Research

Now in its 10th year, the distinctive creative research ethos of the National Centre for Research in the Performing Arts (NCRPA) at the RSAMD continues to flourish. The Academy’s research portfolio blends practice-based artistic research, applied research and consultancy with traditional scholarly approaches. 

Our excellent RAE 2008 result in Music showed that 85% of the Academy’s research in music is of recognised international quality. Our research profile in drama is developing rapidly, particularly through the Centre for Voice in Performance.

We have a thriving research degree programme in partnership with the University of St Andrews and as founder members of MIDAS we are in the forefront of developing thinking on practice-based research in music. We have an excellent record of attracting funding from external bodies and of national and international research collaborations.

These pages describe our research centres, projects and collaborations. Individual staff research interests are found under the Schools’ pages.

Celia Duffy
Director of Academic Development
c.duffy@rsamd.ac.uk