IOA Diploma Candidates 26-27

On the 5th October 2026 the 13th Institute of Acoustics Diploma cohort jointed London South Bank University. The course is lead by Professor Stephen Dance. For the first time the four taught modules will be taken over the course of the year in block release. Welcome one and all to the Acoustics Group!

 

20th Anniversary of the Royal Academy of Music Hearing Assessments

For the 20th Anniversary of the long term joint London South Bank University - Royal Academy of Music hearing project we made a silly movie. Once again 300 classical music students visited the Acoustics Laboratory over a 2 week period to be aurally assessed. For the 5th year both audiometry and otoacoustics were used in the assessment. Professor Stephen Dance and Nicola Mutton are the two originators of the project! 

 

IOA Annual Conference/ Noise Network Plus Event

On the 14/15th September the Institute of Acoustics held their annual conference in Peterborough (Eastern region lead). This year it was joint with EPSRC funded Noise Network+. Professor Stephen Dance was asked to present the latest work of the Research Coordination Committee. He also chaired the IOA Musical Acoustics Group AGM where he announced an Easter plan to visit the Royal Academy of Music to hear the new L-Acoustics artificial reverberation system!  

 

Organising future Forum Acusticums

 

Between 8-11th September 2026 Forum Acusticum was hosted by the Austrian Acoustical Society at Graz Convention Centre. During the congress Professor Stephen Dance started the planning for a future Forum Acusticum conference to be held in the UK and of course sessions for Acoustics 27. 

PhD student Antonella Bevilacqua Presents at Forum Acusticum

On the 9th September 2026 former PhD candidate Antonella Bevilacqua presented at Forum Acusticum, in Graz. Antonella presented her work on, "Applications of Air-inflated Latex balloons beyond impulsive sources." Here there was a chance to see the absorption characteristics of balloons in the impedance tube and reverb chamber.  

Class of 2019- Alec's Wedding

 

On the 5th September 2026 the Acousticians from the Masters programme Class of 2019 reconvened for the Wedding of Alec and Ellie in Cheltenham. The Mayor by the Lake was the venue- we had some interlopers from Clarke Saunders (the bosses). Great to see so many of you still in acoustics! 

Free Field Audiometry Calibration at Chear Ltd

On the 2nd September 2026 the first phase of the MRC FERMATA grant was undertaken at Chear Ltd, Cambridge. This involved verification of the Quasi Free Field Room Acoustics of the audiology clinic. Prof Stephen Dance of London South Bank University and Dr Bradford Backus of Audio3 Ltd ran the test procedure to ISO 8253-2. It appears much stuff in the room helps break up the room modes!