The Department of Media Studies and Journalism has a broad and internationally oriented research profile which combines research traditions in the humanities and social sciences with computational methods, practice-based, and interdisciplinary approaches. Research at the department addresses questions on the role of media and journalism in relation to broader societal changes, historically and in the present.  The department has a range of research centres and programs which provide a framework for the diverse research activities conducted by the department's employees, as well as guest researchers, and external partners

Collaborations with stakeholders in the media industry, society and politics include: Google; Facebook; DR;TV2; the Danish Film Institute; The Danish Institute for Human Rights; Bloggers Delight; Enversion; TjekDet; Filmby Aarhus; MOTES; Council for Digital Security; Media Council for Children and Young People; Ministry of Culture; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Defense; EU Commission; The Royal Library, DMJX, MisoFilm; M2Film; Egmont; SAGA Egmont; Bonnier Publications; the Danish Producers' Association; Nordisk Film; Metronome; BLU; Nordjyske Medier; Jyllands-Posten and Storytel.