Research

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Performance Led Research

The Conservatoire has an excellent track record in attracting external funding for its research. Find out more about research led by performance at Birmingham City University. 

Aural Histories: Coventry, c.1451-1642

The aim of this project is to explore the changing experience of music in late-medieval and early-modern Coventry, through a series of performances and recordings within VR reconstructions of its lost performing spaces – most notably including St Michael’s Cathedral, destroyed during the blitz of 1940.

Organist reading music

PhD Opportunities

We have a thriving postgraduate research community here at Birmingham City University. Find out about PhD opportunities at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire here. 

Research Staff

Our research staff are internationally prominent performers, composers and musicologists. Find out more about their expertise here. 

Historical Instrument Collection

Browse the online catalogue of historical instruments by instrument and by maker at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.