Welcome to the home of cutting-edge research and innovation in digital media, communication and technology - the Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology research group. We are dedicated to shaping the future of technology through interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
NEWS & EVENTS
The European Media Monitor comes to Brussels
Who controls the media landscape across Europe, and how is this shaping democracy?
imec-SMIT, VUB hosted the emma Doctoral summer school 2025
This year, imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel hosted the emma Doctoral summer school 2025 in Brussels on 2–5 September, bringing together early-career media management researchers.
Policy Brief #86 Digital News Report 2025: Flemish news use remains stable but challenged by information overload, AI and concerns about disinformation
On the publication day of the Reuters Digital News Report, Pauljan Truyens, Sarah Vis, Sien Van de Wouwer and Ike Picone analyse the most important findings on Flemish news use in 9 key trends.
ECREA “Communication Law and Policy” Conference at VUB Brussels on 18-19 September 2025
ECREA Communication Law and Policy Brussels will take place on 18 & 19 September 2025. Read more about this event in this article.
Our research areas & Policy Briefs
Research areas
The imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel research group consists of six research areas or units. Each research area focuses on specific topics or key areas and sets of methodologies. Find all research areas here.
Policy Briefs
We value sharing research results with stakeholders, policymakers and the wider audience. Our Policy Briefs relate to either a topical issue or summarise finished or ongoing research results. Find all Policy Briefs here.
Our projects & publications
At our research unit's page on the research portal of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, you can find an overview of projects we are currently working on at imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, or that we have worked on in the past.
On the research portal of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, you can also find an overview of our most recent and previous publications written by researchers of imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.