Stephanie Pitts

We're hiring a Research Coordinator - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre Creative PEC is hiring a Research Coordinator based either in Newcastle or London. Closing date: 23/11/2025

📢 We're hiring a Research Coordinator!

This new full-time position based in either Newcastle or London will support the delivery of Creative PEC’s high-profile research programme and our championing of the UK’s creative industries.

Find out more and apply:
pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...

Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.

Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!🥳
Professor of Music Psychology at the University of Sheffield, Renee Timmers, will give a talk titled "Multimodality and Embodiment of Timing and Tempo".
Read more here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...

Investigating Amateur Choirs in the United Kingdom as Sites of Musical Learning and Ambition - Stephanie E. Pitts, Elizabeth H. MacGregor, 2025 Singing in an amateur choir is widely recognised as a source of enjoyment, social connection, and wellbeing. Choir membership in the United Kingdom, however, is...

Please take a look at our new 🗝️open access🗝️ article based on @sparcsheffield.bsky.social research at @sheffielduni.bsky.social, Peterborough Sings! and funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1177/0255...

Class Ceiling: Classical Music Conference ~ Barbican, London — Alternative Classical Tackling the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.

A one-day event confronting the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...

Journal of Live Music Studies Journal of Live Music Studies; The Journal of Live Music Studies (JLMS) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to advancing knowledge of live music practices, performances, business, infrastructure ...

Excited to be part of this new journal, now welcoming original research on all aspects of live music, across genres, locations, methods and disciplines. Take a look, share with colleagues, and send us your brilliant research! www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-l...

Hearing about the diverse collaborative dissertations our MA students in Psychology of Music have completed in the last few years and some of the new collaborations and research problems students can engage in this academic year. Come join our MA Psychology of Music sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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

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...

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…

funded quants x cultural policy x sociology PhDs don’t come up very often. this looks great! please circulate!

Quite right too - congratulations!

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

ISM labels music bursary decision ‘damaging’   - Independent Society of Musicians Government has scrapped its financial support for trainee teachers in music and the arts

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...

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!

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

#SheffJobs

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...

If you write professionally in the UK, make sure to sign up to ALCS for your fair share of royalties

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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...

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 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 (eunice.tang@ucl.ac.uk), cc Professor Graham F Welch (graham.welch@ucl.ac.uk)

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

Institute for Government

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/

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✨ 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...

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

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

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

🚨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

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

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

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!

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...

#JobFairy University of Birmingham is looking for a Director of Culture, Collections and Public Engagement - senior hire at Grade 10
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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.

Fabulous - congrats to Naomi and her proud parents! x

I’m hiring a lab manager for my new music cognition lab at Cornell. I’m also looking to recruit PhD students and postdocs next year. I’ll be at #ICMPC_SaoPaulo and #CogSci2025—feel free to reach out or spread the word for relevant candidates.

MUSIC TEACHERS 🎶

The end of the school year is just around the corner.

How has your year been? Take our 2025 survey and tell us about music education in your setting. Your voice goes a long way in supporting our leading advocacy work 👇
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