Professor Karen Burland

Professor Karen Burland is Head of theSchool of Music at Leeds University. Karen is a University Student Education Fellow and is investigating the ways in which undergraduate and postgraduate students engage with, and perceive, employability activities during university and beyond. She has research interests in musical development focusing on the environmental conditions leading to childhood musical success and the professional development of musicians during career transitions. Karen has published widely in well-respected journals and has participated in numerous interdisciplinary research collaborations.