Start MSc in January 2012

The MSc in Environmental and Architectural Acoustics now offers a Semester 2 start - 31st January 2012. This provides the added benefit of avoiding the 55% increase in fees which is now set for 2012/13. The overseas fee remains the same for 2012/13.

IoA Planning Appeals Seminar

Sending the MSc students to a Planning Appeals seminar on the 2nd February 2012, to be held at WSP Offices, Holborn. I think it should well targeted as it's been organised by the Young Members Group of the Institute of Acoustics, it will also get them out of class!

Nicky submits her PhD Thesis

To start 2012, Nicky Shiers submitted her doctoral thesis, entitled "Acoustic Design for Inpatient Facilities in Hospitals". The viva date is set for 1st Februrary 2012. More bed time reading!

Summing up 2011

Thanks for all your support over 2011. The Acoustics Group went from strength to strength, with 11 new students joining the Masters course. As a Group we won five key awards: the IoA Young Innovation Award, the IoA Stephens Medal, the ASA Mentoring Award, the ASA Newman prize, and the Noise Abatement Society prize. We welcomed two new PhD researchers Ben and Lorenzo to the group. We continued to strengthen links with industry (Arup, Vanguardia, RBA Acoustics, SRL, Level Acoustics, BBC, Anne Kyyro Quinn and the Royal Academy of Music) through guest lectures, scholarships, prizes, consultancy, working groups and facility sharing. The Group held the inaugural Senior Members meeting at CEREB in January and presented at AES and IoA Branch meetings. In total eight presentations at three separate conferences were given and the students attended the ICBEN conference at Imperial College during an unusually hot week in July. We are looking forward to 2012 when three researchers are due to complete their PhDs, the joint IoA/SFA conference in Nantes, and Bridget will become IoA President. Best Wishes for the New Year.

Destinations for the MSc Acoustics Students 2011

One year on for the 10 MSc students of 2010/11: Sheldon back in Oz working, Chris with Jacobs, Matt has an offer of a PhD, Demir is working in Istanbul as an acoustic consultant, Ant has a job with Temple, Alba now works for Sandy Brown, Jot is back in India, Anne works for herself, Sam disappeared and Lorenzo has an offer of a PhD.

Acoustics Group Christmas Party 2011

A very jolly Christmas party was held by the Acoustics Group at the Caprini Restaurant near Waterloo. Some new faces, some missed old friends, but a great time was had by all!

ISVR Advanced Course on Noise Control '12

The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research is running their Advanced Course on Noise Control between 10-14 September 2012. To celebrate 20 years of guest lectures Steve is again visiting Southampton to give the benefit of his experience -- Always chose the Red!