Our first video of the new series "Hong Kong History Academy" is out! 8 lectures, each comprising 3 sessions. Lecture 1: Swire and Hong Kong Prof. Robert Bickers Session one: Why did the British go to China? youtu.be/1gl_ecm9Tz0

Call for Applications: Lewis Memorial Prize Competition 2026 https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/10/call-for-applications-lewis-memorial-prize-competition-2026/

The Royal Musical Association and Cambridge University Press Edited Book Prize for 2025 goes to Peter McMurray and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay for their edited collection 'Acoustics of Empire: Sound, Media and Power in the Long Nineteenth Century' (OUP, 2024).

The Faculty of Music seeks to appoint a Betts Fellow in Organ Studies, who is responsible for creating an enhanced profile for organ activities and study at Oxford, and for fostering a community amongst organ scholars across the collegiate University. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Out now with @oxunipress.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social with thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk .... Joseph Stalin banned it, but was it too sexy or just too noisy?

Are you an early career researcher with an interest in our collection? Apply to develop an independent research project funded by AHRC. Hear more about the opportunity at a virtual town hall event on Monday 6 October: bit.ly/BL-EarlyCare...

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Vacancy for Reviews Editor for both the Journal of the Royal Musical Association and Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle (new deadline of Monday 6 October) www.rma.ac.uk/2025/07/17/r...

.....with Marina and me @mfwalker.bsky.social

A wee plug for this upcoming Radio3 programme with me and the lovely @mfwalker.bsky.social (her first ever tag on bluesky 😊) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Out now from @oxunipress.bsky.social Some slightly subversive thoughts on Shostakovich 🙂

A wee plug for this upcoming Radio3 programme with me and the lovely @mfwalker.bsky.social (her first ever tag on bluesky 😊) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Ancient trees 🤝 giant pandas. Hollow tree trunks provide important birthing dens for giant pandas and their young!🌳 But this vital habitat also supports so much more - WWF China are undertaking tree-mendous work with the Chinese Government & local partners to protect & monitor ancient trees. 💚

📢 Today the Academy launches a major new report urging action to tackle a growing crisis in our universities. Cuts to courses mean more regions than ever are ‘cold spots’ for access to many SHAPE subjects - with even more at risk. 🧵 📍Read the full report: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

Butterflies need our help. If you’re in the UK please sign and share. 🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #pesticides butterflyemergency.good.do/rescue-missi...

We're excited for our annual conference in a few days' time, this year hosted by the University of Southampton! Hope to see lots of you there. www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...

Applications for SHAPE Involve and Engage are now open. This innovative public engagement programme allows UK-based researchers to work in partnership with a gallery, archive, library or museum (GLAM organisation). Application deadline is 15 Oct. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47XA41y

This is positively the last post about this. Tagging uob now 🤭 @uobartsmatter.bsky.social rmameee.wordpress.com/music-on-the...

I'll get better at this in a minute theconversation.com/sex-stalin-a... @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Sharing this, accompanied by live BBC Proms performance theconversation.com/sex-stalin-a...

And even rmameee.wordpress.com/music-on-the... @elainekelly.bsky.social

And let's try that again! rmameee.wordpress.com/music-on-the... @artsmatterni.bsky.social @royalmusical.bsky.social

And our very first conference in the beautiful Department of Music @uobartsmatter @royalmusical rmameee.wordpress.com/music-on-the...

Announcing our new study group! rmameee.wordpress.com