RNCM wins Global Teaching spotlight award 20 July 2018 The RNCM was one of five institutions to win a spotlight prize at the 2018 Global Teaching Excellence Awards. Taking place at The Hub on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Wednesday… Read more
Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time of war 8 March 2018 The RNCM and Paris Conservatoire have collaborated on a dual-language online exhibition commemorating the end of the Great War. Through research undertaken in both cities, Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time… Read more
RNCM and Paris Conservatoire unite for WW1 collaboration 18 September 2017 Two of the world’s leading conservatoires join forces in March 2018 for a major collaboration to mark the end of the First World War. The Royal Northern College of Music… Read more
RNCM to Explore Music in Manchester During WWI 22 February 2016 The RNCM has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Engagement Centre: Everyday Lives in War, First World War to present a new research project centred on… Read more
World-leading research ranks RNCM highest of UK music colleges 18 December 2014 The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced the outcomes of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), ranking the RNCM as the UK’s leading music college for research.… Read more
RNCM to Benefit from Doctoral Training Partnership 3 December 2013 The RNCM is one of seven higher education institutions within the North West Consortium (NWC) to benefit from a £14 million grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)… Read more
RNCM Composer Makes Asian Début 8 February 2013 Composer Matthew Sergeant made his Asian début last month when Australia’s ELISION ensemble performed the première of ymrehanne krisos in Singapore. Matthew, a Tutor in Composition at the RNCM, wrote the piece… Read more
Gary Carpenter’s Listening Project 11 December 2012 Tutor in Composition and RNCM alumnus, Professor Gary Carpenter, explains the thoughts behind his exciting (not to mention nerve-wracking) new collaboration, The Listening Project. Inspired by the legendary American broadcaster… Read more
Dr Yakubu Karagama Appointed Honorary Visiting Fellow 1 November 2012 We are pleased to announce that Dr Yakubu Karagama, Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, has accepted the position of Honorary Visiting Fellow at the RNCM. Dr Karagama did his… Read more