In 2010 Born was awarded an Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for a major programme of research on the transformation of music by digital media. Subsequently, she moved to become Professor of Music and Anthropology at the University of Oxford.
Born's achievement in 2010, receiving an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for research on the effects of digital media on music, paved the way for her to become Professor of Music and Anthropology at the University of Oxford.