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Robert Bickers @bickers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Come join us (or please spread the word) -- we have a great team and with our colleagues in the wider Dept of History we can offer supervision across a great range of subjects. Full bursary will cover both UK and international students. www.hkhistory.net/2026/09/24/h...

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Hong Kong History Centre Studentship (starting September 2027) – Hong Kong History Centre

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

'Fundamentally, fandom provides a means of identifying with other people – of finding your tribe.' Dr Kate Guthrie (Music) writes on the surprising similarities between Taylor Swift's dedicated fanbase & highbrow classical music lovers in @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/classical-mu...

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Classical music lovers can be as fanatical as Swifties – just read their letters

Classical music lovers might think they’re different from pop music stans but letters show their love and devotion run just as deep.

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Call for Proposals: BFE-RMA Research Students' Conference 2027 The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) and Royal Musical Association (RMA) Research Students’ Conference will be hosted by the...

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Call for Proposals: BFE-RMA Research Students' Conference 2027

The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) and Royal Musical Association (RMA) Research Students’ Conference will be hosted by the University of Oxford on Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 January 2027....

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Job opportunity: The University of Bristol seeks to appoint a highly-qualified UK-based professional conductor for the University Symphony Orchestra for 2026-27 (deadline of 15 June) www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Nominations open: RMA/Cambridge University Press Book Prizes 2025 Nominations are invited by 15 June...

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Nominations open: RMA/Cambridge University Press Book Prizes 2025

Nominations are invited by 15 June 2026.

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Woohooo!! Thanks Dan for this great chat about Lady Macbeth 😊

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Just in time for the easter break: announcing the (re)launch of the RMA Podcast! The first episode is now available on the RMA site, featuring Prof. Pauline Fairclough talking about her recent book on Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District' www.rma.ac.uk/podcast/paul...

Book cover for Pauline Fairclough's book 'Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District', available from Oxford University Press.

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📻 Prof @paulinefairclough.bsky.social (Music) joins Nick Mohammed on BBC Radio 3 #SundayFeature to talk about how the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich was received in Britain Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21x14ox

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

There are still two weeks remaining to submit an application for the Associate Professor of Music role! The Faculty is seeking a musicologist with a proven record of scholarship and research in art music of the twentieth century. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

'Migrants and refugees are an essential part of British society.' Dr Florian Scheding (Music) introduces The Good Old Budapest! Cabaret in British Exile which revives WW2 cabaret songs as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Watch 👉 brnw.ch/21x0HVA @engagebristol.bsky.social @mmbuob.bsky.social

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We're recruiting! The University of Oxford, with Christ Church, seeks to appoint an Associate Professor of Music from 1 October 2026. The role includes a Tutorial Fellowship at Christ Church, membership of its Governing Body, and trusteeship of the college. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

This was a lovely thing to take part in - Shostakovich loved Jesus Christ Superstar so much he went to see it in London twice, and asked to meet the then 20 yr old Andrew Lloyd Webber, who in turn was seriously starstruck 🥰 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Shostakovich and Us

Nick Mohammed explores Russian composer Shostakovich's encounters with UK audiences.

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

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BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Shostakovich and Us

Nick Mohammed explores Russian composer Shostakovich's encounters with UK audiences.

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Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

My wonderful colleague Poppy Mankowitz is advertising two 3-yr postdocs & one funded PhD on her ERC project Expressing Value in Language, which investigates evaluative adjectives (‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘beautiful’, ‘tasty’, etc.) from the perspective of philosophy & theoretical & experimental linguistics.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

🚨FOUR jobs in Music🚨 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Early Career Development Fellowship in Jazz & Popular Music (2 yr): deadline 31 March 18C Music History (permanent!), Screen Composition (18 mo), Performance (2 yr): deadline 12 March Search "Music": www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs

Screenshot of the link and search referred to in the post: ECDF in Jazz & Popular Music, Lecturer in Music for Screen Education (Academic Education Pathway), Lecturer in Music History, Lecturer in Performance (Academic Education Pathway)

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Bristol Anthro & Archaeo @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Listen to our own Dr Morelli! 🙌🏽

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I just wanted to say that this book is completely brilliant

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Here's a festive sheep adorned with the most sophisticated AI wizardry I could muster. Happy Christmas 😊

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

All are warmly invited to the inaugural lecture of the Heather Professor of Music, Professor Laura Tunbridge on Thursday 19 February at @wadhamcollege.bsky.social. Titled 'Everyday Beethoven', the lecture will include musical excerpts from our students. www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/heathe...

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Heather Professor of Music Inaugural Lecture | Professor Laura Tunbridge FBA

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Joanne Cormac @jcormac.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Job alert! 12-week paid research placement supervised by me & colleagues at NTU and Nottingham Castle. The researcher will investigate the provenance, cultural meanings, and history of display of African instruments in Nottingham Castle's collection. collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/echoes-of-em...

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Echoes of Empire: Engaging communities with diverse cultural histories through the Histories of African Instruments at Nottingham Castle - Collaboratory Research Hub

Collaboratory 2026 Research Placement Project Download PDF Key Details Project Title: Echoes of Empire: Engaging communities with diverse cultural histories through the Histories of African Instrument...

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Adrian Clark @mradrianclark.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Finally some time* to sit and listen to this several times properly. To think that this music could so easily have been forgotten. Amazing work by Leah Broad and everyone involved! (*The first cold virus of the winter seems to be a bit of a thug)

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hong Kong History Centre Studentship 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Dept of Hist, University of Bristol 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: UK and International (including EU) 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: Tuition Fees and stipend 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: Sep 26 – Sep 30 (full-time) Details: www.hkhistory.net/2025/11/17/h...

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰: t.co/ueTuU4kwKE

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Robert Bickers @bickers.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Please share: 2 fully funded 4 year PhD studentships for autumn 2026 entry at the Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social here at @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...

Graphic with concluding words from the RMA statement: "We urge the University of Nottingham in the strongest terms to reverse its decision to suspend recruitment to all undergraduate programmes in music, and to continue to provide whole- hearted support to a department that has already achieved so much in so many different areas of music, and which, with its highly talented and deeply committed staff body, is excellently positioned to thrive in the future."

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Joanne Cormac @jcormac.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Richard Morrison has reported on the suspension of our Music courses in yesterday’s The Times. Please keep sharing the petition www.change.org/p/stop-the-s.... @thetimes.com @adlington.bsky.social @royalmusical.bsky.social @nottinghampost.co.uk @nottinghamlive.bsky.social

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La Serenissima | Vivaldi & Italian Baroque @laserenissimauk.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Hear it live with us and Gloucester Cathedral Choir at 4:30pm on Saturday 22 November at Gloucester Cathedral. Tickets via Gloucester Cathedral’s website: gloucestercathedral.org.uk/whats-on…

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Kanav @kanav28.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The petition has crossed 5k. But we need more momentum and support. Please sign and share widely. #appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham

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Joanne Cormac @jcormac.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Heartbroken to share the news that recruitment to Undergraduate Music courses at the University of Nottingham has been suspended. Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.

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Joanne Cormac @jcormac.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

One of our students has created a petition. Please sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

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Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham

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Bristol Anthro & Archaeo @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

On Halloween, our staff and graduate students carve Anth & Arch themed pumpkins (& one squash). Spooky stuff!

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Bristol Anthro & Archaeo @bristolantharch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Some pics from today during the #Archaeology University Day at the British Academy in London 📍 Lovely day to meet colleagues and potential students! Thank you to the organisers for a great event and to our staff, @helenfewlass.bsky.social & @lorenabecval.bsky.social, for representing us! 🙏🏽 🙌🏽

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

'Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.' Join Prof Justin Williams at @wshed.bsky.social on Thursday 6-9pm for a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania The event is free, open to all & includes a Q&A, food & music! 🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🦋 Bridging Histories is a social enterprise which supports everyday people & communities to achieve they changes they want to see. Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond Watch the video 👉 bit.ly/4oCFh4c

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Hong Kong History Centre @hongkonghistory.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

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

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

Call for Applications: Lewis Memorial Prize Competition 2026 www.rma.ac.uk/2025/10/10/call-for-a…

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RMA @royalmusical.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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).

Front cover of the prize-winning 'Acoustic of Empire', ed. Peter McMurray and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay.

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Faculty of Music, Oxford University @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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...

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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?

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

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...

A group of students sat at a table examining documents and books from the Library's collection.

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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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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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...

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BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, The Man Who Played The Kremlin's Tune

Lucy Ash uncovers the murky story of Tikhon Khrennikov, Stalin’s musical enforcer.

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Pauline Fairclough @paulinefairclough.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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

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