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Official page for Acoustics and Audio Engineering at the University of Salford. Acoustic & Audio engineering are our passions.

We are leaders in teaching and research in audio and acoustic engineering. We are the lead academic partner in the BBC Audio Research Partnership. We have multi-million pound Pro Tools enabled studios, world class acoustics labs, professional quality studios at MediaCityUK.

26/10/2026

Almost one in three dogs can experience sensitivity or discomfort with fireworks 🐶🎆 That is why The Dogs Trust , working with acoustics experts in our research centre at The University of Salford, is launching a free playlist of sounds - termed 'The Sound Blanket' - designed to mask the fireworks noise and help dog owners keep their beloved pooches calm during fireworks season.

Zuzanna Podwińska, researcher in acoustics and sound perception at Salford, carried out the study. She said: “We looked at what makes fireworks scary for dogs. By looking at what sounds were associated with negative behaviours we could find what is driving the impact and then work out how to combat it."

Find the sounds here: https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/life-with-your-dog/seasonal/fireworks

16/09/2026

🎊 University of Salford - rated 8th in the UK for Physics! 🎊

We are delighted that our BEng Acoustical Engineering course is one of two grouped in the undergraduate Physics category that has just been ranked 8th best in the UK in the The Guardian league tables! 🎉

Congratulations to all involved in leading, teaching on and supporting the students on these physics and acoustics courses - the areas highlighted in the ranking (satisfaction, teaching and feedback, and value added) emphasise the outstanding contribution they have made 👏🏽

01/03/2026

Our lunchtime seminar at noon this Wed 4th March comes from our own Dr Jonathan Hargreaves. He'll be speaking on a new method he is developing for Loudspeaker Directionality Measurement using Planar Nearfield Acoustic Holography. For more details - including joining info - see https://acoustics.salford.ac.uk/2026/03/01/seminar-04-03-26-loudspeaker-directionality-measurement-by-planar-nearfield-acoustic-holography/

25/09/2025

SPECIAL ISSUE: ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY NOISE

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are emerging for use in civil applications such as commercial logistics, surveying, agriculture, and maintenance tasks. One challenge raised by this technology is to understand how humans respond to UAS sound, the characteristics of which can be varied and unfamiliar, compared with conventional vehicles. This work discusses the development of psychoacoustic prediction models for short-term noise annoyance responses to UAS. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0039056

Acoustics and Audio Engineering at the University of Salford

23/09/2025

Our at 1pm tomorrow is on experiences of auditory environments and comes from Dr Keren MacLennan at the University of Bath. To find out more and get a link to join, visit https://acoustics.salford.ac.uk/2025/06/17/webinar-25-6-25-autistic-experiences-of-auditory-environments/

18/09/2025

On Friday 19th Sept at noon we have an exciting research seminar on two ways in which Machine Learning can be used in acoustic control and prediction. These two talks were given by our PhD students in London last week and are now being repeated for you. Join us via https://acoustics.salford.ac.uk/2025/09/18/webinar-19-9-25-two-talks-on-machine-learning-for-acoustic-wave-control-and-prediction/

12/05/2025

Our at noon this Wed 14th May comes from Andrew Mitchell of UCL. He'll present his library Soundscapy, which helps analyze and visualize soundscape assessments according to ISO standards. In Peel 102 on campus and online. For more details and a link to join visit https://hub.salford.ac.uk/sirc-acoustics/2025/05/12/webinar-14-5-25-soundscapy-open-source-software-in-soundscape/

05/05/2025

Our this Wed 7th May comes from Matteo Scerbo of University of Surrey. He'll be presenting his work on computational Room Acoustic modelling, notably on the separation of reveberation decays in coupled spaces. For more info and a link to join visit https://hub.salford.ac.uk/sirc-acoustics/2025/04/22/webinar-5-5-25-modal-analysis-of-signal-processing-systems-applications-for-room-acoustics/

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