Music Composition PhD

**A superb opportunity to develop your own portfolio of compositions in a professional and supportive environment. We welcome a broad range of styles and approaches.**<br/>There are many opportunities to perform your own work, or have them played and recorded by others, both within the University and the wider city.<br/><br/>**Research areas**<br/>Our research strengths are grouped into four themes.<br/>**Music, space and place**<br/>- Music and musical culture in a specific time and place<br/><br/><br/>- Transnational and transcultural exchange<br/><br/><br/>- Urban geographies and mobility<br/><br/><br/>**Music-text-image**<br/>- How music interacts with other art forms<br/><br/><br/>- Applying and developing methodologies from other disciplines<br/><br/><br/>**Musical creativity and community**<br/>- Musical creativity<br/><br/><br/>- Development of communities and networks<br/><br/><br/>**Music, politics and identity**<br/>- How music has contributed to local, national and international political change<br/><br/><br/>- How music shapes individual identities<br/><br/><br/>Explore all our research themes and projects in detail - nottingham.ac.uk/music<br/><br/>The University of Nottingham is one of eight universities making up the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C). The partnership provides funding and training to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers - midlands4cities.ac.uk<br/><br/>You will have access to the University of Nottingham Researcher Academy. This will provide you with a network of researchers and staff to support you during your PhD, as well as training, placement and travel opportunities - nottingham.ac.uk/researcher-academy