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Research governance at Guildhall is the responsibility of the Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). Find out more about Guildhall's REF outcomes.

The Guildhall Innovation Fund is able to support new projects and develop new ideas within the School. This provides the School’s staff with an opportunity to grow initial research ideas, pilot their projects, or take the first steps in exploring their research concepts.

Overseen by the Head of Research and facilitated by the Research Office, systematic creative and exploratory work at the Guildhall School is guided by an integrated Research Strategy that forms part of its Innovation and Engagement strategy, feeding into an overarching institutional strategic five-year plan redrafted to coincide with the City of London Corporation’s Corporate Plan 2018–23.

This networking project brings together academic and industry thinkers for a focused conversation about the emergence, evolution, history, and future of the operatic canon.

This international, interdisciplinary research project maps the mechanisms and extent of cultural transfer represented by the 50+ film reinterpretations and rearticulations of Gaston Leroux’s novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra.

Visit our Venues and Facilities page to find out more about our campus.

Find out more about life at Guildhall School, including accommodation, Students' Union, Student Services, support for international students and much more. 

Guildhall School encourages applications from students whose backgrounds are underrepresented in higher education, and at the School. Find out more about our Access & Participation work and ways to get involved. 

With a wide range of short courses across Music, Drama, Production Arts, Writing and other art forms, we have something for you.