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Teaching and research collided in spectacular fashion Wednesday evening at the Entertainment Engineering Open Day session at the University of Derby. Staff and current BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology and BSc (Hons) Broadcast Engineering and Live Event Technology students worked together to use YouTube’s new feature allowing live streaming of 360 degree...

Key facts Joined the University as a lecturer in 2002 Programme Leader for Post Graduate Research in Electronics and Maths dept. Current Modules: Advanced Surround Sound Systems (level 7), Audio Software Engineering (level 7), Digital Signal Processing and Sound Design (level 7), Audio Digital Signal Processing (level 6), Multichannel Sound System Design (level 6), Multichannel...

Bruce Wiggins, Adam Hill and soon-to-be MSc Audio Engineering graduate, Haydon Cardew, were recently invited to visit Microsoft Research in Cambridge. As part of the visit, we were allowed to experiment with a Microsoft HoloLens (the only headsets currently in the UK are held by Microsoft Research at their Cambridge office). We had a blast...

James Coghlan, who graduated with a 1st class degree from out BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology course in 2014, was named Front of House Engineer of the Year at the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards 2016 last night. James Coghlan receiving his TPi Breakthrough Talent award James has kept himself busy this year working large-scale...

Key facts Joined the University in 2012 Programme Leader for the MSc Audio Engineering Current modules: Audio Electronics, Live Sound System Design & Optimization, Acoustics, Live Event Practice, Computing & Communicaton Technology, Scholarship for Technologists Seasonal live sound engineer for Gand Concert Sound (out of Chicago, USA) since 2003 Loves Peanut M&Ms! Personal website: www.adamjhill.com...