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Simon McKerrell

@simon-mckerrell.bsky.social
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music, media, creative economy, rural, woodworking, banjo, bagpipes, HE. Research here: www.simonmckerrell.com Album here: simonmckerrell.bandcamp.com/follow_…

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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Keynote: Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social (Glasgow Caledonian University @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social ) - Understanding the past in the present: what future for living heritage in a (dis)United Kingdom?
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Giving this solo album a wee bump now up on bandcamp: Bagpipes Live at the King's Hall, by Simon McKerrell simonmckerrell.bandcamp.com/album/bagpip...
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Bagpipes Live at the King's Hall, by Simon McKerrell
8 track album
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Best new word I've heard in a while: SINGPOSIUM Fay Hield Thank you !Vol 5 (2026): Accessing folk singing | The International Journal of Traditional Arts tradartsjournal.ncl.ac.uk/index.php/ij...
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Vol 5 (2026): Accessing folk singing | The International Journal of Traditional Arts
Editorials
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The Hugo Burge Foundation is a major new arts funding body. In 2025, its first full year, we distributed £400,000 of grant funding to individuals, communities and organisations across the United Kingdom. www.hugoburgefoundation.org/grants
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Free open access available here: 'On the relationship between performance and intangible cultural heritage' with @kerstinPfeiffer researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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On the relationship between performance and intangible cultural heritage
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Really positive here to see a massive programme of events focused upon research culture and integrity--big credit to @francesmedaney and colleagues: www.sricw.co.uk/programme
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Programme
Programme information for the week.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Lots of potential here for collaborative research--the place-based element is particularly encouraging alongside the international dimensions to the new Creative Industries strategy: UKRI R&D strategy for the creative and cultural economy www.ukri.org/publications...
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UKRI R&D strategy for the creative and cultural economy
Our research and development (R&D) strategy for the creative and cultural economy will ensure that growth in the creative industries sector is driven, accelerated and sustained by research,…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Regions set to benefit from new creative industries funding www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Regions set to benefit from new creative industries funding
Minister Murray encourages regions to bid for funding in next wave of the Creative Clusters programme, which has boosted Liverpool’s music innovation sector
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Culture Matters Here: Cultivating creative place-based innovation in non-urban communities – In-Situ insituculture.eu/culture-matt...
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Culture Matters Here: Cultivating creative place-based innovation in non-urban communities – In-Situ
The IN SITU Final Conference, “Culture Matters Here. Cultivating Creative Place-based Innovation in Non-urban Communities,” will take place in Valmiera, Latvia, from 11-13 May 2026. Organised within…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Universities as infrastructures of support: making the Solent Film Office happen - HEPI www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/11/11/u...
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Universities as infrastructures of support: making the Solent Film Office happen - HEPI
UK universities are under mounting financial pressure. Join HEPI and King’s College London Policy Institute today at 1pm for a webinar on how universities balance relatively stable but underfunded…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Rural futures symposium sparks collaborations – Business School News businessschoolnews.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/10/29/r...
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Rural futures symposium sparks collaborations – Business School News
A hybrid symposium at the University of St Andrews Business School on 28 October brought together academics, emerging researchers and practitioners to examine how place shapes creativity, education…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
CFP: Music and Media in colonization and empire, Paris, 16-17 April 2026 musicol.ucsd.edu/wp6b/
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The Sound of Empire
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Treasure trove of compositions by Ayrshire trad music 'legend' donated www.ayradvertiser.com/news/2556272...
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Treasure trove of compositions by Ayrshire trad music 'legend' donated
A remarkable compilation of compositions by a renowned Ayrshire musician and composer is being gifted to people all over the world.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Doctoral Open Day: Music, Sound and Vision | British Library events.bl.uk/events/docto...
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Doctoral Open Day: Music, Sound and Vision | British Library
Our Doctoral Open Days are designed for current and prospective PhD students interested in working with our collections during their studies, but are open
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Officer for journalist safety now in every UK police force to promote media freedom www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Officer for journalist safety now in every UK police force to promote media freedom
Journalists now have a dedicated point of contact in every police force in the UK to get support when faced with abuse and threats of violence
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The new (old) Higher Music simonmckerrell.com/2025/09/26/t...
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The new (old) Higher Music
(Image source: Music Lesson (1975) [available CC licence: Without any fanfare, the Scottish Qualifications Authority have just published the updated documentation and guidance for Higher music in S…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
European Rural Parliament 2025 - Rural Community Solutions to Global Challenges - Scottish Rural Network www.ruralnetwork.scot/blogs/europe...
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European Rural Parliament 2025 - Rural Community Solutions to Global Challenges - Scottish Rural Network
This October 20-23, over 400 rural delegates from across Europe will gather in the…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs Conference 2025 www.efdss.org/whats-on/61-...
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Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs Conference 2025
A two-day conference bringing together researchers working on ‘traditional’ and ‘popular’ tunes as transmitted and transformed in all manner of musical styles and genres, performance contexts, levels…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
HAPPY EUROPEAN FOLK DAY! See the map - see what's happening here: www.europeanfolkday.eu/events/ This is the third annual European Folk Day - always on the autumn Equinox of 23 September. Events Archive - European Folk Day - September the 23rd www.europeanfolkday.eu/events/
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Events Archive - European Folk Day - September the 23rd
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
A moment of reckoning for UK higher education and research. Weakening business investment, growing skills needs and university crisis demand system-wide action, says Rosalind Gill. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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A moment of reckoning for UK higher education and research - Research Professional News
Weakening business investment, growing skills needs and university crisis demand system-wide action, says Rosalind Gill
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Fascinating piece of work. Much more like this overdue I think.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
New book alert (finally! after much procrastination): McKerrell, S. (2026) Beyond the state: music making in the rural creative economy, Scottish Universities Press.  www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
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Forthcoming books — Scottish Universities Press
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
V interesting article here suggesting Housing costs could be core to more sustainable incomes for artists/performers: #WeAreViable, aren’t we? Music careers, state support, and the political feasibility of a Basic Income for the Arts www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The fight to revive Europe’s shrinking rural areas www.ft.com/content/f77b...
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The fight to revive Europe’s shrinking rural areas
Across the continent, remote villages are fading amid declining births and residents departing for greater opportunity in urban centres
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
EU people turn to internet for cultural purposes ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
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EU people turn to internet for cultural purposes
In 2024, people in the EU widely used the internet for cultural purposes. The most common activity was watching TV or videos online, reported by 79% of internet users. This was followed by reading…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Creative Industries Sector Plan www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Creative Industries Sector Plan
This Plan will ensure that the UK is the number one destination worldwide for investment in creativity and innovation and aims to significantly increase investment by 2035.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
"...demand-side contribution towers over the supply side by roughly ten to one." artsanalytics.org/provocations/
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Provocations: The Case for Demand-Driven Arts Policy
By Joanna Woronkowicz and Doug Noonan Why does the arts sector, in policy and practice, keep looking at itself from the stage rather than from the seats? Since Baumol and Bowen diagnosed the “cost…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Music Nation granted permit to operate a CMO in the UAE, as country aims to become creative industry hub - Music Business Worldwide www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uae-grants-m...
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Music Nation granted permit to operate a CMO in the UAE, as country aims to become creative industry hub - Music Business Worldwide
Development described as “a pivotal moment” for the UAE and Music Nation…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Music Nation granted permit to operate a CMO in the UAE, as country aims to become creative industry hub - Music Business Worldwide www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uae-grants-m...
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Music Nation granted permit to operate a CMO in the UAE, as country aims to become creative industry hub - Music Business Worldwide
Development described as “a pivotal moment” for the UAE and Music Nation…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
PLEASE SHARE: Important survey here on micro-enterprises in Creative sector to gather key data: Creative Business Panel Wave 1 Scripting horizons.confirmit.eu/wix/p2099146...
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[OPEN LINK] C111002849 Creative Business Panel Wave 1 Scripting
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Taylor Swift buys back her master recordings www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Taylor Swift buys back the rights to her master recordings
The singer announces that she owns the masters to her first six albums, for the first time ever.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Creative sector brings £5.35m boost to North East Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire Today lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/creative...
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Creative sector brings £5.35m boost to North East Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire Today
Creative and heritage industries in North East Lincolnshire have grown significantly over the past year, generating over £5.3 million in external investment and delivering hundreds of employment…
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Be great to see this in Scotland too: £85 million to support arts and cultural organisations across the country - GOV.UK www.gov.uk/government/n...
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£85 million to support arts and cultural organisations across the country
Local people’s access to arts venues across the country set to be protected with cash to support vital repairs and upgrades
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Proper widening access here: Juilliard will cancel tuition fees (if donors cough up) - Slippedisc slippedisc.com/2025/04/juil...
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Juilliard will cancel tuition fees (if donors cough up) - Slippedisc
The Juilliard School of Music has launched a...
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
ERC doubling funding to lure researchers to the EU. Popular read on our site this week. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
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ERC doubling funding to lure researchers to the EU - Research Professional News
Commission also planning a dedicated meeting to coordinate similar efforts among member states
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Important consultation on the proposed Argyll and Bute Visitor Levy consultation survey. Help Scotland leverage it's incredible tourism industry to propose grassroots support for local arts provision via the levy:
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Argyll and Bute Visitor Levy consultation survey
Posted by CHARTS
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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
To celebrate #WorldBookDay we are announcing our third book 📚 'The vow of stability' by Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social is a close study of the rhythms and challenges of community life in an English Benedictine monastery. Publishes #OpenAccess in May! www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
The front cover of 'A vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life' by Richard D.G. Irvine. This is a photograph of the interior of Downside Abbey, the photograph is of a long and tall vaulted corridor within the abbey.
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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
NEW on Wonkhe: DfE stops funding spelling and grammar software for disabled students bit.ly/4i2Uhp2
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Musica Scotica @musicascotica.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Save the date! Our 2025 Study Day will take place on Friday 4 April at the RCS in Glasgow. Programme and registration details to follow soon!
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This was fun! The Tenementals - The Owl of Minerva
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The Tenementals - The Owl of Minerva
From the forthcoming album, ‘Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)', Strength In Numbers Records, 2024The Tenementals - 'The Owl of Minerva'Directed by David Arc...
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Scottish Universities Press @scotunipress.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🚨 Check out our new blog post for the Scottish Arts & Humanities Alliance @sahavoice.bsky.social! We look at how publishing #OpenAccess increases the impact and global visibility of A&H research 🌍 SAHA is another great example of collaboration across Scottish HEIs 👏 saha.scot/scottish-uni...
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Scottish Universities Press, a fully Open Access publishing press by Dominique Walker | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
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Jennifer Findlay @jenniferfindlay.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The Scottish Parliament is asking for votes on which three new quotations from the Scots Makers should go on its poetry wall in celebration of the Parliament's 20th birthday. Via @edinburghminute.bsky.social www.parliament.scot/get-involved...
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Canongate Wall vote
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Emerging trend: job polarization — a barbell-shaped pattern, with the labor market growing at the top and bottom of the wage distribution.  buff.ly/4b7HMFR
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Is AI already shaking up labor market? — Harvard Gazette
Four trends point to major change, say researchers David Deming and Lawrence Summers, who studied a century of tech disruptions.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Simon McKerrell's Cancer Research #run100miles Giving Page
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Simon McKerrell's Cancer Research 100 miles Giving Page
Can't quite believe I've signed up for this--but it is a very good cause. Please share widely, help me get to the target with a donation to Cancer Research UK!
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Can't quite believe I've actually signed up for this, but it's a very good cause. Please help me get through February running 100 miles for Cancer Research UK! buff.ly/42xRUpi #run100miles
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Simon McKerrell's Cancer Research 100 miles Giving Page
Can't quite believe I've signed up for this--but it is a very good cause. Please share widely, help me get to the target with a donation to Cancer Research UK!
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Musica Scotica @musicascotica.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
TICK! TOCK! TICK! TOCK! TICK! TOCK!
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
40 Years of Media and Journalism at Glasgow Caledonian University
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40 Years of Media and Journalism at Glasgow Caledonian University
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Tender for Review of the Youth Music Initiative
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Tender for Review of the Youth Music Initiative
Creative Scotland is seeking a partner with the relevant skills, expertise and experience to undertake an independent review of the two distinct strands of the YMI and its overall impact.
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Simon McKerrell @simon-mckerrell.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Visiting Research Fellowship in the Creative Arts for 2025-26 at University of Oxford
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Visiting Research Fellowship in the Creative Arts for 2025-26 at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Visiting Research Fellowship in the Creative Arts for 2025-26 is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job…
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