Stephanie Pitts

IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 3d

Save the date: the 2026 Sempre PGR/ECR Conference will be held on Thursday, 16 April 2026 at the University of Cambridge.

The conference is aimed at postgraduate and early career researchers (PGRs & ECRs) working in music psychology and music education.

Learn more: sempre.org.uk/conference/2...

2026 Sempre PGR/ECR Conference – Sempre

The 2026 Sempre PGR/ECR Conference will take place on Thursday, 16 April 2026, at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, with online participation avail

sempre.org.uk

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Oliver Mantell @olivermantell.bsky.social · 6d

Nice to see two excellent academic collections on audiences, data and policy [including my only (!) academic article] in new (more affordable) editions:

www.routledge.com/A-Reader-on-...

www.routledge.com/Audience-Dat...

Credit to @sdjhadley.bsky.social for editing/making them happen…

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Christiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 6d

Great (paid) PhD opportunity. Excellent environment, conditions, and supervisors. And a topic close to my heart. (Selfish reason for promoting this: I fear there won't be enough concerts for retired me to go to. Geen dag zonder Bach.) vacatures.knaw.nl/job/The-Hagu...

PhD position "Is the audience for classical music concerts fading out?"

vacatures.knaw.nl

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Stephanie Pitts @sparcsheffield.bsky.social · 6d

Quite right too - congratulations!

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · 8d

We’re hiring 💡

We’re looking for a Project Manager (Families) to develop and manage events for families at Wigmore Hall ✨

Find out more and apply here: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/about-us/jobs/project-manager-families

Deadline: 9.00am on Tuesday 21 October

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ISM @ism-music.bsky.social · 9d

The ISM is deeply concerned about government's decision to scrap the music Initial Teacher Training bursary.

Bursaries are a lifeline for aspiring music teachers. If DfE are serious about hitting its recruitment targets, this is a huge step backwards ⬇️
www.ism.org/news/governm...

ISM labels music bursary decision ‘damaging’ - Independent Society of Musicians

Government has scrapped its financial support for trainee teachers in music and the arts

www.ism.org

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Urban Institute @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social · 17d

Join our team - Research Project Administrator
The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated administrator to support a number of research projects and activities hosted by the Urban Institute.

sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit...

Join our team - Research Project Administrator

The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated administrator to support a number of research projects and activities hosted by the Urban Institute.

sheffield.ac.uk

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 24d

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!

Find out more:
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-di...

Your distribution questions answered

This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.

www.alcs.co.uk

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 24d

Who do you know that would be excellent at this job. Please nudge them to apply, everyone needs a cheerleader!

Policy Engagement Lead @uniofbath.bsky.social

PART TIME - 0.6 FTE starting from £47,389 pro rata

#SciPol

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

CC13048 Policy Engagement Lead - Jobs at Bath

www.bath.ac.uk

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 24d

Job opp - full-time Project Officer at U of Huddersfield. Support the admin needs of research staff and PGRs on the Amplification Project. Grade 6 (£32,363 - £39,132 per annum), fixed-term ending Jan 2030. Apply by 1st Oct here: vacancies.hud.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Fender amplifier-shaped shop front of the Guitar Store, Southampton, UK

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Australian Music & Psychology Society (AMPS) @ausmuspsysoc.bsky.social · 24d

🗣️ SEMPRE Student Study Day: sempre.org.uk/conference/s...

Wednesday, 26 November 2025
11.00am-2.00pm GMT
Room 938, Institute of Education, UCL and online

Proposals due Wed, 1 Oct 2025
Contact: Proposals to Eunice Tang ([email protected]), cc Professor Graham F Welch ([email protected])

SEMPRE Student Study Day – Sempre

The SEMPRE Autumn Conference will be a hybrid Student Study Day, taking place on Wednesday, 26th November 2025, from 11:00am to 2:00pm. The event will be held b

sempre.org.uk

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Professor Lisa Johnson (known as Lisa Colton) @lisacolton.bsky.social · 26d

Apply to be a University Teacher in Music Technology! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT479/u...

University Teacher in Music Technology - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool

Discover an exciting academic career path as a University Teacher in Music Technology - Grade 7 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Applications for grants of £500 for folk artists to support anything that will help their professional career development.

Apply before midnight on 19 October.
bit.ly/4nm60RD
Image shows previous awardee Suntou Susso

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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · Sep 10

I am delighted to announce that we are recruiting to three new roles in the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk’s senior team.

Take a look if you want to help us grow our impact & develop our brilliant research (details of the Academy Director role will be up next week) 👇 micro.green-park.co.uk/ifg/

Institute for Government

micro.green-park.co.uk

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Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · Aug 29

✨ Remember the first person who encouraged you when you were starting out?
You can be that person for a young person struggling to get access to opportunities that will help them pursue their creative ambitions.

Sign up to mentor in 2026 👉 www.arts-emergency.org/get-involved...

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Pam Thurschwell @pamthur.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fellowship from Bloomsbury for early career academics who are Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship 2025 - Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship scheme aims to help early career academics get their book idea into a form which is ready for publication.

www.bloomsbury.com

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Francesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'd really recommend the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career... ) - you don't need an affiliation to join, but you get access to free workshops & events (the network pays for travel to its own events), & to funding and grants!

Early Career Researcher Network

An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Aug 15

#JobFairy University of Birmingham is looking for a Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement - senior hire at Grade 10
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement - External Relations - 81775 - Grade 10

The Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the University’s cultural and public engagement initiatives, supporting the University’s S...

edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · Aug 13

🚨JOB KLAXON🚨

@kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900.

SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST

APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665

SHARE!!!

tinyurl.com

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · Mar 11

Are you a creative or cultural freelancer based in South West England? Do you work in schools or education settings?

Apply for a grant to develop workshops or activities for children and young people 👇

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 20

Take a blossom break at work, National Trust urges, as spring warms UK

Charity’s poll finds 80% feel more positive after spending breaks outside, but only 10% do so Employees are being urged to step outside to take time to observe one of the wonders of the natural world: the fleeting but lovely spring blossom season.…

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Krause @studylistening.bsky.social · Apr 10

. @sparcsheffield.bsky.social, Investigating UK amateur choirs as sites of musical learning + ambition

-many members want to maintain (rather than develop) singing
-musical goals need to be achievable and negotiated (directors need to know members' ambitions)

#SEMPRE #MusicScience

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Jonathan (Jaytee) Tang @jayteetang.bsky.social · Apr 15

SEMPRE was a blast! 🎶 Huge thanks to the organisers for an inspiring conference. Grateful to receive the Aubrey Hickman Award & present my paper. Loved reconnecting with colleagues & meeting new peeps—so many great conversations! 🙌

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The Evelyn Glennie Foundation @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social · May 8

Celebrate Deaf Awareness Week with our founder Dame Evelyn Glennie, who is profoundly deaf herself. “Beyond Silence" shows us that deafness is a unique perspective, not a limitation. Let's feel, sense, and interpret sound in new ways. #DeafAwarenessWeek #BeyondSilence #TheEvelynGlennieFoundation

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Psychology of Music @ Uni of Sheffield @musicpsychshef.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations Jenni MacRitchie, Justin Christensen and team on 4 years of the Music, Dementia, Technology project. Great to see so many partners celebrating the shared musical, technological life enhancing activities and learning from working together.

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Elizabeth MacGregor @ehmacgregor.bsky.social · Jun 25

Two articles published in one week! One on #singing with the wonderful @sparcsheffield.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social and one on #vulnerability from my recent research at @somervillecollege.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social.
🎵 doi.org/10.1386/ijcm...
✏️ doi.org/10.1177/1468...

Evaluating collaborative action ethnography as a means of co-constructing ‘pedagogies of vulnerability’ in the post-pandemic music classroom - Elizabeth H MacGregor, 2025

Following the lengthy period of isolation enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the imperative for qualitative researchers to re-engage in personal and participato...

doi.org

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Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · Jul 21

Big news.

The Royal Albert Hall has just become the first 5,000+ capacity arena to permanently adopt the £1 grassroots levy on all commercial rock and pop shows from October 2025 - a move that could raise £300,000 a year to support the foundations of the UK’s live music scene.

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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · Jul 21

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Jobs - The University of York

jobs.york.ac.uk

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Stephanie Pitts @sparcsheffield.bsky.social · Jul 21

Fabulous - congrats to Naomi and her proud parents! x

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Apr 14

The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme is now open for applications. This opportunity allows postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for funding to support their research projects. Learn more: buff.ly/BrfBwSt

White banner with an image of a researcher focused on her work. The words 'BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants' are written on the right-hand side

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