The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities have funded three new collaborative PhD projects designed to perfectly balance research and practice, commencing in September 2023. ‘Singing in balance: tuning and supporting socio-musical dynamics in group singing’ comprises interlinked doctoral projects supervised by a network of academic and partner organisations: Prof. Renee Timmers (University of Sheffield) with Mir Jansen (Arts in Health, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals); Dr Freya Bailes (University of Leeds) with Kate Wareham (Choir with No Name); Prof. Helena Daffern (University of York) with Emma Baylin (Shared Harmonies).