I’m grateful to Professors Oscar Odena and Joseph Mintz for examining and passing my PhD viva (minor corrections), and to my supervisors Graham Welch and Austin Griffiths for guiding my thesis titled: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Autistic Students in Higher Music Education in England.

After 20 years - almost to the day - since starting, I have left Trinity Laban. I have had an absolute blast, now moving on to new challenges. Photos here with two fabulous music education colleagues, Janet Munro and Eunice Tang.

📣 Call for Papers – SEMPRE Student Study Day 26 Nov 2025 | UCL IOE + online A supportive space for postgrad/doctoral students in #MusicPsychology & #MusicEducation to share work + connect. Submit by 1 Oct 2025 For details: sempre.org.uk/conference/s... Feel free to share within your networks🎶

The survivors at #sempre! Grateful to those who hung on until the very last session to hear my presentation on collaborative action ethnography, and to @eunice-tang.bsky.social for the photographs!

Grateful to present my PhD study at SEMPRE Spring Conference 2025 at RNCM! My talk on autism and inclusion in UK higher music education was warmly received. Thanks to my supervisors Prof Graham Welch and Dr Austin Griffiths and all brilliant scholars I connected with for the inspiring conversations!

Proud to be part of this important study! 🎵 Our research on the experiences of professionals with visual impairment in the UK music industry is now published. Huge thanks to the wonderful team Claire Castle, David Baker, Stephanie Hoi-Ying Chan. Check this out: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZQHJR...

“Blind to the facts 2023”: exploring the experiences of professionals with visual impairment in the UK music industry

This article expands on earlier research which explored the industry experiences of musicians with visual impairment (VI). Almost 30 years on, and with changes in social and educational policy and ...

tandfonline.com

IT'S OUT! Action, Criticism & Theory has long been my favourite music ed journal, and I am delighted to have an article published today, co-written with the amazing Pamela Burnard & David Burke. 'Inviting a (Re)Orientation to “Musicking-as-Play”' act.maydaygroup.org/current-issue/

Applications are now open for the MEd Music Education (Online) at Trinity Laban! Feel free to get in touch with us if you want to learn more about the programme! www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/courses/med-...

It was a joy to visit @ioe.bsky.social yesterday to present my current research on musical vulnerability to iMerc with @eunice-tang.bsky.social.