New part-time postgrad research position in music psychology working on a really interesting project at @KeeleUniversity investigating cognitive development of deaf and hearing infants. EEG training provided! Details and link now on my blog job page -

I'm recruiting a PhD student to work on a project on music and imagination, with myself and @LisaMargulis! Fully funded (UK home student rate) plus stipend for 3 years, starting 1 January 2024. Application deadline 13 Oct. Please spread the word!

Exciting one year music psychology lectureship available from January 2024 at @durham_uni @MusicScienceDU Fantastic opportunity to work with lovely people

Powerful motivation to move. Listen to the #NothingFeelsBetter poem written by @charlycox1 in partnership with @ASICSeurope. It uses the neuroscience of beats, chords and words to inspire activity and positive wellbeing benefits. #AD #APoemToMoveTheWorld https://t.co/OlJViTvxGt

Excited to share a project I'm working on with @ASICSeurope on the power of music, science, and motivation for #GlobalRunning Day. The #NothingFeelsBetter poem has been created to motivate us to move, rooted in music science, impacting key brain areas #AD https://t.co/mlAIQRErGJ

I am proud and reassured because persistence and hope wins today! To my amazing PhD student Michaela @dotsandyarn - her spirit and hard work has resulted in a new paper (with our fantastic coauthors) on the impact of music training on mental health.

Fantastic opportunity for a funded PhD at Oxford Brookes with the wonderful Dr Adam Lonsdale - Musical Engagement Across the Lifespan. Check it out and pass it on!

Allow me to introduce you to Audicin (Audio Medicine). We create scientifically-informed audio tracks to support wellbeing. Our first focus is workplace stress. We help people to recharge while they are working. Here is our 2 minute introduction. Thanks! https://t.co/WxkPZ9zn91

Great looking conference at @sheffielduni featured on my blog https://t.co/lgAjPctEcp . Celebrating the Department of Music's 25th anniversary of the distance learning postgraduate programme for music psychology

Just a little nervous but looking forward to delivering a live, online talk with @OneGardenHQ: Why do certain songs stick? Save your seat to join the conversation on Thurs 15 Dec at 6pm GMT: https://t.co/WvAIiTzAGd

So excited that our company Audicin #audiomedicine #music #binauralbeats has been chosen to be amongst the top 100 of startups to attend @SlushHQ in Helsinki! Our new website is under construction, big reveal to follow soon.

Me, when I hear Christmas music in shops in October… 🤫🤫🤫

The critic’s voice: On the role and function of criticism of classical music recordings

I am so pleased to share our latest article from Altaura where we explore the power of music. The 'Musical Bubble' is a familiar psychological concept, a sense of privacy within a public space that results from listening to music - but how does it work?

Information about a fascinating forthcoming conference on singing and mental health #SingSideBySide https://t.co/vCQqEWa5An

It’s podcast day! My guest this week is @drvickyw, an independent authority & consultant on the psychology of music. We talk about earworms, amusia, the power of the human voice, singing for wellbeing, plus her love for Otis Redding + much more! 👉🏼 https://t.co/E1Eov3oUu4

I have made a new page of links to music and wellbeing related organisations as a resource for my blog, based on personal contacts and experience in the field - do you know of any groups that you think I should add? Let me know!

Join Music in Hospitals & Care musician Satnam Galsian today at 2pm on our Facebook page for Live in Your Lounge, an uplifting session sharing great music to support everyone’s health and wellbeing 🌞🎶 #MusicEveryDay #JoyThroughLiveMusic

From the excellent Music Matters blog by @musiccognition The artists of the animal kingdom – A recent episode of the BBC Earth Podcast series is about exploring whether animals can dance to a beat and, if so, why?