#ResearchAdvent day 17. Nourishment, rest, health. Not much rest going on this time of year but today I am nourished by our village nativity and my eldest’s birthday party. It’s good to keep work in perspective!

#ResearchAdvent day 15. My favourite place to work. I’m lucky enough to have a dedicated study, with plenty of bookshelves and a big desk. We won’t mention all the junk. But every so often I’m able to go to a library or archive and see documents directly, which is always a real treat!

#ResearchAdvent day 12. Appreciation for all the amazing archivists I've worked with/ bothered over the years. Appreciation for everyone who works in Arts and Health, putting into practice everything I study historically. Appreciation for my family who support my work, archive trips and obsessions.

#researchadvent day 11. Ask me about… my research on the history of music and mental health in nineteenth-century Britain. Or check out my blog at musichealthandhappiness.wordpress.com

I have always enjoyed conferences but it’s been difficult to travel since having small children and I am increasingly aware that jetting around the world simply isn’t sustainable. Hybrid is great but can be frustrating. I’m really keen to explore and hear about different options. #ResearchAdvent

I’m a music historian specialising in the social history of music in nineteenth-century Britain. Currently music, health and wellbeing particularly the arts in asylums and psychiatry. See musichealthandhappiness.wordpress.com for more.

SMA letter in support of colleagues and students at Oxford Brookes University music department

Sharing our latest cfp for Psychiatry and the Arts in Nineteenth-Century Britain symposium 21 March. We would love a few more papers. See fass.open.ac.uk/research/pro...
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