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Stephanie Pitts

@sparcsheffield.bsky.social

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Director of Sheffield Performer and Audience Research Centre at University of Sheffield. Researcher of lifelong engagement in music. Teacher of music psychology. Lover of gardens and beaches.

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Wigmore Hall @wigmore-hall.org.uk · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 10d

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 · 17d

🥳 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 · 17d

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 · 17d

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 · 18d

🗣️ 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 · 19d

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 · 28d

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 · 29d

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
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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...

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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!!!

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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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COCOCOlab @co3lab.bsky.social · Jul 18

The @co3lab.bsky.social at Cornell is hiring a lab manager.
Focus: Computational music cognition
Skills: Python, R, machine learning, strong work ethic
Role: Run global experiments, develop experiments, grow as a researcher.
I’ll be at #ICMPC_SaoPaulo and #CogSci2025—feel free to reach out!

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ISM @ism-music.bsky.social · Jul 17

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 👇
https://loom.ly/5V6wtsM

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Music in the Round @musicintheround.bsky.social · Jul 16

JOIN THE MUSIC IN THE ROUND TEAM!

We are recruiting for a new MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

⏰ Full-time, 5 days/week (35hrs)
📈 £24,150
📍 Sheffield

Interested?More info and link below
#Wearehiring #Artsjobs #Charityjobs

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Caroline Owen @carocaronet.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎶🎧 Call for young participants aged 5-11 for short online listening expt describing anything music makes them feel or imagine.
Thank you for participating/sharing! #musicscience #musiceducation
Info/access (adult consent required):
york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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