Postgraduate research

Our postgraduate researchers challenge convention and explore boundaries in a friendly and lively research environment supported by superb facilities and wide-ranging staff expertise.

The Music postgraduate community is constantly expanding and currently has over 50 students, from all over the world.

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Our facilities include the state-of-the-art NOVARS electroacoustic studios, the Martin Harris Centre and one of the country's leading research libraries.

View our range of programmes, and the support available for our postgraduate researchers.

Programmes

Finding a supervisor

Our research interests include the following:

  • Composition
  • Electroacoustic composition
  • Musicology 
  • Ethnomusicology

We recommend that you find a suitable supervisor here at The University of Manchester by browsing the following staff lists.

Current PhD students

Our postgraduate researchers have a range of musical interests. Explore the research topics of some of the current PhD students within Music.

How to apply

Find out about the application process for our PhD programmes.

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Funding opportunities

Explore your options for funding for PhD study at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures.

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Graduate School

An online and physical community for postgraduate students to meet, access resources and organise events.
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Current PhD students

See a list of current PhD students and projects in the Music department.