Statement on the Proposed Cancellation of the Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music https://www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-on-the-proposed-cancellation-of-the-initial-teacher-training-bursary-for-music/

Call for papers: Amplification and Everyday Life conference, University of Huddersfield, 4-5 June 2026. Submission deadline 15 December 2025. makeitlouder.co.uk/2025/10/23/c...

We have a range of resources to help you engage with #BlackHistoryMonth as a music educator 📣 The Why Music x Music Mark series explores rap, hip hop, blues, steel pan, grime, jazz, equity, Black History Month, and so much more! 🔗Watch now: www.musicmark.org.uk/resources/th...

Today's the last day to register for the NTIA's fan-led review of electronic music. Info here:

From planning their ECR journey to top tips on wellness, tune into #ConfessionsOfAnECR where fellow researchers share their academia survival tips. Three new episodes now available across all podcasting platforms: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/... 🎙️ @britishacademy.bsky.social

Discover music resources that resonate: Join our webinar walkthrough on November 13th and find out how our digital platforms optimize teaching, learning and research: attendee.gototraining.com/r/5359452981... Can’t make the date? Register and we’ll email you a link to the recording!

Join us for the Fan-Led Review of Electronic Music, hosted by Lord Brennan, and help shape the future of the UK’s electronic music scene.   - London, United Kingdom (venue TBA) - 28th October 2025,10:30AM arrival - Complete the form to register.  connor941463.typeform.com/to/AUKagspH

📣 Calling all music educators in Scotland! UK Music want to hear from you Join an online roundtable next week to help develop their Manifesto for Music ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in 2026 🔗 Sign up: https://luma.com/rgqlunlv #ScotlandMusic #MusicTeacher

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...

"Journal of Popular Music Studies" co-editors @burrata.bsky.social & Alisha Lola Jones's reflect on their 1st year editing "JPMS" in the Sept issue online now. We pub JPMS in partnership with @iaspm-us.bsky.social. online.ucpress.edu/jpms/issue/3...

Call for papers: Directions and Aesthetics of the Digital Era An in-person conference of the International Musicological Society at University College Dublin, 11-12 June 2026. Submit a proposal 5 December 2025. www.ucd.ie/music/newsan...

Online seminar TODAY, 13 October: The Risks and Benefits of Using AI in Research, hosted by the School of Advanced Study, University of London. 14:00 - 15:00 BST (London) Online live via Zoom. Register here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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...

Call for Papers: ‘Popular Music and Identity in Cinema’ Special issue of the journal Film International: Journal of World Cinema. Deadline 1 February 2026. View the full call: www.intellectbooks.com/film-interna...

AI company Anthropic has settled a copyright case & must pay $1.5B to publishers & authors. If your work was stolen, you could claim $3k/book. Popular music scholars are known to have been affected. Learn more via the Textbook and Academic Authors Association: www.taaonline.net/anthropic-se...

Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence and Popular Music Special issue of the journal Popular Music and Society. Deadline 20 December 2025. iaspm.org.uk/artificial-i...

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...

Job opportunity at the University of Huddersfield providing administrative support to the Leverhulme-funded Amplification Project. Apply by 1st October:

Call for book proposals! Are you passionate about punk? 🤘 Do you have an idea for a book? 📖 Send us your idea for a fresh take on punk to mark the 50th anniversary, that could be the next instalment our acclaimed British Pop Archive series. 🎶 More details below 👇 #booksky #punk

Punk & Post-Punk 14.2 is out now! 🤘🎵 Including ‘‘Punk Rock Cliché’: The proverbial NOFX’ by Luis J. Tosina Fernández Access the issue via discover 👉 intellectdiscover.co...

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...

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Taylor Swift What do the many creative languages of Swift's work reveal about identity, power, and society? Submit a brief CV and 350–500 word abstract for a feature-length research article by 1 Oct. More information: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Well done to all the speakers at our Postgraduate Research Conference, held last Friday at Leeds on the theme of 'music and crisis'. Thank you especially to the organising team and volunteers. We heard excellent talks on topics from DIY internet radio to the challenges faced by women tour managers.

Understanding REF Impact in Music: Half Day Workshop, 19 Nov 2025 - Online and at City St George’s, University of London - Free, travel bursaries available for PGRs & ECRs - Topics will include working with non-academic partners; writing an impact case study; assessment of impact in REF.

wildpop conference call for proposals: "underground, DIY & fringe cultures have the grassroots spontaneous intensity that challenge corporate dominance. Don’t they?" 6-8 November 2025, Newcastle Upon Tyne Submit to [email protected] by 31 Aug. iaspm.org.uk/wildpop-2025/

Currently in our summer sale 🌞 A candid reevaluation of dance music as an everyday culture that reproduces social inequalities. Shop: www.bloomsbury.com/dance-music-...

Deadline coming up soon for the RMA 150th Anniversary Fellowships! www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...

Are you an early career researcher looking to get published? Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with Writers & Artists. Find out how you can apply here: bit.ly/4mHlgcn

Delighted to announce that the 14th Ludomusicology conference kicks off this Thursday in London and in-person tickets are sold out! Looking forward to seeing you either on site or online (online tickets still available!). #gameaudio #vgm Check it out: www.ludomusicology.org/2025/05/08/l...

The House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport select committee is inviting music fans to help shape the future of the UK’s grassroots live and electronic music scenes. Click the link for more information and scan the QR code to find out how you can make your voice heard. tinyurl.com/bd8xsw6r

Do you work in music/music education in Wales? We want you to shape our 'Manifesto for Music – Wales’. Our first free panels will be on U-18 and post-18 music education. Register for the U-18 event here lu.ma/fba0yacn and the post-18 event here lu.ma/e1fvef5j

The Department of Music at the University of Southampton is delighted to release our preliminary programme and registration, which can be found on the official conference website: www.southampton.ac.uk/music/RMAcon...

Applying for an RMA Small Research Grant, 7 July - Excellent funding for students, or scholars without institutional support. Catherine Tackley & Katherine Williams will explain the purpose & evaluation process and how to finesse an application, followed by Q&A. Register: forms.gle/cb5QUMAhogp6...

The joint British Forum for Ethnomusicology & RMA conference for Research Students will be in-person next year, at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 6–8 Jan 2026. Keynote by Dr Owen Coggins. Submit by 18 Sep. www.bfe.org.uk/conf/bfe-rma... #popularmusic #musicstudies #musicsky #musicology

The full programme for the IASPM 2025 international conference "Recording Popular Music" in Paris, 7-11 July is now online: iaspmbfe.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... #popularmusic #musicstudies #musicsky

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