The course is available to advanced performers wishing to undertake practice-led research at the highest level. The degree will enable candidates to deepen critical engagement with and understanding of performance practice while exploring specific aspects of technique or repertoire. Postgraduate students in Performance Studies will have the opportunity to be featured as soloists with University ensembles such as the Philharmonia Orchestra. Students will also be encouraged and supported in performances through the newly established Forum for Artistic Research as well as in professional venues off-campus in collaboration with organisations such as the Theatre Royal, Nottingham Albert Hall and St Peter's Nottingham. The University of Nottingham is consistently named as one of the most targeted universities by Britain's leading graduate employers and can offer students a head-start when it comes to their career.