The Nature of Music

Dive into the vibrant world where music meets science at NaMu 2025! Explore "The Nature of Music" through interdisciplinary lenses, connecting with fellow students from musicology, psychology, biology, and beyond. Join us in Vienna for a dynamic conference made by students, for students, filled with cutting-edge research, inspiring keynotes, and collaborative discussions. Discover how your research fits into the evolving landscape of music studies and help shape its future.

Important deadlines

• Call for Contributions Opens – 17. March 2025

• Deadline to submit Abstract – 15. June 2025 Final extension: 07. July 2025

• Notification of Acceptance – August 2025

• Registration Deadline: 14. September 2025

• Deadline for Abstract Updates: 30. September 2025

• Conference Dates: 10-12 December 2025

Sponsors and Partners

NaMu is generously supported by:  Austrian Academy of Sciences/Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW); Acoustics Research Institute, ÖAW, Wien; Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behaviour and Neuroscience (VDS CoBeNe); City of Vienna;  Dachverband Studierender der Musikwissenschaften (DVSM); Ströck;