Music PhD

University of Nottingham

Research overview

Invest your time and follow your passion to create original research. We know the commitment you will making so you'll get expert supervision from our internationally recognised researchers. We encourage you to

Research areas

We have particular strengths in four core areas.

Music, space and place

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• Music and musical culture in a specific time and place
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• Transnational and transcultural exchange
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• Urban geographies and mobility

Music-text-image

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• How music interacts with other art forms
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• Applying and developing methodologies from other disciplines

Musical creativity and community

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• Musical creativity
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• Development of communities and networks

Music, politics and identity

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• How music has contributed to local, national and international political change
• How music shapes individual identities