Author Archives: Rebecca Schaefer

December 2020

December 2020There have been another few press outings, for instance this piece on using music as coping during the pandemic in national newspaper AD, and this interview on the possible health hazards of christmas music for 3FM’s YouTube channel – all in Dutch though!

September 2020

September 2020Although we had to miss out on most conferences and many other things in this tumultuous year, we’re starting fresh with our new group, with new PhD and Master projects. Exciting times ahead! Welcome new Master students Kim, Eric, Jonathan, Laura, Mladena and Maria!

September 2019

September 2019A new name has been found for or Low Countries Music Research Network: we called it Locomus! Website and mailing list soon to follow.Also, we are starting a new year with fresh faces in the lab and new projects! Welcome Andres, Meike, Alexandra, Mara, Juliet, and Dion!

June 2019

June 2019Congratulations to Dr. Susan Williams who successfully defended her thesis entitled ‘Finding Focus: Using external focus of attention for practicing and performing music’. Excellent work!

April 2019

April 2019Getting ready for more conferencing: Two submissions were accepted to RPPW this summer! Also, Rebecca was on Dutch national radio with an interview about music, the brain, Easter, and sports.

Oude lezingen 2019-2020:

9 oktober: A Ha! New Scientist & Oedipus brouwerij8 november: InScience festival Nijmegen22 november: National Psychologie Congres14 december: Slechthorend Amsterdam

Oude lezingen 2018-2022 (selectie)

28 mei 2022: SNAAR festival12 januari 2020: LUMC KNO nieuwjaars refereeravond, online lezing14 december 2019: Slechthorend Amsterdam22 november 2019: National Psychologie Congres8 november 2019: InScience festival Nijmegen9 oktober 2019: A Ha! New Scientist & Oedipus brouwerij29 juni 2019: Mojo Backstage: Museum Prinsenhof Delft (afgelast)26 juni 2019: Rock your brain symposium18 maart 2019: Science cafe Nijmegen16… Read More »

In de pers – januari 2019

– verouderd; wordt binnenkort aangevuld – Jan 2019: Leidse alumni magazine Leidraad,Jan 2019: wetenschapsbijlage van het Algemeen Dagblad.

January 2019

January 2019 We’ve reached the news multiple times in the last few months! After receiving attention in the local Leiden Los magazine, as well as alumni magazine Leidraad, Rebecca was interviewed for a full spread in the science pages of the national newspaper Algemeen Dagblad (all in Dutch).

November 2018

November 2018 We are very excited to announce this year’s LIBC public symposium will be on music! We have a wonderful line-up of speakers, of whom our esteemed international guests, Dr. Ani Patel and Dr Psyche Loui, will also deliver scientific talks at the Sylvius Masterclass on the previous day. Please come along!