“A hothouse environment”: Conservatoire music students’ experiences of the stress process and well-being outcomes

University of Queensland) for their vision, expertise and leadership in enabling this conference to happen.It is 53 years since Sempre's creation in 1972 as the Society for Research in Psychology of Music and Music Education (SRPMME).In 2002, the society was renamed as Sempre (the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research).This change was designed to reflect its expanded mission in a world of increasing global initiatives across basic and applied research.Today, the research landscape continues to include music psychology and music education, as well as embracing associated disciplines, such as social psychology, applied musicology, the neurosciences of music, and research into the potential wider benefits of successful musical engagement across the lifespan.One of the founders of the Society was Aubrey Hickman and we remember his commitment to encouraging young researchers at this conference through the two winners of the 2025 Aubrey Hickman Award.Our congratulations to these and all the other presenters across the two days of the conference.There is an impressive array of research quality to demonstrate, illustrate and celebrate the contemporary richness of the field.