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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Call for expressions of interest for the Executive Committee: We normally (re)elect every two years at our biennial branch conference. Please email a brief expression of interest and short bio to Caroline O'Sullivan as soon as possible if you're interested - visit iaspm.org.uk/contact-us/.

King's College building at University of Aberdeen beautifully lit up at night with a glowing red and purple sunset in the sky in the background.

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The deadline to submit to our biennial conference in Aberdeen this summer has been extended to 23 February. Please share this reminder widely with your networks for anyone who may have missed the initial call. bsky.app/profile/iasp...

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British Society of Criminology @britishcriminology.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

BSC Feb book draw. This month's book draw is for 'Policing the beats: Black music, racism and criminal injustice' by Lambros Fatsis @manchesterup.bsky.social. BSC Members can find out more here: britsoccrim.org/book-draw-2

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the next biennial conference of the UK and Ireland branch of IASPM. Music at the edges: Peripherality in the practices of popular music University of Aberdeen, 29 Jun - 01 Jul 2026 Full CFP: iaspm.org.uk/music-at-the... Deadline: 02 Feb 2026

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The Executive Committee of IASPM UKI express deep concern over the University of Nottingham’s recent decision to suspend recruitment to all undergraduate programmes in music, risking permanent closure of all music degrees at the University. Read the full statement: iaspm.org.uk/statement-on...

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Statement on the Proposed Cancellation of the Initial Teacher Training Bursary for Music www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/31/statement-…

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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...

Professor Steve Waksman, leader of the Amplification Project at the University of Huddersfield, poses smiling behind a stack of colourful amps by Marshall, Orange, Vox and other manufacturers.

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The UK Association for Music Education: Music Mark @musicmarkuk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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...

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 16/10/2025

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

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, Logos: The British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust.

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Bloomsbury Music & Sound Studies @bloomsburymus.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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!

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Night Time Industries Association @ntiaofficial.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

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

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Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

📣 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: luma.com/rgqlunlv #ScotlandMusic #MusicTeacher

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Manifesto for Music Scotland - Music Education & Skills Roundtable · Luma

Contribute to UK Music's policy development and shape our Manifesto for Music for the Scottish elections in 2026. This event is open to anyone working in music…

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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...

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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

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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

"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...

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Volume 37 Issue 3 | Journal of Popular Music Studies | University of California Press

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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...

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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/...

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The Risks and Benefits of Using AI in Research

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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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

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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...

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Film International

Film International - Journal of World Cinema; Film International is devoted to the study of world cinemas, focusing on films within international and transnational contexts. The journal offers insight...

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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...

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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...

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IASPM » Blog Archive » Artificial Intelligence and Popular Music

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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...

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Extended Deadline – Reviews Editor: JRMA and RMARC – Royal Musical Association

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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

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Intellect Books @intellectbooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

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...

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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...

Image from the title page of the RMA Annual conference programme.

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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...

Popular Music and Society journal title page & cover image for May 2020

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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.

Photos of the University of Leeds School of Music building and some music themed street art nearby.

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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.

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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 wildpop@newcastle.ac.uk by 31 Aug. iaspm.org.uk/wildpop-2025/

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Bloomsbury Music & Sound Studies @bloomsburymus.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

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-...

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

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

Graphic: RMA 150th anniversary fellowships
- for early career researchers
- single-year postdoctoral fellowships up to £3000
- deadline: Monday 25 August
- www.rma.ac.uk

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Bloomsbury Music & Sound Studies @bloomsburymus.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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

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Ludomusicology Research Group @ludomusicology.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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...

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Ludo2025 Programme Now Available – Ludomusicology

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UK Music @ukmusic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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UK Music @ukmusic.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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...

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RMA Conference 2025

10 September 2025 - 12 September 2025

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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...

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

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

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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

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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IASPM UK and Ireland @iaspmuki.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

We're now on Bsky 👋 This account will be used to share CFPs, news, and opportunities in the field, and maybe the occasional photo or two from conferences. For any formal enquiries, visit Contact Us on our website to reach the relevant committee member.

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