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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Apr 2

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My friend, Lydia Ballam, is doing amazing work on conservatoire students’ experience with dyslexia. Consider sharing this or participating!

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Seth Chagi (World of Paleoanthropology🏺) @sethchagi.bsky.social · Mar 2

Important, and critical information to have!

Open, free, and public access to scientific information is critical to a healthy, intelligent, and well informed society!

WHICH IS WHAT “THEY” DONT WANT!

GO AND LEARN!

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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Feb 27

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A blog post by my friend and fellow RCM researcher, who addresses the normalization of disordered eating in the music industry. A conversation that I think it long overdue

Music, perfectionism and the ultra thin – the normalisation of disordered eating — Things Musicians Don't Talk About

Eating Disorder Awareness Week might last for 7 days, but issues facing musicians around body image pressures are inherent and must be challenged

www.thingsmusiciansdonttalkabout.com

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · Feb 12

From threatening to take over Gaza, to shipping immigrants to Guantanamo, Trump is acting on the legacy of U.S. empire. The roots of that empire lie with this country’s treatment of Indigenous peoples. Bc we have NEVER dealt with that history it will keep rearing its ugly head.

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Silvia Genovese @silviagenovese.bsky.social · Feb 10

Hello! For my PhD at the @musicinthebrain.bsky.social we are conducting an online survey on music for sleep. 🎶💤
Click on the link if you’re more than 18 and listen to music for sleep! It takes around 15 minutes ☀️

survey.au.dk/LinkCollecto...

Thank you!

#musicscience
@lullabyte.bsky.social

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Feb 9

this piece explains what's going on more coherently than me lol www.chronicle.com/article/were...

‘We’re Being Punished’: NIH Tosses Some Grant Applications From Minority Researchers

The sudden withdrawal affects early-career scholars who applied for a prestigious federal grant with a diversity notation — flagging that they came from underrepresented backgrounds.

www.chronicle.com

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Australian Music & Psychology Society (AMPS) @ausmuspsysoc.bsky.social · Feb 12

Research Participant Opportunity 🫵

Australian Master's research in music and wellbeing is seeking music listeners between the ages of 16-65. If you or anyone you know may be interested in taking part please complete the survey below:
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Kelly Jakubowski @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social · Feb 12

We're living in a world where diversification is quickly being devalued. If you're asking, what can I do as a #musicscience researcher to show my commitment to diversifying research, check out our article, out today in Music & Science, identifying key gaps & promising trends: doi.org/10.1177/2059...

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Sarah Faber @sciencebanshee.bsky.social · Feb 12

Happy Banting rejection day to all! The calibre of the rejections I have received this year is extremely high, however, and I am unable to accept their rejection at this time.

I look forward to receiving the funding in September and they are welcome to resubmit a rejection in the next cycle

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Feb 12

Been adding #musicscience groups/labs/societies as they’ve joined bluesky.

Recently added , @coe-mmbb.bsky.social @sysmus.bsky.social and @musicpsychleeds.bsky.social

If there are any missing from the starter pack leave a comment!

Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Dec 14

I’ve been adding groups to this starter pack for #musicscience labs as I’ve found them.

If there are any that I’ve missed drop them in the comments!

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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Feb 5

Ah, that question never gets easier. But I think those who ask usually are, or are very close

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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · Feb 5

Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations? @mkhaw.bsky.social and I want to hear from you @chronicle.com. DM or email! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HigherEd

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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Jan 30

Data collection for the first study of my PhD has begun! I’m so grateful to be able to use RCM’s simulator and talk with so many incredible people for this!

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · Jan 24

As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

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Caroline Owen @carocaronet.bsky.social · Jan 21

Looking for another 20 participants for our @york.ac.uk online music listening experiment for families with children aged 5-11. What does music make you feel or imagine? Help Splat the alien 🛸learn what music means to Earthlings! #musicscience Info and access: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Jan 25

Congrats on this!!

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Music Psychology Lab - Durham @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our co-director @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social presented to Durham Comp Sci students about her @leverhulme.bsky.social project looking into music-evoked thoughts

Her #musicscience team is making resources and studying different thought types evoked by #music

Interested? Check out musicscience.net!

Kelly standing in front of a class talking. A slide shows “Predicting music-evoked thought content from perceptual and experiential properties of music”

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Dr Joshua S. Bamford @js.bamford.id.au · Jan 24

Nice to see our work discussed here!

Music, Mind, Body and Brain @coe-mmbb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Some of our research from the Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain in The Guardian today!

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Music sounds better with you? How your listening habits affect your love life

Psychologists say that singing, dancing and song preferences play a key role in the viability of romantic relationships

www.theguardian.com

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Connor Kirts @kirtsconnor.bsky.social · Jan 25

@researcherswell.bsky.social are putting together a webinar series to address common #mentalhealth issues researchers face.

Filling out the survey below will let them know what topics are important and what you’d like to see discussed.

#musicscience #neurosky #psychology

Researchers' Wellbeing Webinar Series @researcherswell.bsky.social · Jan 14

Before starting our webinar series we would like to get YOU -researchers in varying fields and stages of career- involved and share your experiences. We will form our upcoming webinar series based on the results of this survey.

Researchers' Wellbeing Survey: Survey Powered by Webropol

link.webropolsurveys.com

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Caroline Owen @carocaronet.bsky.social · Jan 21

Link should now be working 🤞

Caroline Owen @carocaronet.bsky.social · Jan 21

participants for our @york.ac.uk online music listening experiment for families with children aged 5-11. What does music make you feel or imagine? Help Splat the alien 🛸learn what music means to Earthlings! #musicscience Info and access: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Dr Michelle Phillips @michelle-phillips.bsky.social · Jan 21

📣 SEMPRE conference 9-10 April 2025, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK 📣

Deadline for abstracts: 31st January 2025

Keynotes: Karen Burland & Daniel Müllensiefen

Please do join us, and please share with any colleagues who you think may be interested!

sempre.org.uk/conferences/...

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hprior.bsky.social @hprior.bsky.social · Jan 18

***Please note, this deadline has now been extended to Friday 24th January 2025. All other details remain the same.***

hprior.bsky.social @hprior.bsky.social · Jan 13

The Aubrey Hickman Award is offered biennially to a postgraduate researcher or early career researcher (see www.sempre.org.uk/awardshickman for more information). Abstracts for this award (2000-3000 words) must be submitted to [email protected] by 17 January 2025.

Sempre :: Society for Education and Music Psychology Research - The Aubrey Hickman Award

Sempre: Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research

www.sempre.org.uk

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Psyche Loui @psycheloui.bsky.social · Jan 16

The @northeasternu.bsky.social global news did a nice writeup of our study on background music and ADHD #neuroskyence #musicscience #psysky news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/14/m...

Music can improve focus for people with ADHD. Here’s what to listen for

New research from Northeastern music professor Psyche Loui and Brain.fm pinpoints the musical characteristics that can help concentration.

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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Jan 17

I live with headphones in on low. I do better when a my life has a soundtrack

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Grace Cross she/her @crossstrungharp.bsky.social · Jan 17

My music cognition class at the time had a whole period devoted to arguing about this from a neurological perspective