Research
Research at the Faculty
The Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music are two historically distinguished Melbourne arts institutions that have been brought together to form a vital and dynamic research Faculty at the University of Melbourne.
The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music has an active and vibrant research culture. Located in Southbank alongside renowned artistic institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Recital Centre, and Melbourne Theatre Company, our internationally and nationally acclaimed artists pursue practice-led research across a wide range of disciplines. These practice-led modes of research are complemented by more traditional research led by our internationally recognised scholars. Interdisciplinary collaboration and the convergence of these differing modes of research is a key feature of our work. Our pursuit of excellence and innovation is evident by and embodied in all of the internationally-acclaimed creative artworks and scholarly work we produce.
Professor Felicity Baker
Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Our Research Stories
University of Melbourne awards Marles and Woodward Medals to four researchers
Painting the unfamiliar: why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes
Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI
Meet University of Melbourne’s Sabrina McKenzie
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year’s festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists
Innovative new album of Gunditjmara songs released
The modern women of Australian ballet
Putting the science behind performers’ well-being
Conference explores how the arts are contributing to better health and wellbeing
Building intercultural engagement through music
- Music Therapy
- Research
5 Australian women choreographers you should know (and where to see them in 2023)
- Dance
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
(In) Corporeal Encounters Podcast Series
- Dance
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
With My Self in That Moment, Chamber Made gives us a dystopian view of our lost soul in the digital age
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Music Performance
- Research
Resurfacing vital Indigenous history through historic film footage
- Wilin 20th
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Wilin Centre For Indigenous Arts And Cultural Development
- Research
- Staff stories
One-night-only exhibition Next to Nothing explores the limits of performance
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
- Visual Art
Flashover — Multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Film and Television
- Research
University of Melbourne to host Collaborate. Innovate. Create. forum
- Research
- Partnerships
Music Psychology student wins University’s Visualise Your Thesis competition
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Music Psychology and Performance Science
- Research
University of Melbourne to host inaugural Music Theatre Futures conference
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Music Theatre
- Research
Left Write Hook program reaches new milestone with latest funding announcement
- Film and Television
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
New report calls for cultural change in Australian screen industry
- Film and Television
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
Art and ecology: Paul Fletcher on his lifelong collaboration with nature
- Staff stories
- Research
Wellbeing experts highlight the power of arts and culture to improve health and wellbeing for all
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Research
PhD student Meta Cohen plays at the intersection of queerness, theatricality and sound
- Research
- Theatre
- Alumni
- Victorian College of the Arts
Joining the band: How new music technologies are helping students with disability access music education
- Research
- Musicology
- Staff stories
Victorian College of the Arts researchers recipients of ABC TOP 5 Arts Media Residency Program
- Partnerships
- Research
- Dance
- Victorian College of the Arts
Lengger Lanang: Immortalising a vanishing Indonesian dance with the help of motion capture technology
- Dance
- International
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Professor Katrina Skewes McFerran appointed Director of the Research Development Unit
Meet James Howard, Jaadwa Musician and PhD Candidate
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Wilin Centre For Indigenous Arts And Cultural Development
Expressing trauma through creative arts - and boxing
- Film and Television
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Staff stories
Meet Cara Hagan and Brenton Surgenor, new faces of VCA Dance
- Dance
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
The power of mentoring: an interview with curator Professor Natalie King OAM
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
Ablaze: Tiriki Onus resurfaces vital Indigenous history through a film about his grandfather
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Wilin Centre For Indigenous Arts And Cultural Development
Master of Dance will launch at the University of Melbourne in 2022
- Dance
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Is our thinking about emotions wrong? Dr Frederic Kiernan, University of Melbourne
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
The art and science of teaching music online: Dr Carol Johnson at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
- Performance Teaching
Bridging ethnic divides at the Mitrovica Rock School: an interview with Dr Gillian Howell
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Hiraeth: a new solo guitar work to celebrate 100 years since Manuel de Falla's Homenaje a Debussy
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Music Performance
- Research
Feral queerness – an interview with Associate Professor Alyson Campbell
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
- Theatre
Dr Sarah Woodland: 'Social justice is a connective tissue in my applied theatre work'
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Theatre
Resilience and connection through music – in person and online
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Re-membrance, Re-volt, Re-emergence: a Social Practice lecture series at the VCA
- Research
- Social Practice and Community Engagement
- Victorian College of the Arts
Event Horizon: an Art + Australia symposium and special issue
- Visual Art
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Finding voice – Katy Abbott on composing Hidden Thoughts II: Return to Sender
- Research
- Composition
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
New ABC media residency for arts practitioners and researchers
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
- Alumni
Dr Suzanne Fraser: coordinating the Centre of Visual Art (CoVA) – a ‘big, beautiful creature’ at the University of Melbourne
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
Robert Walton on Child of Now and bringing your heart to work
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Theatre
- Research
Dr Kim Dunphy, Dance Movement Therapist: ‘It’s our moral obligation to make a contribution’
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
Chris Kohn, VCA lecturer: putting diversity centre stage
- Research
- Theatre
- Victorian College of the Arts
Homeside: music therapy for people living with dementia goes global
- Music Therapy
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
And action! The VCA Digital Archive opens to the public
- Film and Television
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Research
The origins of musical expertise: beyond born versus made
- Music Performance
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
The International Symposium on Performance Science, Melbourne – what you need to know
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
- Music Performance
Let’s get digital: an archive of work by VCA film graduates, coming soon
- Film and Television
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Tiriki Onus: five questions for the Acting Head of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the University of Melbourne
- Wilin Centre For Indigenous Arts And Cultural Development
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Arts Precinct
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
- Partnerships
Explainer: what is artistic research?
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Music Therapy: from Melbourne to Würzburg
- Music Therapy
- International
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
Meet Anneliese Gill, PhD candidate in Music Psychology and Performance Science
- Music Psychology and Performance Science
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Letter: Yours Internally
- Alumni
- Arts Precinct
- Research
Storm in a Petri dish: mixing art and science
- Research
- Partnerships
- Alumni
- Visual Art
Two-minute interview: Dr John Carpente, music therapist for children on the autism spectrum
- Music Therapy
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Does the radio keep you company? The Melbourne Conservatorium needs you
- Research
- Music Performance
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Monochromes are so much more than a grey area in visual art
- Visual Art
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Art of war: where conflict meets creativity
- Research
- Visual Art
- Victorian College of the Arts
Felicity Baker on Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression
- Music Therapy
- Staff stories
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Podcast: Jane Davidson, Marshall McGuire and The Voices Of Women
- Research
- Music Performance
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Staff stories
Let it go: remembering Dr Ben Leske
- Music Therapy
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Research
Peek into Buxton Contemporary with new director Ryan Johnston
- Arts Precinct
- Research
- Visual Art
- Victorian College of the Arts
Callout: ACMI X Residency Program 2019 open for applications
- Partnerships
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Doing Feminism: an interview with Professor Anne Marsh
- Staff stories
- Visual Art
- Research
- Victorian College of the Arts
Singing to remember: music therapy and dementia study to launch at the Conservatorium
- Music Therapy
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
An interview with Tom Crago, the artist behind Materials at the NGV Triennial
- Partnerships
- Research
- Arts Precinct
Dr Imogen Clark wins the Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care
- Music Therapy
- Research
- Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
AntigoneX: Greek tragedy, with beach balls
- Alumni
- Research
- Theatre
- Victorian College of the Arts
Research Units, Centres, Groups and Networks
Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures
Louise Hanson-Dyer and Editions de l’Oiseau-Lyre International Research Network
Music, Mind and Wellbeing Initiative
Creativity and Wellbeing Research Initiative (CAWRI)
#1
For Research in Art, Performing Arts and Design
280+
Graduate Research Students
$48m
Research income over the last 5 years (HERDC)
Contact the Research Office
For more information about current research, graduate research opportunities, or support for current researchers, contact the Research Office.
Phone: +61 3 9035 9175