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 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 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 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.
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 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!
July 2018 The Music, Mind and Brain MSc at Goldsmiths, UK, is celebrating their 10th anniversary! Rebecca will give a key note lecture at this sold-out two-day event.
May 2018 Calling all music researchers in NL and BE! A new regional network is being formed with a first meeting coming soon. More information here.
April 2018 Appearing together with world-class reed quintet Calefax, Rebecca will deliver a mini-lecture in the program ‘Morphing Relations’ in the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden.
March 2018 Three abstracts just got accepted for ICMPC, spread over two different hubs. Looking forward to this innovative format for a conference!