Subject: [AUDITORY] 2026 SEMPRE PGR/ECR Conference =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=93_?=CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (deadline 5 December) From: XI ZHANG <sylvia.zhangxi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:50:20 +0100--000000000000375c0c06414d9b57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All, The *2026 SEMPRE PGR/ECR Conference *will take place on *16 April 2026* at the *Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge*. It will be hosted by the Centre for Music and Science (University of Cambridge) and the Music, Mind and Brain group (Goldsmiths College, University of London). The remit of the conference is music psychology and music education; we invite contributions from all parts of these disciplines. The focus of the conference is postgraduate and early career researchers (PGRs/ECRs), and so preference will be given to submissions from those groups. Successful submissions will be invited to give oral or poster presentations. There will be ample opportunity for PGR/ECR networking before and after the sessions! In addition to presentations from PGRs and ECRs, we are very happy that *Dr Marcus Pearce *(Queen Mary University of London) will be delivering a keynote presentation. Marcus is a key figure of the music cognition community, having developed one of the most prominent computational models of musical expectation, and having published widely on the cognitive and brain mechanisms involved in the perception, creation, and appreciation of music. Applications for presentations should be made via this online form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiMlnQ8nEDyie-lf2CLLXS2sLDSe4qqw= DTpEpve8mJ6HyGSQ/viewform?usp=3Ddialog>. Applicants will be asked to provide a 500-word unstructured abstract, and to indicate a preference for a type of presentation (oral versus poster). The deadline for submissions is *5 December 2025*. However, it will still be possible to register as a non-presenter after this date. Registration will open in January; we anticipate only a small registration fee. Future announcements regarding this conference will continue to be made on this mailing list. If you=E2=80=99re not ready to make a submission, but yo= u want to make sure you receive future emails about this conference, please visit = this link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYvN-TDz4JZBCfMENBU_lJFp7bjAIPIz= DSzYRtXf0tkdN9ag/viewform?usp=3Dheader>. For further information, please contact sempre2026conference@xxxxxxxx Dr Xi Zhang On behalf of the conference organising committee --000000000000375c0c06414d9b57 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;background-image:initial;b= ackground-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initia= l;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-fam= ily:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:= black">Dear All,</span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 12pt 30pt;background-image:initial;background-po= sition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background= -origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">The <= b>2026 SEMPRE PGR/ECR Conference </b>will <span style=3D"background-image:initial;= background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initi= al;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">take place on <b>16 April 2026</b>=C2=A0at the <b>Faculty of Music, University of Cambrid= ge</b>.<b>=C2=A0</b>It will be hosted by </span>the Centre for Music and Science (University of Cambridge) and the Music, Mind and Brain group (Goldsmiths College, Univers= ity of London).</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 12pt 30pt;background-image:initial;background-po= sition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background= -origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">The r= emit of the conference is <span style=3D"background-image:initial;background-pos= ition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-= origin:initial;background-clip:initial">music psychology and music education; we invite contributions from all parts of these disciplines. The focus of the conference is postgraduate and early career researchers (PGRs/ECRs), and so preference will be given to submissions from those grou= ps.=C2=A0</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 12pt 30pt;background-image:initial;background-po= sition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background= -origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black;backgr= ound-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;back= ground-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Su= ccessful submissions will be invited to give oral or poster presentations. There will be ample opportunity for PGR/ECR networking befor= e and after the sessions!</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 12pt 30pt;background-image:initial;background-po= sition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background= -origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black;backgr= ound-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;back= ground-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In= addition to presentations from PGRs and ECRs, we are very happy that <b>Dr Marcus Pearce </b>(Queen Mary University of London) will be delivering a keynote presentation. Marcus is a key figure of the music cognition communi= ty, having developed one of the most prominent computational models of musical expectation, and having published widely on the cognitive and brain mechani= sms involved in the perception, creation, and appreciation of music.</span><spa= n style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 30pt;background-image:initial;background-pos= ition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-= origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tim= es New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">Applic= ations for presentations should be made via this </span><span style=3D"color:black"><a= href=3D"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiMlnQ8nEDyie-lf2CLLXS2s= LDSe4qqwDTpEpve8mJ6HyGSQ/viewform?usp=3Ddialog" title=3D"https://eur03.safe= links.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2= Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfiMlnQ8nEDyie-lf2CLLXS2sLDSe4qqwDTpEpve8mJ6HyGSQ%2Fviewfor= m%3Fusp%3Ddialog&data=3D05%7C02%7Cpmch2%40cam.ac.uk%7Ccd6fb239ef6f422fb= ca908de075417ce%7C49" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;co= lor:rgb(150,96,125)">online form</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:= 11pt;color:black">. Applicants will be asked to provide a 500-word unstructured abstract, and to indicate a preference for a type of presentation (oral versus poster).</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></s= pan></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 30pt;background-image:initial;background-pos= ition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-= origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tim= es New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">=C2=A0= </span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 30pt;background-image:initial;background-pos= ition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-= origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tim= es New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">The de= adline for submissions is <b>5 December 2025</b>. However, it will still be possible t= o register as a non-presenter after this date. Registration will open in Janu= ary; we anticipate only a small registration fee.</span><span style=3D"font-size= :11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 30pt;background-image:initial;background-pos= ition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-= origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tim= es New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">=C2=A0= </span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 30pt;background-image:initial;background-pos= ition:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-= origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Tim= es New Roman",serif"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">Future announcements regarding this conference will continue to be made on this mailing list. If you=E2=80=99re not ready to make a submission, but you wan= t to make sure you receive future emails about this conference, please visit </span><= span style=3D"color:black"><a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA= IpQLSfYvN-TDz4JZBCfMENBU_lJFp7bjAIPIzDSzYRtXf0tkdN9ag/viewform?usp=3Dheader= " style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">this link</span></a><= /span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:black">. For further information,= please contact </span><span style=3D"color:black"><a href=3D"mailto:sempre= 2026conference@xxxxxxxx" title=3D"mailto:sempre2026conference@xxxxxxxx" s= tyle=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(150,96,125)">se= mpre2026conference@xxxxxxxx</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt= ;color:black">.</span><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif">=C2=A0</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif">Dr Xi Zhang</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-si= ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:"Ti= mes New Roman",serif">On behalf of the conference organising committee</span></p></div> --000000000000375c0c06414d9b57--