Institute of Acoustics

EPSRC UK Acoustics Network

EPSRC UK Acoustics Network brings together the acoustics research community

The vision of the UK Acoustics Network is to bring together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics, research community, to promote acoustics in the UK both nationally and internationally and to provide a coherent single point of access to acoustics research for industry and governmental agencies

Update to IOA Blog

The latest update to the IOA blog is called Draft excluders, part 2: what makes a bad report? and it can be found here

Outline Guidance on Sound Testing Regulations in the UK and Ireland

There has been some confusion about the qualification requirements for sound testing in the UK and Ireland with some members having wrongly thought that their membership of the Institute qualifies them to conduct testing. To clarify the situation the Institute has produced a short document that lists the applicable regulations in each of the various jurisdictions within UK and Ireland.

New IOA Blog

The latest update to the IOA blog is called Draft excluders, part 1: what makes a good report? and it can be found here

IOA Blog Updated

The latest update to the IOA blog is called Things That Go Bump in the Night and it can be found here

IOA to sponsor 'Noise Oscar' again

The IOA is again sponsoring the innovation category in the 2017 John Connell Awards. Known as the industry’s “Oscars”, the awards are organised by the Noise Abatement Society to recognise local authorities, industry, individuals and organisations judged to have been outstanding in their efforts to both reduce the impact of noise nuisance and seek to pioneer practical and innovative solutions to noise pollution.

New guide to cut home noise disturbance and annoyance

A new blueprint for acoustic practitioners, council planners and developers that aims to protect home dwellers from noise by putting good acoustic design at the heart of all new residential development has been published today.

The Professional Practice Guidance on Planning & Noise (ProPG) has been produced by the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC), the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

The three organisations say that if their recommendations are followed early in the planning process:

Spring 2017 issue of Sound Bites out

The spring 2017 issue of Sound Bites, the IOA's student e-zine, is out. Containing the usual mixture of acoustics-related items and career advice, it's for all students with an interest in acoustics, noise and vibration, and it's available to any student who takes advantage of our free membership offer. Want to join? Then click here and fill in a few details about yourself.

IOA support for International Noise Awareness Day competition

The Institute of Acoustics is giving its full support to the Pan-European Competition for Schools in celebration of International Noise Awareness Day 2017, organised by the European Acoustics Association (EAA).

IOA backs Scots education programmes

The IOA is supporting, as an official education partner, two key programmes which form part of this year's Edinburgh International Science Festival. Generation Science involves staging shows and workshops in primary schools across Scotland, while Careers Hive aims to open pupils' eyes to the wealth of opportunities for those who study STEM subjects. The Careers Hive invitiative features a team of 12 Institute volunteers talking about their jobs to secondary school pupils who are about to choose what subjects to study.

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