PhD students will benefit from the University of Newcastle's vibrant and diverse music research culture. UON accommodates the study of traditional and contemporary music making practices in a stimulating intellectual environment. Areas of research include music composition, instrumental/vocal performance, technology and production, pedagogy, music culture and creative practices from the broader creative industries. Our supervision expertise includes specialists in early music, world music, endangered music languages and, notably, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music. Newcastle has affiliations with international bodies such as Ars Electronica (Austria), which provide collaborative opportunities in a global context. Research groups, such as Collaborative Environments for Creative Arts Research (CeCAR), and our Creative Industries Research and Innovation Cluster (CIRIC) bring together national and international researchers in the creative arts, humanities, sciences, health and social sciences with external collaborators in the community, industry, other universities and institutes. What you can research Proposals for Masters and PhD projects are encouraged across all areas of music and its related fields, including: Interdisciplinary projects Composition Interactive technologies Music and image Sonic arts Indigenous music Research methodologies Music research at Newcastle has a strong reputation for practice-led research. Depending on the nature of enquiry a range of qualitative and quantitative methods may be employed specific to the topic being researched.