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MSc student scoops 2nd place at AES competition

Ross Hammond, who is currently studying on our MSc Audio Engineering programme and graduated last year with a first class honours degree in BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology, placed second in this year’s Audio Engineering Society UK Postgraduate Student Research Competition, held at King’s College London. Ross’s research is a continuation of...
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Current MSc student starts work at B&W

Simon Durbridge, who is currently working on his dissertation on the MSc Audio Engineering programme and graduated from our BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology programme, has just started work for Bowers and Wilkins as a DSP Engineer. Simon has been studying the MSc part-time while holding down full-time employment. Before joining B&W...
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photo from the UoD hemi-anechoic chamber.

New hemi-anechoic chamber up and running!

Even though the official opening of the Derby’s new STEM Centre isn’t until next academic year, Adam and Bruce have managed to gain special access to the building so that our undergraduate and postgraduate students can use the new hemi-anechoic chamber for their research and practical work. So far, we’re loving the new facility and...
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WFS visualization from Bruce Wiggins.

360 VR Pics!

Recently, the University has been putting together a virtual open day tour for the web (for VR and web).  In order to do this, we took a few 360 pictures of our resources. Here’s our dedicated Live Event Teaching Space – this is an example setup with a small example of the equipment we own...
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Graduate running sound at an event.

Derby grad shortlisted for national award

Following being awarded a TPI Breakthrough Talent Award for FOH Engineer of the Year, BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology graduate, James Coghlan, has made the shortlist for Monitor Engineer of the Year at this year’s TPi Awards . The awards will be announced at a ceremony at Battersea Evolution in London on 27...
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