Scholarship available in Musical Instrument Research at the University of Edinburgh

Just a heads up on something that might interest somebody! I’ve spent many a busy day in their collections. And it’s within staggering distance of Sandy Bells pub!

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Dear all,

We are pleased to announce the opening of Pamela Jackson Memorial Scholarship in Musical Instrument Research. The scholarship fully funds a UK or overseas student undertaking a Masters by Research degree in Music with a focus on musical instrument research. Please feel free to forward the link to any student who may be interested.

Pamela Jackson Memorial Scholarship in Musical Instrument Research | Edinburgh College of Art
https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/scholarship/pamela-jackson-memorial-scholarship-musical-instrument-research

With warm wishes,

Sarah

Dr Sarah Deters (she/her) | St Cecilia’s Hall Curator | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum | The University of Edinburgh |50 Niddry Street | Edinburgh | EH1 1LG | Sarah.Deters@ed.ac.uk | 01316502413

Website: www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

Excellent. I don’t have enough degrees.

@ DrSilverSpear

Whit’s fur ye, willnae go by ye 🙂

Does ‘the history of making and playing uilleann pipes in Scotland’ (there are a few sets made here in Edinburgh’s collection and in the collection held by the piping museum in Glasgow) sound like the start of a master’s thesis?

I may attempt an application. Why not? But someone with a PhD and two masters degrees trying to find new and ingenius ways of avoiding a real job is probably not their model candidate.

I dunno Doc. They may see your qualifications as some form of guarantee. And the topic would be a good one. Go for it.

They do have a wonderful collection of instruments! But I gave up multiple diplomatosis some 40 years ago too. And I have a Fellowship but too old to give up my retirement now!

One has to get into the MSc music program first. Oy. I had a look at their faculty and none seem to have any focus or interest in traditional music.

“none seem to have any focus or interest in traditional music”…
What? But I thought Edinburgh was in Scotland!! ??