Department of Music

Welcome to Music at Durham
We have been consistently rated as one of the top UK music departments in The Complete University Guide and Guardian University League Table.


World-leading status affirmed in QS World University Rankings 2026
Durham University has been named in the QS World University Rankings world top 100, a position it has achieved every year since 2010. The rankings have confirmed the University’s strong global reputation for employability (64th) and it is also 22nd in the world for sustainability.
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The Department of Music is one of the very best UK Music Departments with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students.
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Innovation In Teaching And Learning Awards for Music Department Educators
Congratulations! Dr Ian Dickson won the ‘Innovation in Teaching and Learning’ award, for his hugely popular gamification of music theory and techniques.

Thea Constantinou wins Music Department Undergraduate EDI Prize 2024/25
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Earns Prestigious Athena Swan Silver Award
Introducing department’s Decolonising the Curriculum Interns for 2025
ZHOU Mo wins 2025 British Forum for Ethnomusicology Fieldwork Award
Durham PhD Student Wins Prize For Outstanding Paper
Congratulations to Dr Angus Howie on Passing His Viva
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We strive to provide innovative, research-led teaching that will assist our students to achieve their full potential as thinking, creative musicians and scholars.
Department of Music
Durham University
Palace Green
Durham
DH1 3RL
UK