Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

We do....Research and Engagement

Research and Engagement are integral to the Conservatoire's mission.

Research at the Conservatoire is about inspiring innovative directions for our art forms, fresh insights into their processes and practices, and new perspectives on their role in our economies, cultures and ecologies. Our research is characterised by two ‘I’s’ — interdisciplinarity and impact — which are evidenced across the range of our work, and underpin the way we support research. We create world-leading and internationally excellent research and pursue outcomes that include new artworks and performances, exhibitions, recordings and writing.

Our Engagement work reflects the Conservatoire’s responsibility to the wider world. It’s a new expression for an old idea: that the work and expertise of Conservatoire staff is there to be useful, to have an impact, but also to be shaped by the needs and priorities of the diverse communities of which the Conservatoire is a part. Engagement at the Conservatoire reflects a basic artistic impetus: to make a difference.

Here you can explore our Research and Engagement, discover staff profiles, research outputs and engagement activities and see how we put our mission into practice.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In September 2015, 193 countries agreed to adopt a set of global goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Click on a goal to the right to explore how our researchers are responding to these goals, and how their research contributes to achieving them.