🚨 #AMPlify2026 March Seminar: So… Can I Use AI for That? Ethical and Practical AI Use in Music Psychology Research with Dr. Solange Glasser
🗓When: Wednesday 11 March, 4-5pm AEDT
🌐Where: Via Zoom
💻Link to register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amplify-20...
🚨 #AMPlify2026 March Seminar: So… Can I Use AI for That? Ethical and Practical AI Use in Music Psychology Research with Dr. Solange Glasser
🗓When: Wednesday 11 March, 4-5pm AEDT
🌐Where: Via Zoom
💻Link to register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amplify-20...
Today we’re launching the website and social media pages for the new Music Cognition Lab from Dublin, Ireland!
Stay tuned for #Music #Cognition updates
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@escom.bsky.social @creativebrainweek.bsky.social @sas.upenn.edu @ausmuspsysoc.bsky.social @musicperception.bsky.social #musicpsychology
#AMPSWritingGroup fortnightly on Wednesdays 💻
Join our community for a #SUAW session: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amps-writi...
#AMPSWritingGroup fortnightly on Wednesdays! 💻
You can find more details including dates here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amps-writi...
🚨 Announcing the AMPS/APSCOM 2026 Call for Papers! 🚨
🗣 Abstract submission site: airtable.com/appPhXqfNZqi...
🗓 Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline – 24 April 2026
Abstract notifications – 29 May 2026
Conference: 9-11 December 2026
🌐 Conference website: amps.org.au/amps-apscom-...
👥 AMPS Community Networking Opportunity
🗓 Wednesday, 25th February
⏰ 4:00-4:45 pm AEDT
🌐 Online Event
We are hosting our first online social gathering for AMPS for 2026. Register now: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/amps-welco...
✨Announcing the 2026 #AMPlify Series 📣
We are excited to announce the 2026 AMPlify ECR professional development series featuring a dynamic line-up of inspiring speakers! #savethedate
#AMPlify your weekend with FREE online resources available on our YouTube channel 📺 Watch our previous series #AMPlify2025 on YouTube now. 'A fireside chat with Spotify's former Data Alchemist - Glenn McDonald': youtu.be/BfyR34xfFkw?...
#AMPlify your weekend with FREE online resources available on our YouTube channel 📺 Watch our previous series #AMPlify2025 on YouTube now. 'Music science in Europe with A/Professor Laura Ferreri': youtu.be/6CtPztTFEn0?...
#AMPlify your weekend with FREE online resources available on our YouTube channel 📺
Watch our previous series #AMPlify2025 on YouTube now. 'A fireside chat about working in the music industry with Matthew O’Leary': youtu.be/QLVCQGLcD_I?...
#MusicScience Conference Opportunity 🎶🧠
🎶 SysMus26 | Durham University, United Kingdom (hybrid - multi-hubs) | July 22–24 2026
🎤 Abstract submission due 30th of January, 2026
Acceptance notifications by 13th of March, 2026
🌐 sites.google.com/view/sysmus/...
#AMPlify your weekend with FREE online resources available on our YouTube channel 📺 Watch our previous series #AMPlify2025 on YouTube now, 'The doctoral journey with Professor Gary McPherson': youtu.be/lIigHQUR0Ek?...
Happy New Year! 🎉🎈 #AMPS30th 🥂
Celebrate with us at our upcoming conference #AMPSAPSCOM✨ Save the date:
🗓 December 9-11, 2026
📍Gold Coast, Bond University
🏢 Crowne Plaza, Broadbeach, with special events/activities held on the Bond University campus.
🔥#HotOffThePress🔥December Edition
If you have a paper that's just been published or about to be, please reach out!
Here is a new publication from AMPS members:
Blackwell, J., & Matherne, N. (2025) doi.org/10.1177/0255...
🎄Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
🎁 Did you miss a day from our #AMPSAdventCalendar? Revisit the previous days here: app.myadvent.net/calendar?id=...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 24
🙏 Happy Holidays! Thank You!
We celebrate the academics, post-docs, and students whose passion and hard work drive music psychology research forward across Australia. Thank you for your science!
amps.org.au/research-gro...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 23
📚 Support for Publishing
AMPS helps members navigate the academic world. Our network offers support, advice, and connections for publishing your research in top music psychology journals.
amps.org.au/research/
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 22
🧩 The Psychology Connection
AMPS is closely affiliated with the broader scientific community, recognizing the importance of psychological science in understanding musical experience.
amps.org.au
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 21
🎂 Our Founding Year
AMPS was officially founded in 1996. It now represents the national body of researchers in this field and is a member of APSCOM apscom.weebly.com and ICMPC icmpc.org/icmpc_about....
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 20
🎶 Support Music Research
Donations directly support high-quality Australian research exploring how music influences cognition, emotion, and behaviour.
Support this research: amps.org.au/donations/
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 19
🏫 Beyond the Lab: School Visits
AMPS members visit schools to show students how music psychology works, like leading hands-on experiments on music and taste perception!
See our community page: amps.org.au/community-sp...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 18
💰 Behind the Scenes: Meet Dr. Jon Prince
Meet Dr. Jon Prince! As Treasurer, Jon keeps the finances sound so AMPS can continue to offer conferences, research awards and networking events across Australia.
amps.org.au/amps-committ...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 17
🎁 The Gift of Membership Perks
Membership gives you discounted conference fees, access to networking events, and direct support for your research goals! And best of all it's FREE!
amps.org.au/membership/
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 16
🎄 Earworms: That Tune is Stuck
Why does that Christmas jingle get stuck? AMPS member Dr. Tim Byron (UOW) researches how repetition and memory associations lock songs in our heads.
Read his research: www.uow.edu.au/the-stand/20...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 15
📰 Fresh News: The AMPS Forum
Want fresh music science news? Visit the AMPS Forum, our official blog, where members share interviews and research summaries.
Read the latest post: amps.org.au/forum/
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 14
🥳 Networking Fun: Speed Dating!
The 2024 conference featured a Speed Dating event! It was a great way for members to quickly meet and network with new colleagues.
See more conference fun: amps.org.au/amps-2024-co...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 13
💼 Your Next Move: Opportunities
AMPS shares job postings, scholarships, and PhD openings on our website. Check the Opportunities page often for your next move!
Find open roles here: amps.org.au/opportunities/
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 12
🎻 Key Leader: Prof. Jane Davidson
Prof. Davidson, a significant figure in Australian music science, is actively involved in AMPS and chairs the upcoming CAWRI 2026 event. amps.org.au/2025/10/30/c...
🎄 #AMPSAdventCalendar2025 🗓 Day 11
❤️ Music Unites: The Bonding Hormone
Research on group singing and listening shows it encourages the release of Oxytocin (the 'bonding hormone'), strengthening community ties.
Find out more: www.amps.org.au
