Joint SMI and ICTMD-IE Postgraduate Conference, January 2026

Our 19th annual postgraduate students' research conference will be held on 14-15 January 2026 at the MU Cork School of Music, under the joint auspices of the SMI and the Irish National Committee of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance. The keynote address will be given by Dr Joanne Cusack (Maynooth University). The conference will feature the presentation of the SMI's Alison Dunlop Graduate Prize. As in previous years, the postgraduate conference will also include a Careers Forum and a dedicated session featuring prize-winners of the annual CHMHE competition for undergraduate dissertations.