The Department of Music at City is  carrying out world-class research according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. 87% of research produced  was judged to be ‘world-leading’ or  ‘internationally excellent’ placing City in the top ten Music departments in the United Kingdom. Further, the impact of 100% of the research in Music undertaken at City was deemed to be ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ in terms of its reach and significance. The research environment was also found to be conducive to producing research of world-leading or internationally excellent quality, in terms of its vitality and sustainability.

The results for Music, Dance, Drama and Performing Arts can be found here.