Rate My Professor Jonathan Vaughan

Vaughan is currently pursuing a PhD on the subject of ‘Artistic Citizenship and Performance Excellence in Music Conservatoires’. His research focuses on artistic citizenship and its role in conservatoire training, investigating socially engaged practices across 24 institutions worldwide, from Japan to the United States, Finland to Austria. Key inquiries include how conservatoires train artists to engage with ethics, social justice, and well-being; the skills and learning provided for social dialogue; student preparedness for socially diverse settings; and principles for robust, scalable curricula involving students at all levels in socially engaged projects. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and of Guildhall School. In 2024, he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London by the Lord Mayor. Vaughan has served as a Governor and Trustee for many arts organisations and currently sits on the boards of the Young Classical Artists Trust, National Youth Jazz Collective, and Mendelssohn Boise Scholarship Foundation.