Acoustics Group at Noise Risk Seminar

Steve Dance and PhD student Georgia Zepidou of Sound Research Labs will jointly present a paper on Risk assessment implementation at the Royal Academy of Music with Martin Mamony-Hayes of JEM Safety Ltd. The event is organised by the Institute of Acoustics and held at Barbican, London on 16th April 2008 and is entitled Playing Safe- Meeting the control of noise at work regulation 2005 in music and entertainment.

Acoustics Group involved in seminar at the Royal Society

The Acoustics Group are heavily involved in the Speech and Hearing in Learning Environments seminar to be held at the Royal Society 29th January 2008. Emma Greenland chair of the Speech and Hearing Group at the Institute of Acoustics is organising the event; herself, Anne Carey and Prof Bridget Shield will be presenting. Well organised!

Acoustics Group submit abstracts to Acoustics 08

The Acoustics Group have submitted 5 abstracts to Acoustics 08 Paris. The subjects covered include:
The relationship between noise and primary school children
Bridget Shield and Julie Dockrell of the Institute of Education
Vibration of rooftop wind turbines (MSc project)
Steve Dance and Linda Liviani of RBA Associates
iPod Listening levels (MSc project)
Steve Dance and Phil Wash of Bickerdike Allen
Noise risk at the Royal Academy of Music (MSc project)
Steve Dance, Salva Morant JEM Safety Ltd, Georgia Zepidou of SRL
Measurement of speech intelligibility using low level output
Christos Nestoras and Steve Dance

Acoustics Group work with Trinity College of Music

The Acoustics Group have formalised an agreement with Trinity College of Music, London on Health & Safety Risk Assessment in association with JEM Safety Ltd.

Christmas Job- Wind Turbine Vibration

The Acoustics Group are undertaking long term vibration monitoring on a Proven 6 kW roof-top wind turbine. Noise and vibration limited have loaned us a Rion VX54 vibration meter to test our wind turbine over the holiday.

Institute of Phyiscs funded iScience course

The Acoustics Group is involved in providing content for the new iScience course at London South Bank University, funded by the Institute of Physics. The BEng course will run from Sept 2008, Acoustics will be taught to the 2nd year students.

Acoustic Group Purchase Portable PA System

Christos Nestoras is working on optimised PA systems for classrooms. His research is now in the final stage, testing 4 Yamaha active speakers in various classroom types to improve speech intelligibility.