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Every year the IOA honours people whose contributions to acoustics or to the Institute have been particularly noteworthy.
Every year the IOA honours people whose contributions to acoustics or to the Institute have been particularly noteworthy. The medals and awards programme has evolved over the years and now ranges in its acknowledgement of academic achievement, practical engineering applications and contributions to the Institute and to the world of science and technology.
The 2025 awards ceremony took place on Thursday 8 May at The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, and was opened by Immediate Past President Alistair Somerville.
Above: Alistair Somerville
Below: David Waddington
President of the IOA, David Waddington, presented the following awards:
Award for Promoting Acoustics to the Public Edinburgh Science
Award for Honorary Fellowship John Pritchard Dennis Baylis
Young Person Award for Innovation 2025 Alec Korchev
Richard Cowell Sustainability Award Peter Rogers
Award for Distinguished Services to the Institute Mike Breslin David Trew Tim Ward
Geoff Kerry Award Martin Lester
Peter Barnett Award Soren Bech
Peter Lord Award DEFRA UKAN
A B Wood Metal Shima Abadi
R W B Stephens Award Simon Chandler-Wilde
The Lord Rayleigh Medal Phillip Joseph
Above: Reena Mahtani nominated Peter Rogers for the Richard Cowell Sustainability Award
Above: Donald McNeill, Richard Perkins, Hilary Notley, and James Trow with the Peter Lord Award
Below: Fiona Carr, Augusta MacDonald, and Laura McLister accepting the Award for Promoting Acoustics to the Public on behalf of Edinburgh Science
A new Bill proposing that fireworks noise levels are restricted was introduced by Yasim Qureshi, Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden, on December 3rd.
The Home Office has issued proposals to relax licensing hours in England and Wales, if England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland reach the semi finals of the world cup in July 2026.
A UK strategy for the conservation of whales and dolphins (cetaceans) - has been published. It acknowledges that underwater noise sits alongside climate change and bycatch is a threat impacting these
The Scottish Government have opened a consultation on proposed changes to the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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