Continuing our series of interviews with RMA prize winners, we interviewed the 2015 recipient of the Jerome Roche Prize, Dr. Kate Guthrie, before her keynote lecture on the second day […]
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Music and Statistics: Trajectories into Academia
In this blog post, Andrew Gustar explains how he uses statistics in his research and describes his trajectory from mathematics into music. Andrew is an Honorary Associate at the Open […]
Read moreOne size doesn’t fit all: Career trajectories into academia
In this blog post, two lecturers at different stages of their career reflect on their path into academia. Dr Caroline Bithell is a Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University […]
Read more15 Minutes with … the Dent Medallist (Interview with Marina Frolova-Walker)
Continuing our series of interviews with RMA prize winners, we interviewed the 2015 recipient of the Dent Medal, Professor Marina Frolova-Walker (Cambridge University), immediately after her keynote lecture on the […]
Read moreRMA Annual Conference Report: September 2016
Here Peter Tregear provides a report on the RMA Annual Conference that took place in September at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Peter is a Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway, […]
Read moreThe Secret Life of a New Lecturer
Dr Tamsin Alexander is a lecturer in the music department at Goldsmiths, University of London. She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge with a dissertation on the transnational […]
Read moreReflections on Professional Music Engraving in the Twenty-First Century: A Declining Art in an Advanced Era
In this blog post, Peter Keenan reflects on his fascinating experiences as a music engraver. He discusses both the joys and challenges of music engraving, but also the financial consequences to a […]
Read moreHow to Get the Most Out of a Music Conference
In this post, Núria Bonet gives some advice on how to make your first or nth conference worthwhile. Drawing from personal experience and the knowledge of a number of respected academics, in […]
Read moreBest Laid Plans: Lessons from a PhD Pregnancy
In this post, our Student Committee member Rachel Johnson shares her story of giving birth and undertaking a PhD: her account magnificently illustrates both the joys and challenges of such an experience. Rachel is currently […]
Read more‘Current Issues in HE’: NAMHE-Convened Roundtable Discussion from the RMA Research Students’ Conference, University of Bangor, Jan. 2016. Part V
In the fifth and final part of our transcription of the ‘Current Issues in HE’ NAMHE-convened roundtable discussion that took place at the RMA Research Students’ Conference in January at the […]
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