Sound/Image Research Centre

18/05/2026

Music & Sound Arts MPhil/PhD at University of Greenwich

Develop your critical creative practice within an inclusive research environment, mentored by leading experts and supported by world-class facilities.

Explore self-defined research across:
Electroacoustic • Soundscape • Audiovisual • Immersive Audio • XR & Game Sound • Noise • Intermedia • Creative Practice Research • Spatial Sound • Place-Based Practices

Click through to explore our cutting-edge SHIFT facilities:

🔊 Spatial Sound Lab - 32.4 spherical loudspeaker array
🎥 Virtual Production Film Studio - LED volume & infinity curve greenscreen
🎭 Immersive Digital Theatre - 360º immersive projection & surround sound

Come study with us at Greenwich! Courses can begin in January, June, or October.

Apply now ➡ https://www.gre.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses/ach/music-and-sound-arts-mphilphd

12/05/2026

SOUND/IMAGE 2026 Festival - Call for Works

“Artistic Intelligence”
📍 University of Greenwich
📅 Nov 5-8, 2026

We’re inviting composers, filmmakers, artists, performers, architects, researchers and creatives working across sound, image, media and technology to submit work for the 11th edition of the SOUND/IMAGE festival.

We welcome:
Sound & Music
Audiovisual Works
Live Performances
Installations
Talks & Workshops

This year’s theme, Artistic Intelligence, explores creativity, agency, algorithms, AI co-creation, immersive media, practice research and interdisciplinary experimentation.

We especially encourage submissions from students, apprentices, emerging artists, and practitioners from underrepresented backgrounds.

⏰ Deadline: Friday 12 June 2026, 23:59 UTC+1
🎟 In-person participation required
🔗 https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/sound-image/sound-image-2026-call-for-works/

03/05/2026

🎧 INDUSTRY PANEL: Beyond the Sweet Spot

Join us at Sonic Spheres for the conference on 9 May (10am-5pm) for a deep dive into the future of spatial sound!

During the day we are bringing together industry leading voices across spatial audio, research, and immersive sound design for a panel discussion:

• Emma-Kate Matthews (Bartlett School of Architecture)
• Natalia Mamcarczyk (Audioscenic)
• Reese Kirsh (D&B Soundscape)
• Tom Slater (Call & Response Studios)
• Jack Reynolds (BBC R&D)

💭 How are new technologies reshaping how we experience sound?
💭 Where is immersive audio heading next?

Whether you're a creative, technologist, or simply curious about spatial sound - this is one not to miss! 🔥

📍 Woolwich Works
🗓 Saturday 9 May
⏰ 10am-5pm

02/05/2026

For the first time in the UK, THREE IKO loudspeakers are being brought together - offering a uniquely immersive auditory experience! 🔊🔊🔊

Join us on 9th May at 7pm at Woolwich Works for Sonic Spheres: Spherical Loudspeaker Convergence - an evening of spatial music from an exciting lineup of contemporary artists.

Programme:

✨ Triadic Flow — Emma Margetson
✨ Prestidigitation III — Aaron Einbond
✨ A place to meet — Lara Weaver
✨ Wheels within Wheels — Gianni Bencich-Grigore
✨ Bassial Pressure — dushume
✨ Labourer Others — Angela McArthur
✨ Truncated-Tetra-Icosahedron Meta-Instrument — Colin Frank with performers Maria Sappho & Pablo Galaz
✨ Spring Brain — Kat Pegler

🎟️ Tickets still available - don’t miss it! To book: https://www.woolwich.works/events/sonic-spheres

15/04/2026

Join us for Sonic Spheres: Spherical Loudspeaker Convergence - a unique conference + concert exploring the future of spatial audio.

By day, leading artists, technologists, and researchers present talks, panels, and demos on 3D sound, spatial perception, and immersive composition.

By night, the space transforms. Spherical loudspeaker arrays surround you in a fully immersive 3D sound environment—featuring world premieres and works created for 3 x IKO loudspeakers.

🕙 Conference: 10am–5pm
🌙 Concert: 7pm–9:30pm

🎟️ Free bursary tickets available for non-academic participants (limited, first come, first served)

🔗 Full programme + info: sonicspheres.org

Part of the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre (University of Greenwich) Loudspeaker Orchestra Series

In collaboration with UCL (University College London) + City St George’s, University of London

Sonic Spheres transforms Woolwich Works into a living, resonant environment where multiple spherical loudspeaker arrays animate the space with fully immersive 3D sound. Audiences are invited into an extraordinary encounter with sound in space – a world where listening becomes physical, spatial,...

10/04/2026

📣 ANNOUNCING OUR ARTIST RESIDENCY COMMISSION AWARDEES

We’re delighted to introduce the artists selected for the Sonic Spheres Artists Residency Commissions:

✨ KAT PEGLER
Spring Brain — A spatial sound work that immerses audiences in the shifting cognitive landscape of ADHD, tracing a journey from winter burnout to the intense, fast-moving energy of a “spring brain” through layered, overlapping sound in motion.

✨ LARA WEAVER
A place to meet — an immersive work tracing subterranean London as a network of movement, memory, and hidden connection, combining field recordings and narrative through 3D spatial sound.

Developed with artistic mentoring from Emma Margetson and technical support by Liam Frizzell; both artists will create new works for 3 x IKO spherical loudspeakers, culminating in a live premiere - don't miss it!

📍 Fireworks Factory, Woolwich Works
📅 Saturday 9 May 2026

Follow along as their projects unfold. For more on the artists and their projects, visit here: https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/sound-image/festivals/sonic-spheres/artist-residency-commission-awardees/

25/03/2026

⏰ Deadline today!

Last chance to apply for the Sonic Spheres Artist Residency Commissions — don’t miss out.

🗓 Deadline: 23:59 GMT, Wednesday 25 March 2026

Get your application in before it’s too late!

Open Call: Works + Residency — Sonic Spheres: Spherical Loudspeaker Convergence (part of the Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series)

Artists working with spatial sound are invited to take part in Sonic Spheres, a one-day conference and concert exploring immersive 3D audio at Woolwich Works on 9 May 2026.

This year’s edition brings together three IKO loudspeakers, centring on composing and performing with the system as both instrument and environment.

Across the day, artists, technologists, and researchers will share workshops, talks, and demonstrations exploring new approaches to spatial audio. The day culminates in an evening concert where multiple spherical arrays converge to create rich, immersive soundscapes.

Get involved - To find out more visit: www.sonicspheres.org

Residency - develop new work for 1–3 IKO loudspeakers
📅 Deadline: 25 March

Call for Works - propose talks, workshops, or performances
📅 Deadline: 8 April

We welcome submissions from composers, sound artists, technologists, and researchers exploring creative and experimental approaches to spatial sound.

In collaboration with UCL and City St George’s, University of London

16/03/2026

Open Call: Works + Residency — Sonic Spheres: Spherical Loudspeaker Convergence (part of the Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series)

Artists working with spatial sound are invited to take part in Sonic Spheres, a one-day conference and concert exploring immersive 3D audio at Woolwich Works on 9 May 2026.

This year’s edition brings together three IKO loudspeakers, centring on composing and performing with the system as both instrument and environment.

Across the day, artists, technologists, and researchers will share workshops, talks, and demonstrations exploring new approaches to spatial audio. The day culminates in an evening concert where multiple spherical arrays converge to create rich, immersive soundscapes.

Get involved - To find out more visit: www.sonicspheres.org

Residency - develop new work for 1–3 IKO loudspeakers
📅 Deadline: 25 March

Call for Works - propose talks, workshops, or performances
📅 Deadline: 8 April

We welcome submissions from composers, sound artists, technologists, and researchers exploring creative and experimental approaches to spatial sound.

In collaboration with UCL and City St George’s, University of London

19/12/2025

🎛️ YOUR VOTE. YOUR CONCERT. YOUR TOP THREE UK ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS. 🎵

The Loudspeaker Orchestra is celebrating a milestone – 10 years of pushing sonic boundaries! – and we're doing something we've never done before: putting the power of curation entirely in YOUR hands.

>>The Mission:
Identify the most inspiring and influential electroacoustic and sound art compositions created in the UK over the past seven decades. Think about the works that:
✨ Changed how you listen
✨ Pushed technical or artistic boundaries
✨ Deserve wider recognition
✨ Define key moments in the field's evolution

>>What Happens Next:
Your contributions will directly inform a special concert in March 2026 celebrating the richness and diversity of British electroacoustic music – and will contribute to research that explores what our community values most about this art form.

>>Who Should Participate?
Everyone! Whether you're a seasoned composer, a dedicated listener, a researcher, or simply curious about experimental sound – if electroacoustic music speaks to you, we want to hear from you.

The survey takes just 5-10 minutes, and all responses are completely anonymous. This is a rare opportunity to shape both a public concert and academic understanding of what matters most to practitioners and audiences in the UK electroacoustic scene.

From Daphne Oram to Denis Smalley, from Radiophonic Workshop classics to emerging voices transforming the field today – which works belong in this celebration?

🗳️ Cast your vote: https://forms.office.com/e/4RfL1CFMYa

A collaboration between the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre (University of Greenwich) and BEAN (British ElectroAcoustic Network).

03/11/2025

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the SOUND/IMAGE 2025 Festival (10th Anniversary) and we’re delighted to welcome you as we engage in “Reflecting Forwards” to consider where we have been and where we are going 🎂🔟 🎊🎉

Our festival is a community and we’re delighted to be welcoming you to join us in London to be a part of this inspiring exchange. This year’s event features, seven concerts, five talk sessions, four workshops, two screenings and an exhibition.

For the full line-up ➡ https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/sound-image/2025/10/30/sound-image-2025-festival/