeing, and older people’s media repertoires.

Further information is available in the CICANT announcement.