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Institute of Popular Music

The world’s first specialist centre for the study of popular music.

Our projects

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MusicFutures

This AHRC Creative Industries Cluster project aims to drive music sector growth and employment, establishing the Liverpool City Region as a the UK’s hub for innovation in music.

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Live Music Mapping 2.0

Automating the Mapping, Modelling and Measuring of the Impacts of Regional Live Music Sectors.

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Music Heritage, Migration and Identity

Investigating cultural heritage, intergenerational relations, and social identity through a focus on music reminiscence.

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Theory, Analysis and Aesthetics

IPM researchers and the Society for Music Analysis host annual summer schools and symposiums in Liverpool presenting the latest developments in popular music theory and analysis.

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People

Find out more about our researchers and Visiting Honorary Fellows from across a range of subject areas and disciplines.