Projects

Explore Sustainable Sound Futures PhD projects within our Centre for Doctoral Training, bringing together researchers from the Universities of Salford, Bristol, Sheffield, and Southampton. Combining expertise across science, engineering, design, and the social sciences, our projects harness the power of sound to create meaningful real-world impact. All projects are funded by EPSRC and our industry partners.

Cohort 1 of the EPSRC Sustainable Sound Futures CDT gathered for a group photo indoors around a large anatomical ear model used for sound and hearing research.

Using Real-time Acoustic Resynthesis in Virtual Reality to Assess Conversational Behaviour and User Preference for Hearing Aid Users

Project outline Evaluating the effectiveness of hearing aid algorithms can be a challenging task as evaluating different environments and conversational scenarios involves a large amount of preparation and effort on the behalf of both researchers and their participants. Using virtual reality, we intend to produce a synthetic environment that allows for a balance between reproducibility […]

Sound Analysis for Predicting Category 1 Ambulance Calls

Project outline This project is a strategic collaboration with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) aimed at enhancing the speed and accuracy of emergency call prioritization. The core objective is to develop and validate advanced deep learning models capable of analyzing the acoustic properties of emergency calls in real-time. A significant challenge in emergency dispatch is the rapid […]

Acoustic Performance, Analysis and Design of Steel Composites

Project outline To improve the acoustic performance in indoor environments it is vital to have a good understanding of all possible transmission paths between points in a building. This research focuses on steel stud-based double leafed walls which are building components that act as partitions inside buildings forming separate units or “rooms”. I am specifically […]

Aeroacoustics of Novel Propulsion Systems

Project outline This PhD project will focus on advancing the understanding of the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic characteristics of wing mounted, tractor propellers and investigating how the propeller’s flow field interacts with the wing. The research will involve exploring a range of propeller configurations, flight and operating conditions and examining the influence of blade design on […]

Quiet Efficiency: Reducing Wind Noise for Low Drag Cars

Project outline The increasing focus on road vehicle efficiency will drive the development of new aerodynamic vehicle shapes, specifically electric cars. Understanding the impact that these future low drag road vehicle shapes have on aeroacoustic noise generation is critical to 1) increasing levels of vehicle refinement in an increasingly competitive sector, and 2) understanding noise […]

Novel Noise Control Methods for Next Generation Wind Turbines

Project outline In an increasingly decarbonised world, wind energy offers a clean and renewable energy source. However, noise generated by a wind turbine presents a significant regulatory barrier to mass adoption. In the case of large modern onshore wind turbines, power outputs are commonly capped to meet strict noise regulations aimed at limiting noise exposure […]