Department of Music Studies
The Music Education Lab and Music, Cognitive Sciences and Community Lab, together with the Master's programme in Music Education in Formal and Informal Settings of the Department of Music Studies, NKUA, jointly organise Cycle II of the Young Researchers Seminars during the spring semester of 2025.
Description
The series Young Researchers Seminars aims to provide
The varied topics address the development of research skills, the strengthening of researchers' professional and academic profiles, and their personal empowerment.
Who can attend?
The meetings are intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students and doctoral candidates undertaking research in related subject areas.
When and where do meetings take place?
There will be five online seminars on selected dates (see the detailed programme), on Fridays (17:00-18:30).
The Young Researchers Seminars will conclude with Early Researchers Forum III, held in person on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 June 2025, at the School of Philosophy.
To develop a supportive community, the Young Researchers Seminars will not be recorded. Participants will be encouraged to keep their cameras on and contribute to discussion and reflection both in plenary sessions and in small groups.
Registration and certificate of attendance
Attendance is free following registration. Those interested are asked to complete the expression-of-interest/pre-registration form, available here. A certificate of attendance will be issued to those who participate in at least four online meetings.
Resources from Cycle II are available here: 2025 – Resources shared on the Master's programme website – Google Drive
Detailed programme
Friday
28 February 2025
17:00-18:30
online
From text to presentation: Preparing to participate in an academic conference.
Smaragda Chrysostomou, Professor, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
Elissavet Perakaki, Special Educational Staff, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
Friday
14 March 2025
17:00-18:30
online
Design-Based Research: Using a “new” qualitative methodological approach in music education
Yannis Mygdanis, Music educator, researcher, composer and educational resource designer; PhD, MMus, MEd, MEdL, MSc, BMus, BSc, LRSL, AmusTCL, DipLCM; Postdoctoral researcher in music education and Adjunct Lecturer in Music Education and New Technologies, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
Friday
11 April 2025
17:00-18:30
online
Wellbeing and life balance: Coping strategies for today's scholars and researchers
Christoforos Karras, EMCC-accredited Performance Coach and Coaching Trainer; Licensed Music Therapist, MA, Music Therapy Trainer and educator
Friday
2 May 2025
17:00-18:30
online
Introduction to ATLAS.ti qualitative data analysis software
Martha Papadogianni, MA, MSc, PhD in Music Technology; seconded music teacher, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
Angeliki Triantafyllaki, PhD/MPhil in Music Education, University of Cambridge; Assistant Professor, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
Friday
23 May 2025
17:00-18:30
online
The stages of peer review in academic journals
Katerina Drakoulaki, PhD; Visiting Assistant Professor, Mount Holyoke College, USA
Tuesday and Wednesday
24-25 June 2025
Department of Music Studies, School of Philosophy
Early Researchers Forum III
Early-career researchers from the Music Education Lab and the Music, Cognitive Sciences and Community Lab