Our research focuses on improving our understanding of acoustics and vibration, their impact on community wellbeing, and the quality and performance of engineering products.
The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research houses our experts in the fields of acoustics and audiology. We conduct research to investigate and reduce noise in engineering applications, such as in rail and aircraft. We are also working to gain a better understanding of how humans hear sounds and process auditory information, producing solutions to overcome challenges in these areas.
We need to work with rigour, imagination, and wonder, unconstrained by the artificial boundaries set in place by discipline names, or the history of projects in which we have previously worked, or above all by the belief that we must jump to solutions when we have not yet perceived the real problem.
We house the editorial office for the Journal of Sound and Vibration. For enquiries about the journal, please contact: jsv@isvr.soton.ac.uk