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 III of the Young Researchers Seminars during the spring semester of 2026.
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, postgraduate and doctoral students, as well as early-career researchers interested in scholarly research in the subject areas of the two Labs.
When and where meetings take place
There will be four online seminars on selected dates (see the poster), on Fridays (16:30-18:00), between February and June 2026. To foster a supportive community, the Young Researchers Seminars will not be recorded. Participants will be encouraged to keep their cameras on and engage in discussion and reflection, both in plenary sessions and in small groups.
Registration and certificate of attendance
All presentations will be available at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ivc4C_fHUZuF445liflOcYOibziR0BLC?usp=sharing
Detailed programme
27 February 2026
16:30-18:00
Researchers' interview skills in qualitative research
Christiana Adamopoulou, Special Educational Staff, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
20 March 2026
16:30-18:00
Webster's Measure of Creative Thinking in Music: Using the psychometric instrument in research
Maria Filianou, Music educator and special educator, PhD; Department of Primary Education, School of Education, NKUA
24 April 2026
16:30-18:00
Academic writing in the age of artificial intelligence: Possibilities, limits and responsible practices
Yannis Mygdanis, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Music Studies, NKUA
8 May 2026
16:30-18:00
From an idea to a music psychology study: An experiential approach
Ioanna Zioga, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Music Studies, NKUA