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All known cultures have music, and all cultures expect their members to be able to be able to make sense of their music by making music or listening to it. In the CMS we explore musicality as a fundamental human capacity. We investigate the full range of musical behaviour from private listening to interacting with others, whether in expert performance or just having fun. Music is not just sound: it is dynamic pattern in embodied minds, movement, and social interactions; it is shaped by biology and the cultures that we inhabit. In the CMS we study music from all these perspectives; we aim to identify its relationships with other domains of human life, particularly speech and language.

How to Apply
We welcome applications from potential MPhil, PhD and Postdoctoral students interested in our research areas, and from visiting scholars and visiting students whose work directly links with ours. Instructions for how to apply are here.