Our research

Our network of reputable researchers and music therapists, are currently leading on a diverse portfolio of music therapy research, investigating its particular application in areas.

These include:

• Mental health
  Breakthrough research on the influence of music therapy practice for young people and adults with a range of emotional challenges and mental illness.
• Older people, dementia and stroke
  Investigating effects of music intervention for children and adults in neuro-rehabilitation after brain injury, and for people with dementia.
• Music and the brain
  Neuroscientific research inquiry into the impact of music therapy on cognition processes, emotion, memory and brain development.
• Autism spectrum disorder
  Exploring the clinical value of music-focused approaches to working with children with autism spectrum disorder and their families.