Our third cohort of students started their projects in October 2026. Please find details about their projects below.
Sarah Davis is working with supervisors Dr Gemma Taylor and Dr Jay Vickers on a project titled: Navigating aural-typical norms: Acculturation experiences of young people with hearing loss in mainstream secondary schools in England.
Liam Hudspith is working with supervisors Dr Bruno Fazenda and Dr Adam Hart on a project titled: Neurodiversity in Live Music Spaces: Exploring factors that influence enjoyment of live music for neurodivergent individuals and investigating technology integrated solutions.
Ben Heppenstall is working with supervisors Dr Gemma Taylor and Professor Bill Davies on a project titled: Aural diversity in early years settings: Effects of acoustic environments on behaviour and socio-emotional development in preschool children with and without hearing impairment.
Starting in the new year, Yashkumar Lalluwadia will be working with supervisors Dr Ian Drum and Dr Becky Vos on a project titled: Prosody-Aware Captioning in XR for Aural Diversity in Everyday Communication.
Chantelle Scott is working with supervisors Dr Maria Perevedentseva and Dr Sam Royle on a project titled: Sonic Triggers and Self-Identified Altered States in Electronic Dance Music.