Founded as a research centre in 1994, the Irish World Academy has grown to include a vibrant undergraduate and taught postgraduate suite of programmes but remains committed to its initial vision of being a home for researchers in music, dance and other performing arts disciplines. Research at the Academy is conducted by faculty, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and artists-in-residence. Faculty at the Academy lead and contribute to a number of interdisciplinary research clusters including:

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