Research at the Royal College of Music is innovative and transforms lives. From investigating music's benefits for health and wellbeing, to developing cutting-edge technologies and exploring neglected histories, RCM research responds to the needs of the creative industries, government and society.
Our thriving community of researchers work across the fields of performance science, wellbeing, music education, musicology, music’s material culture, and composition and performance.
The College is home to two research centres: the Centre for Performance Science, a global leader in the interdisciplinary study of performance and its impact on society; and the Wolfson Centre in Music and Material Culture, based in the RCM Museum. Through collaboration with policymakers, businesses, practitioners, the heritage sector and community groups, we generate new answers to contemporary challenges, bringing benefit to diverse stakeholders.
Our cohort of doctoral students is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK, engaged in projects that span the full spectrum of the College’s research expertise.
