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Dr Steven Berryman
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Past President of the Chartered College of Teaching, Senior Deputy Head at Sir William Perkins’s School - more at www.steven-Berryman.com - FCCT CTeach FRSA
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New report from @creativeuk.bsky.social on diversity and leadership in CCIs 7608628.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/760862...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Please come along and hear me discussing my new book "Someone Else's Music: Opera and the British" at this event at the Royal Academy of Music on 26 September.

www.ram.ac.uk/whats-on/ope...
Opera's Social Status | Royal Academy of Music
www.ram.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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"Perhaps most damaging for universities themselves, only 17 per cent of the public know that student fees in England have not kept up with inflation since 2012, meaning they’ve lost a third of their real value"

✍️ @bobbyduffy.bsky.social on our new study
We drastically undervalue universities | Bobby Duffy | The Critic Magazine
Are the thousands of university-bound students who celebrated their A-level results last week walking into a trap? You don’t have to look far to find tales of disillusioned graduates who feel ripped…
thecritic.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Catch up on our report with @hepi-news.bsky.social, out yesterday, which looks at public misperceptions of higher education ⬇️

👩‍🎓 The public hugely overestimate how many graduates regret going to university and significantly underestimate the importance of higher education to the UK economy 📈
Public hugely overestimate graduate regret while underestimating economic value of universities and being wrong on tuition fees – new study
People guess that 40% of graduates wouldn't go to university if they could choose again, when the reality is just 8%
www.kcl.ac.uk
August 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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We are looking for an experienced Comms & Events Officer to join us on a full-time two-year fixed contract. The role is based at RSA House London (some hybrid) and a starting salary of £30,942 (inc London weighting). The closing date is 7th Sept.
Find out more and apply: pec.ac.uk/job_entries/...
We're hiring a Comms and Events Officer - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Join our Comms team! You'll be producing research reports and supporting the delivery of online and in-person events.
pec.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Top job going here with a lovely team…
📢 Goldsmiths Library is hiring a Head of Academic Skills! Lead strategy, shape learning and support students and staff in an inclusive, creative environment.

Salary £52,511-£60,224. Apply by 28 Sept: jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/head...
Jobs system, Goldsmiths, University of London
jobs.gold.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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If you love the UK's culture of creativity and have a background in communications and events, we want to hear from you. 👇
We’re hiring a full-time Comms & Events Officer!
Based at RSA House in London (hybrid), the role will support and enhance the impact of Creative PEC research and policy. Main responsibilities include delivering online and in-person events, and managing the production of our research reports.
We're hiring a Comms and Events Officer - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Join our Comms team! You'll be producing research reports and supporting the delivery of online and in-person events.
pec.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Enjoy playing #Satie piano music? Upload a video of yourself performing your favourite piece to Insta for this fun-looking Leeds piano event:
August 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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What's On project's class and TV symposium, 19th September, all welcome!
August 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Anyone making their way to Edinburgh (or already nearby!), I *think* that there are still tickets available - come here me, @markrt.bsky.social and @drdaveobrien.bsky.social chat about whether Culture is still bad for you www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
August 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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CfP! We Want More: Music / Sociology!
Call for papers | International Popular Music Studies Conference at @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social 8th April 2026, deadline for abstracts 1st Oct 2025 www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/eve...
We Want More: Music / Sociology!
Join us to explore the sociology of (popular) music – from AI to activism, labour to care. Call for papers open until 1 October 2025.
www.eur.nl
July 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Delighted to contribute by chairing a panel at the @royalsociety.org conference on the future of mathematics & data education @collegeofteaching.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Wiebke Pöpel’s award-winning film portrait of the German composer Helmut Lachenmann, 'My Way’.

Folkestone New Music
7pm Wednesday 9 July
Kollectiv, Folkestone
June 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of #Satie with a new blog post. Includes link to 35% discount off my book on Satie @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/blog/music/t...
The 100th Anniversary of Erik Satie’s Death
Marking the 100th anniversary of Erik Satie's death, Caroline Potter explores the French composer's approach to death in his music.
boydellandbrewer.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Great summary of some of the key research points in the new Industrial Strategy & Sector Plan
This week the UK Government launched the Creative Industries Sector Plan. Creative PEC's @bernardhay.bsky.social explains the key sector-wide announcements in our new blog.

"It marks a significant milestone in government support for the country’s creative industries."

pec.ac.uk/blog_entries...
Taking stock of the Creative Industries Sector Plan - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
We summarise some of the key sector-wide announcements from the Creative Industries Sector Plan.
pec.ac.uk
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Entries are now open for the 2024 Tippett prize, for works which have received a premiere public performance at any time during the calendar year 2024.
June 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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This new blog by @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, Dr Mark Taylor and Dr Ruoxi Wang, highlights the relationship between subjects studied before university and graduates who go on to work in arts, culture and heritage (ACH) jobs. Read more: pec.ac.uk/blog_entries...
Why higher education matters to the arts, culture and heritage sectors - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read about how choice of subject at age 16 impacts creative education pathways and the likelihood of employment in the arts and culture sectors.
pec.ac.uk
June 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This was an inspiring and important talk this morning at the @gsauk.bsky.social summer briefing. Thanks, Chloe.
Chloe Combi is on the stage at the GSA Summer Briefing hosting a fascinating exploration of gender, online influence, and how today’s generation views feminism and equality.
June 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Please share - Call for Applications for our brand new RMA 150th Anniversary Fellowships!

Fellowships available for scholars not holding full-time, open-ended teaching and research, or full-time research-only academic posts in Higher Education.
www.rma.ac.uk/2025/06/10/t...
The Royal Musical Association 150th Anniversary Fellowships (for Early Career Researchers) – Royal Musical Association
www.rma.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Something exciting has arrived in the RCM Museum and we're putting the final touches on our Kurt Cobain Unplugged exhibition ahead of tomorrow’s opening! 👀

🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/CobainUnplug...
June 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Huge relief - music and languages at Cardiff University will be saved.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff University backtracks on plans to cut music and languages
Music and modern languages will still be offered at Cardiff University, the vice chancellor says.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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📖 ‘If you want to feel overpowered by grief, reach for some music. If you want to feel close to the person who’s died, there’s music that will take you there.’

Dr Emily MacGregor’s ‘While the Music Lasts’ explores the relationship between music and loss ⬇️
While the Music Lasts: academic's story behind the exploration of music and grief
Dr Emily MacGregor’s new book, While the Music Lasts: A Memoir of Music, Grief, and Joy, is out now.
www.kcl.ac.uk
May 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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News: The Dent Medal for 2025 is awarded to Professor Bettina Varwig (University of Cambridge). www.rma.ac.uk/2025/05/19/2...
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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With thanks to @drdaveobrien.bsky.social, Dr Ruoxi Wang, Dr Helen Pheby, Councillor Peter Golds and Creative PEC Director Hasan Bakhshi.
May 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM