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Research and Impact

  • We are internationally recognised for our expertise distinct research areas in musicology, ethnomusicology, theory and analysis, music and science, composition and performance. 
  • Our research impacts on the world beyond academia through performances and recordings, exhibitions, talks and education projects.
  • We welcome enquiries from prospective research students, postdoctoral or visiting researchers.
  • We are committed to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion in music research, and support the development of open research and capitalise excellent research facilities. 

 

  • Discover our Research Areas

    We carry out research in historical musicology and analysis; psychology, empirical musicology and ethnomusicology; performance and composition (both acoustic and electronic).
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  • Research Spotlights

    Our research crosses boundaries, whether disciplinary, thematic, or national. Find out more here.

Discover our Research Areas

We carry out research in historical musicology and analysis; psychology, empirical musicology and ethnomusicology; performance and composition (both acoustic and electronic).
People at a computer studying a musical performance

Research Spotlights

Our research crosses boundaries, whether disciplinary, thematic, or national. Find out more here.
Explore our specialist Facilities and Equipment

Watch Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Dr Erin Johnson-Williams talk about her research

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Upcoming events

Towards an Ethnomusicology of Orchestration and Ensembles

Tuesday 25 April 2023 - Tuesday 25 April 2023
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Online via Zoom
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Transformative Mimicry- finding space and breaking the frame of ones practice

Tuesday 9 May 2023 - Tuesday 9 May 2023
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Online via Zoom
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Ubiquitous audiency: Attention and everyday musical encounters in China

Tuesday 30 May 2023 - Tuesday 30 May 2023
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concert Room
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Register for the research forum sessions here

Get in touch

We strive to provide innovative, research-led teaching that will assist our students to achieve their full potential as thinking, creative musicians and scholars.

  • General Enquiries
  • Music Undergraduate and Postgraduate Enquiries

    • Department of Music
    Durham University
    Palace Green
    Durham
    DH1 3RL
    UK