2nd Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials

Between 9-11^th October 2019 the island of Ischia, Italy played host to the 2^nd Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials. The event was organised by Young Researchers in Acoustic Metamaterials in association with University of Salerno and supported by EU Cost project DENORMS and the EPSRCAcoustic Network. The meeting was organised by PhD candidate Eric Ballestero and targeted Early Career Investigators. Six sessions were organised along with 5 plenary lectures given by international leaders in the field. We hope everyone had fun and learnt about the latest advances

Open Day event held at the Acoustics Lab

London South Bank University held an Open Day on Saturday 5th October 2019 for future applicants for our courses. Dr Haydar Aygun, Course Director for the Masters in Environmental and Architecture Acoustics led the event talking to the prospect students about the course. We hope to see you all again soon!

Masters students attend Ecophon led event

The students were kindly invited to an Ecophon led Continued Professional Development event on the 1st October 2019 in central London. The event, "Acoustic design insights from the experts" bought together biophilic design, acoustics and dementia, and the impact of low frequency soundn on special educational needs. The finale was a talk by Professor Erling Nilsson who flew in from Lund University. 

The Masters students 2019/20

We welcome the new Masters students to the MSc in Environmental and Architectural Acoustic course 2019/20. The students are in for lots of externally lead events, field trips and fun. Dr Haydar Aygun first crop has arrived! We wish them all the best of times.

Ecophon seminar on Classrooms for Special Educational Needs

On the 23rd September 2019 Ecophon invited the new Masters students to an event at their London Multi-purpose space on Classroom Acoustics for Special Educational Needs. The students enjoyed Swedish hospitality and three lectures from an acoustician, an architect and government civil servant.

Auditorium Acoustics Masterclass at LSBU

The September IOA London Branch meeting was hosted  by the Acoustic Group at LSBU and featured a talk by renowned acoustician Rob Harris. Rob gave a excellent overview of many aspects involved in Auditorium acoustic design. The lecture theatre was packed with 100+ enthusiastic members of the industry including many ex LSBU students. We thanks Rob for visiting LSBU and giving an excellent talk.

13th Year of the Royal Academy of Music Hearing Tests

Over two weeks in September 2019 350 students from the Royal Academy of Music will come and visit the Acoustics Laboratory. Whilst at the lab Professor Stephen Dance and PhD candidate Doug Shearer will test their hearing acuity. As a bonus sometimes we get then to play!