Visit to BBC Salford

On the 12th November 2013 the Institute of Acoustics arranged a tour of BBC Salford for the Reproduced Sound conference. An excellent time was had looking at the TV studios, the Radio studios and interacting with he demonstrations given by the BBC R&D teams. I had to leave early, but the Acoustics Group were well represented.

Introducing the Audio3 Soundscreener

On the 4th November 2013 Dr Bradford Backus of Audio3 bought in his new Soundscreener for testing at London South Bank University. The test yourself hearing system will be introduced at the Royal College of Music next term and Harvard Medical School during 2014. The device will allow, for the first time, automated public health screening in any quiet environment. But first, the testing system must be tested!

Elton John's new organ

On the 22nd October 2013, the Royal Academy of Music installed and commissioned their new organ. Now we can measure the sound exposure of organists!

Dr Christos Nestoras visits

On the 17th October 2013, Dr Christos Nestoras visited the Acoustics Group from the University of Thessaloniki. From discussions a paper will be published based upon low level noise measurements. Then we celebrated with Saffron tea.

Discussions with the London Symphony Orchestra

On the 9th October Dr Stephen Dance and PhD student Georgia Zepidou were invited to the Barbican by the London Symphony Orchestra. Discussions were held with the noise team to develop a suite of mitigation measures. We are predicting significant collaboration with a lot of potential student projects!

Resonators under testing for Ramboll

Tuned resonators are being tested in the new reverberation chamber for Ramboll to determine their effective frequency range for use in the refurbished Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank. MSc student Christina Higgins is leading the work under the supervision of Dr Luis Gomez.

Reverberation Chamber Refurbished

On the 1st October 2013 the refurbishment of the Acoustics Group's reverberation chamber was completed. The 200m3 chamber is current being commissioned, but is back in action!