Higher Education Conference | Call for Papers
15th October 2026
After the success of our inaugural conference, we are pleased to announce that our second Higher Education Conference will be taking place at Royal Northern College of Music on 6th May 2027. The conference aims to bring together colleagues from across institutions offering higher education music programmes to share research, examples of best practice and discuss how to collectively navigate the challenges facing the higher education sector.
The conference will be open to papers, workshops and panels on all topics related to higher education music, including but not limited to:
- Progression Routes into Further and Higher Education
- Pedagogy and Performance
- Policy in Music Education
- Opportunities for Outreach
- Assessment and Programme Design
- Advocating for Higher Education Music
- Navigating Technology and Artificial Intelligence
- Access and Belonging
- Trends and Data in Music Education
We invite abstract proposals for the following:
- Workshops (30 minutes)
- Papers (20 minutes & 10 minutes Q&A)
- Themed sessions (up to 4 speakers, with Chair, for 60- or 90-minute sessions)
Please submit your abstract of no more than 250 words by 23.59 GMT on 2nd December 2026.
