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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.
  • Durham University is a world top 100 university.
  • 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
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World-leading status affirmed in QS World University Rankings 2024

Durham is now ranked 78th in the world top 100 universities. We are also ranked joint 30th in a new category of Sustainability, and 50th in the Employer Reputation category.

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

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Transformative Humanities

Transformative Humanities

Discover the Faculty of Arts and Humanities' new Transformative Humanities framework which brings together distinctive approaches to humanities research and education within the academy and across a wide range of partners and communities.

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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