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RNCM appoints new Deputy Head of Composition
3 December 2025
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) announces the appointment of composer-performer and College alumna Laura Bowler as […]
Yuanfan Yang wins 2025 RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition
1 December 2025
RNCM alumnus Yuanfan Yang has won the 2025 James Mottram International Piano Competition (JMIPC), held at the College […]
Categories: School of Keyboard Studies
Meet the graduates giving back to Greater Manchester
28 November 2025
From supporting young people to improving health and wellbeing, five graduates show the real impact of our universities […]
Dr Michelle Phillips wins I Love Manchester Alan Turing Award
27 November 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Michelle Phillips has been honoured with the Alan Turing Award at the […]
RNCM announces recipients of 2025 Honorary Awards
21 November 2025
Courteeners frontman and award-winning singer-songwriter Liam Fray, leading Chinese composer Xiaogang Ye, Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium Professor […]
Categories: Alumni
RNCM researcher Hans-Martin Buff secures second Grammy nomination
19 November 2025
Congratulations to postgraduate researcher Hans-Martin Buff, on his Grammy nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album for his work […]
Categories: Research
RNCM wins sixth Times Higher Education Award
14 November 2025
The RNCM has taken home the award for Outstanding Library Team of the Year at ‘the Oscars of […]
RNCM Annual Appeal
3 November 2025
At the Royal Northern College of Music, we do more than just teach music. Through an unrivalled number […]
RNCM announces new AHRC-funded Doctoral Focal College to fund and train 30 PhD researchers
29 October 2025
The RNCM is excited to announce the launch of a new AHRC-funded Crafting Care for a Healthy People, […]
Categories: Research
Vocal students shine on national and international stages
27 October 2025
Congratulations to current RNCM vocal and opera students celebrating success recently. Undergraduate baritone Harry Priestley was awarded second […]
Professor John Habron-James co-edits significant publication in Dalcroze studies
23 October 2025
Navigating Landscapes of Dalcroze Practice: Histories of Music and Movement is an important new book about Dalcroze Eurhythmics, […]
Categories: Research
Greater Manchester’s Universities launch refreshed civic mission
22 October 2025
Greater Manchester’s Universities have launched a refreshed set of civic priorities, reaffirming their collective commitment to improving lives […]
