Joanne Cormac
@jcormac.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Music at the University of Nottingham and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Specialisms: 19th-century music, the symphony, global history, imperialism, travel, transnationalism, cultural exchange.
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Hang on, Nottingham...
Take a minute to read John's blog about the proposed closure of Nottingham University's music course.
buff.ly/F1bzaRS
Take a minute to read John's blog about the proposed closure of Nottingham University's music course.
buff.ly/F1bzaRS
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hang on, Nottingham...
Take a minute to read John's blog about the proposed closure of Nottingham University's music course.
buff.ly/F1bzaRS
Take a minute to read John's blog about the proposed closure of Nottingham University's music course.
buff.ly/F1bzaRS
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Music, along with Theology and all modern languages now under threat at Nottingham Uni. More details in Hannah’s message below.
Devastated to share the news that was broken to colleagues in Music (and other departments) at the University of Nottingham yesterday. This is obviously a very difficult time for us and our students.
Please contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to be involved.
Please contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to be involved.
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Music, along with Theology and all modern languages now under threat at Nottingham Uni. More details in Hannah’s message below.
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The petition has crossed 5k. But we need more momentum and support. Please sign and share widely.
#appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham
#appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham
Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
www.change.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The petition has crossed 5k. But we need more momentum and support. Please sign and share widely.
#appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham
#appeal #saveUoNMusic #Nottingham
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Just doing my bit to share the petitions for the University of #Nottingham's music and modern language degree courses. So distressingly shortsighted.
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
University of Nottingham, you cannot drop Music and Modern Languages!
The screenshot below, is of the University of Nottingham Music Department homepage. A flourishing department, which sadly hit the news for all the wrong reasons a couple of days ago. BBC News:- Uni…
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Just doing my bit to share the petitions for the University of #Nottingham's music and modern language degree courses. So distressingly shortsighted.
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
Great to see support for Nottingham's Music department from the Musicians' Union today: musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...
University of Nottingham to Suspend Music Courses
A consultation to close music at Nottingham is the latest in a string of proposed university music closures.
musiciansunion.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Great to see support for Nottingham's Music department from the Musicians' Union today: musiciansunion.org.uk/news/univers...
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I've got a voice - might as well use it! Standing up for music and modern language departments everywhere ...
#Nottingham karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
#Nottingham karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
University of Nottingham, you cannot drop Music and Modern Languages!
The above screenshot is of the University of Nottingham Music Department homepage. A flourishing department, which sadly hit the news for all the wrong reasons a couple of days ago. BBC News:- Univ…
karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I've got a voice - might as well use it! Standing up for music and modern language departments everywhere ...
#Nottingham karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
#Nottingham karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/11/08/u...
Lovely to see our wonderful students & alumni supporting the Music department. Thank you for all the messages of support we have received. Please do share & sign the petition.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Lovely to see our wonderful students & alumni supporting the Music department. Thank you for all the messages of support we have received. Please do share & sign the petition.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A university without arts and languages is not a university.
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A university without arts and languages is not a university.
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I'm lucky to have worked with one of the many brilliant people in these departments. Henry Parkes in Music is one of the cleverest, most insightful and inspirational historians I know - and one of the finest teachers too. Don't waste such talent @uniofnottingham.bsky.social.
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm lucky to have worked with one of the many brilliant people in these departments. Henry Parkes in Music is one of the cleverest, most insightful and inspirational historians I know - and one of the finest teachers too. Don't waste such talent @uniofnottingham.bsky.social.
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This is awful news to come out of Nottingham. MedRen-ers will be aware that Nottingham has hosted three MedRens in 2012, 1985, and the first ever MedRen in 1972.
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is awful news to come out of Nottingham. MedRen-ers will be aware that Nottingham has hosted three MedRens in 2012, 1985, and the first ever MedRen in 1972.
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do consider signing the petition in the next post.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Joanne Cormac
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
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I performed my first full piano recital in England at the University of Notthingham (on a very nice old Blüthner)! And I met Robert Pascall there.
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.
Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I performed my first full piano recital in England at the University of Notthingham (on a very nice old Blüthner)! And I met Robert Pascall there.
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Hometown of the global music heroes, the Kanneh-Mason family.
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.
Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hometown of the global music heroes, the Kanneh-Mason family.
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Here we go again. More vandalism. This is one of the top UK departments for teaching and research. Let's join together to fight for our colleagues at Nottingham
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.
Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here we go again. More vandalism. This is one of the top UK departments for teaching and research. Let's join together to fight for our colleagues at Nottingham
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c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
c.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.
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My career in music would not have happened without the knowledge and sheer enthusiasm fostered by my time at Nottingham. It is devastating to imagine such a proud university without a music department to its name. Please consider signing: c.org/zTyqyVDgKs
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
c.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My career in music would not have happened without the knowledge and sheer enthusiasm fostered by my time at Nottingham. It is devastating to imagine such a proud university without a music department to its name. Please consider signing: c.org/zTyqyVDgKs
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Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday.
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Joanne Cormac
Reposted by Joanne Cormac
Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
www.change.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Please sign and share as widely as possible: c.org/WxNbqBS9g2
One of our students has created a petition. Please sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One of our students has created a petition. Please sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
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.
Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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.
Please do contact us on protectuonmusic@gmail.com if you would like to support us.
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Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
Inspiring History Teaching Awards
Created by Historic Royal Palaces, these awards celebrate teachers who make history exciting, inclusive and meaningful. We want to recognise the impact that great teachers can make by bringing the pas...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
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"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning"
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …
www.media.mit.edu
September 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning"
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
I'm delighted to share my new article: Regionalizing the Nation: The Symphonies of Franz Lachner and Emilie Mayer in Relationship to German National Identity
Great experience publishing with JAMS. The article is open access for a limited period: online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...
Great experience publishing with JAMS. The article is open access for a limited period: online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...
Regionalizing the Nation: The Symphonies of Franz Lachner and Emilie Mayer in Relationship to German National Identity
Abstract. Historians of nationalisms and national-identity construction increasingly analyze identities at various geographical levels, especially the local, regional, and the transnational. Such work...
online.ucpress.edu
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I'm delighted to share my new article: Regionalizing the Nation: The Symphonies of Franz Lachner and Emilie Mayer in Relationship to German National Identity
Great experience publishing with JAMS. The article is open access for a limited period: online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...
Great experience publishing with JAMS. The article is open access for a limited period: online.ucpress.edu/jams/article...
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🚨JOB KLAXON🚨
@kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900.
SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST
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@kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900.
SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST
APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665
SHARE!!!
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August 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🚨JOB KLAXON🚨
@kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900.
SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST
APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665
SHARE!!!
@kingsmusic.bsky.social is delighted to offer a permanent Lectureship/Senior Lectureship, starting ASAP, in the history of opera and/or music theatre (any timeframe) OR historically European music c. 1780 to1900.
SHORT DEADLINE – 31 AUGUST
APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/2t34j665
SHARE!!!