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Research via MSc and MA

A Comparison Between Two Different Speech in Noise Test Setups

The Impact of Attending a Teenage Social Group for Young People who are Deaf and are in a Mainstream Education Setting

Comparing the effectiveness and relevance of using the Ling Sounds or the Ling-Madell-Hewitt Battery for verifying Child’s/Young Person’s speech perception with their hearing devices.

Exploring the Impact of Wireless Group Aid (WGAS) Technology on learners in the classroom

How frequently do deaf children initiate and engage in conversational turns in Early Years settings in comparison to hearing peers: the correlation of conversational turns with language and attainment outcomes.

A study to determine the effectiveness of an Emotional Literacy intervention with children aged 5-7, who are deaf.

Informed Decision Making on Assistive Listening Devices in Early Years

Educational Audiologists: Exploring the Perspectives of Heads of Sensory Services in the UK

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the SHAPE CODING™ System in improving the writing skills of children who are Deaf.

An investigation into the provision of assistive listening devices for deaf children in mainstream schools

Early intervention 0 - 3 for deaf children in Northern Ireland: An investigation into the experiences and perspective of parents

Inclusive education for the D/deaf primary aged child: What are the attitudes and perceptions of qualified Teachers of the Deaf working in resourced provisions working in resource based D/deaf pupils' inclusion in mainstream primary classrooms?

A multiple case study: Using Thinking Maps and Thinking Hats to promote engagement and improve comprehension with reading of children who are severe and profoundly d/Deaf in primary school

Exploring the impact of classroom acoustic measurements, and follow-up adaptations, on learners and staff in the classroom

  The Impact of  COVID on the teaching practices of Teachers of the Deaf during lockdown

The role of the Educational Audiologist in the UK: Experience and Perspectives from the field

Use of Remote Microphone Accessories with Young Children who have Cochlear Implants. An Investigation of Professionals’ Opinions and Experiences

Use of Remote Microphone Accessories with Young Children who have Cochlear Implants. An Investigation of Professionals’ Opinions and Experiences

Developing Vocabulary in Mathematics with Children who are Deaf

Will an Adult-Led Intervention Programme Increase the Attention and Listening Skills of Children who are Deaf?

A Multiple Case Study: The 7 Stages of Writing Intervention and Its Application to Children Who Are Deaf

Remote Microphone Use with Pre-School Cochlear Implanted Children

Investigating Specific Language Impairment in children with both Hearing Impairment and English as an Additional Language: Can the three co-exist?

The views of professionals on the fitting of RM/FM systems to pre-school children
 

Clinical outcomes and user experiences of deaf young people with sequential bilateral cochlear implants

Does the Digital Roger System increase speech recognition in noise for severe to profoundly deaf children, compared to the Genie FM system, in a classroom environment?

A study into the effect of microphone placement on the effectiveness of the new Phonak Roger radio aid system

What are the experiences of children and families during the habilitation process to bone conduction hearing aids?

Are phonic screen scores in Year 1 an indicator of how children with a hearing loss can read for meaning?

For pre-school children with post aural hearing aids: Do parents perceive a difference in listening and communication behaviour at home once fitted with a Radio Aid system for nine weeks?

Reasons for the non-use of hearing aids among six hearing impaired children aged 9 - 14 years who attend mainstream schools

An evaluation of the Comfort Audio Neckloop with a small sample of pupils with cochlear implants

An evaluation of the Comfort Audio radio system using a neck loop with a small group of high school students

Do Cros Aids assist pupils with single sided deafness in school?

Is LIFE-R a useful tool for eliciting 'pupil voice', identifying effective teaching interventions and developing FM users' self-advocacy skills to enhance the optimal use of amplification systems?

An investigation into whether the current training and monitoring of mainstream teachers in the use and management of personal FM systems leads to effective practice in the classroom

Is precision teaching an effective tool to help deaf students learn new vocabulary?

How do hearing impaired students respond to classroom soundfield systems?  A case study of subjective students perceptions and speech discrimination data

An assessment of the developing narrative skills of two children - a case study

Exploring the pretend play of children with hearing loss

The effects of hearing aids on hearing patterns on children and young people with mild conductive or unilateral hearing losses: a case study

An evaluation of the impact of phonological processing ability and vocabulary development on access to the curriculum for hearing impaired children in a classroom environment

Evaluation of the effect of school language environment upon language development in hearing impaired children: a quasi-experimental study

The classroom in the clinic: An investigation into the feasibility of recreating a classroom listening environment in a clinical setting

Evaluation of the impact of early diagnosis and intervention on language development in hearing impaired infants and the impact on their families

Evaluation of the 'Sound Assurance Protocol' as a predictor of the efficacy of sound field amplification systems within the classroom environment

Hearing aid refusers educated in mainstream secondary schools: An evaluation of unaided access to speech and the social, psychological and educational impact for pupils with a mild or moderate hearing impairment

Evaluation of transition between Children's and Adult services for young people with severe to profound hearing impairment and cerebral palsy

FM Advantage? An evaluation of the effect of recent adaptive FM advantage technology in enabling access to speech in challenging listening conditions: a pupil centred approach

An evaluation of the impact of age at cochlear implantation on language development: a professional and parental perspective

The relative value of soundfield systems and acoustic treatment in creating an optimum listening environment in mainstream classrooms: A case study

Deaf children's social inclusivity in mainstream school: a case study

Adaptations required to enable deaf professionals to undertake audiological assessments of their hearing impaired clients: A survey

Inclusion in Higher Education: A longitudinal study of the experiences of hearing impaired students in a university setting

Improving upon the listening ability of deaf musicians: Using digital technology to enhance enjoyment and critical self analysis

An evaluation of the effect of classroom noise on the speech perception ability of hearing impaired children in mainstream education: A case study

The influence of replacement earmoulds on the real-ear-to-coupler-difference measured in children 

An evaluation of the effectiveness of soundfield systems in improving speech perception in different acoustic environments  

An examination of the validity of using SIFTER as a screening tool for CAPD, using psychoacoustic tests

An evaluation of voice-actuation of microphones within a digitally-controlled Group Hearing Aid system

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the acoustic environment created in a purpose-built school building constructed in 2002

A case study of a cochlear implanted child with auditory neuropathy

Acoustics in the learning environment

U or NON U in ICT? An evaluation of student learning activities following introduction of horseshoe classroom arrangement and group hearing aid in Information Communication Technology lessons for hearing impaired pupils

A comparative study of two alternative methods for balancing type II FM systems with digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids

Otitis Media with Effusion: A family perspective.  An evaluation of the effectiveness of written information in improving knowledge and understanding of parents with hearing impaired children

The inter-relationship between speech production and speech perception in deaf children: a pilot research methodology

Hear better?  Study of the effect of soundfield FM amplification systems on speech intelligibility in science labs in a secondary school

A comparative study of deaf children's peer acceptance with their speech intelligibility

Classroom Acoustics: Perception and Reality
A study of individual perceptions of listening conditions and objective acoustic measures of the environments in which three year 9 profoundly deaf students learn 

The consonant development of young severely/profoundly deaf children

An examination of the pastoral systems within a successful, selective non-maintained residential special school for 100 - 18 hearing impaired students