About CUK

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Conservatoires UK (CUK) is a network of UK music colleges. Originally set up in 2004 to further the advancement of higher and further education in the UK in the fields of music and performing arts, a particular goal of CUK was to work with UCAS to create a system which would facilitate and co-ordinate admission to its member organisations: CUKAS. The original members of CUK were: Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds College of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Since the launch of CUKAS, CUK has grown to include the Guildhall School of Music and Drama which remains outside the CUKAS system.

The main activity of CUK is to promote good practice and the sharing of information between institutions. There are now two formal sub-committees, concerned with Finance & Administration and Academic Administration, and, under the title of CUK Forum, a number of informal groups and networks covering academic, professional, musical and pedagogical matters. The overseeing of all CUK activities is undertaken by the Principals' Group (Directors of CUK).