Since 2010, the mdw has been conferring its Best Publication Award on young researchers every three years to recognise outstanding dissertations written at the university.
Nach der Gründung des österreichischen Forschungsnetzwerks PopNet Austria fand von 1. bis 3. Dezember 2016 erneut eine Tagung zur Popularmusikforschung in Österreich statt.
Art and research connect at the Department of Popular Music: a survey of the research project Performing Diversity and a look back at the experimental concert Clash Concerty.