Research

Our cochlear implant centre is fortunate to be located within the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, an internationally recognised centre for excellence in research. This allows high quality research to occur within the cochlear implant programme. The ISVR provides an MSc course in Audiology and a BSc course in Audiology. SOECIC staff frequently present papers at national and international meetings, and work is published in peer-reviewed journals.

ISVR was awarded a 2006 Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.

The prize is part of the national honours system and is awarded every two years to only about twenty University and FE departments across all disciplines.

It has been awarded to the ISVR for our sustained excellence and outstanding achievements in research in the field of sound and vibration.

Research Projects

These are some of the research projects that SOECIC has been involved in:

2010

SOECIC experience of the first 6 months of Advanced Bionics Partnering Support Programme - Poster for BCIG Conference 2010

Quality of life measures for adult patients with sequential bilateral cochlear implants - Poster for BCIG Conference 2010

Local Professional Survey of the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC) Rehabilitation Services - Poster for BCIG Conference 2010

Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Cochlear Implants, An Audit - Poster for BCIG Conference 2010

From Tempo+ to Opus2 what can music tests tell us about processor upgrades? - Poster for BCIG Conference 2010

2009

Early Exposure & Responses to Music - Poster for Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA 2009

Musical Activities of Young Listeners - Poster for ESPCI conference, Warsaw 2009

Recognising Additional Disabilities - Poster for ESPCI conference, Warsaw 2009