Ecophon, DfE, and 3BM visit the Acoustics Lab

 
On the 30th June 2023 Ecophon, 3BM and the Department for Education visited the Acoustics Laboratory of London South Bank University. Professor Stephen Dance gave an experiental lecture on sound and vibration and the long-term value of your hearing. Demostrations were enjoyed and experiences shared. Many thanks to Shane of Ecophon for co-organising the multi-displinary event. 

Article published in Acoustics - an MDPI publication

 

An article has been recently published in Acoustics, an Open Access publication produced by MDPI. 

The article is entitled  Acoustics | Free Full-Text | Non-Special Loudspeakers as Speech Test Sources in Natural Acoustics Speech Intelligibility Investigations (mdpi.com).  The work has been authored by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina and co-authored by Dr Haydar Aygun and Ms Liji Suseela Thankom Mohan. The authors expect that the novel findings of this study will inform practitioners on the suitability of affordable loudspeakers when standardized special test loudspeakers are not available. We hope you enjoy the read.

Paper presented at ICBEN, Belgrade

 

The tri-annual International Conference on the Biological Effects of Noise was held in Belgrade, Serbia, 18-22 June 2023. Prof Dance presented research on, "The hearing assessment of classical music students" using both audiometry and otoacoustic emissions, with a demonstration of reproducibility and reboustness of the two hearing assessment methods. Lots of discussion by a multidisplinary audience over coffee and later over drinks!

Abstract submitted to Basic Auditory Science 23

 

On the 21/22nd September 2023 the UK Acoustics Network has organised a 2 day conference on Basic Auditory Science  at be hosted by Imperial College, London. The event has been organised by three specialist group (SIG) to cover all aspects of hearing, communication and immersion. This has resulted in 12 sessions each led by a world expert. Professor Stephen Dance has submitted an abstracy on the hearing assessment of music conservatoire students. At the end of the second day there will also be a multi-SIG event for focusing on early career researchers. This happens to be a Friday, so excellent planning!

Eric Ballestero receives his award!

 

On the 13th June 2023 Dr Eric Ballestero, former PhD candidate, received his 2021 Institute of Acoustics Early Career award for Innovation in Acoustics - it took so long they renamed the award! We all hope he enjoyed his first Le Mans 24 hours race!  

ioA Diploma students finish their exams!

 

On the 9th June 2023 our LSBU Diploma students celebrated the end of their exams! Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina led the delivery of the course with the support of Dr Hyun Agyun, Professor Stephen Dance and Dr Hyun Lim. We all very much enjoyed teaching you and hope you will come back in 2024 to join the Masters programme in Environmental and Architectural Acoustics!