We host talks from visiting speakers on diverse research topics related to the science of music. These talks generally take place in the Centre for Music and Science, in the Faculty of Music (address: 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP ). Most talks are also live-streamed on Zoom. Both University and non-University members are welcome to attend.
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π€ Nicola Dibben (University of Sheffield)
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Tuesday 03 March 2026, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Anna Breger (University of Klagenfurt)
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Wednesday 28 January 2026, 15:30-16:30
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Dor Shilton (Tel Aviv University)
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Wednesday 17 December 2025, 17:00-18:00
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π€ David Duncan, Katya Ness, and Ian Cross (University of Cambridge)
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Tuesday 02 December 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Franziska DegΓ© (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics)
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Tuesday 25 November 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Nicky Swett (University of Cambridge)
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Tuesday 11 November 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Scott Orr (UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage) and Bill Hibbert
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Tuesday 28 October 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Seb Silas (Hanover Music Lab)
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Tuesday 17 June 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Niels Christian Hansen (Royal Academy of Music Aarhus, Denmark and University of JyvΓ€skylΓ€, Finland)
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Tuesday 10 June 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Juan Pablo Robledo (University of Lorraine)
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Tuesday 27 May 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Harin Lee (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics)
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Tuesday 18 March 2025, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Akiho Suzuki, Institute for Music Physiology and Musicians' Medicine, Hanover University
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Tuesday 04 March 2025, 14:00-15:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Giacomo Bignardi, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
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Tuesday 25 February 2025, 14:00-15:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Madeline Hamilton, Queen Mary University of London
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Tuesday 04 February 2025, 14:00-15:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Richard Widdess (SOAS University of London), Marcus Pearce (Queen Mary University, London), Alberto Alcala Alvarez (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), and Pablo Padilla (National Universityβ―of Mexico)
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Tuesday 03 December 2024, 12:00-13:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Huw Cheston (University of Cambridge)
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Tuesday 19 November 2024, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Dr Claudio Iorio (UniversitΓ© de Bourgogne, Dijon)
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Tuesday 05 November 2024, 12:00-13:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Dr Neta Spiro (Research Fellow in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music)
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Tuesday 22 October 2024, 12:00-13:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Annaliese Micallef Grimauld, Durham University
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Thursday 13 June 2024, 14:00-15:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Alan Wing (University of Birmingham) and Min Li (University of Bristol)
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Tuesday 28 May 2024, 12:00-14:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Maria Witek, University of Birmingham
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Tuesday 14 May 2024, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Achintya Prahlad, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 30 April 2024, 12:00-13:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Sam Leak, University of Cambridge
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Tuesday 23 April 2024, 17:00-18:00
π CMS computer room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Courtney Hilton & Cody Moser; Harvard University, Department of Psychology
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Tuesday 01 February 2022, 17:00-18:00
π CMS Computer Room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP); Join Zoom Meeting at https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91530257826?pwd=aXIvL2FENzVLNndybUp0Vnprcm1adz09 Meeting ID: 915 3025 7826 Passcode: 355624
π€ Dr. Liila Taruffi, Lecturer in Music Psychology, Department of Music, Durham University
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Tuesday 30 November 2021, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP); Join Zoom Meeting https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91530257826?pwd=aXIvL2FENzVLNndybUp0Vnprcm1adz09 Meeting ID: 915 3025 7826 Passcode: 355624
π€ John McBride, postdoctoral research fellow at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea
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Thursday 18 November 2021, 11:00-12:00
π CMS Computer Room, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP) Zoom meeting https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95274848632?pwd=M1hWOVVyeXZZOHFFT0YrdDF6WnRqZz09 Meeting ID: 952 7484 8632 Passcode: 677829
π€ Ana Clemente, Psychology department, University of the Balearic Islands
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Tuesday 16 November 2021, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP); Zoom meeting: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95546584112?pwd=RGlqeUZNQmNBNDlpOUhhM0hHRSt5UT09 Meeting ID: 955 4658 4112 Passcode: 195604
π€ Dr Neta Spiro, Research Fellow in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music
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Tuesday 10 March 2020, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Dr Evangelos Himonides, Reader in Technology, Education, and Music (University College London))
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Tuesday 18 February 2020, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Dr Jerome Lewis, Reader in Social Anthropology (University College London)
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Tuesday 11 February 2020, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Dr Diana Omigie (Goldsmiths, University of London)
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Tuesday 04 February 2020, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
π€ Professor Bob Ladd (University of Edinburgh)
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Tuesday 21 January 2020, 17:00-18:00
π Lecture Room 1, Faculty of Music (11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
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