On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, 12 drummers drumming… Good hearing is the key to enjoying all the wonderful sounds this Christmas – your favourite carols, the sound of delighted children opening their presents and contented chatter from loved
New ARC Discovery Project
The Child Language Lab is thrilled to announce a new ARC funded Discovery Project led by Lab Deputy Director, Titia Benders, along with Lab Director, Katherine Demuth, and Nicole Altvater-Mackensen (Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany): ‘The perception/production link in child language’. The project aims to
Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf – A Day at the AHH
On Friday 6 December, 125 Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf spent A Day at the Australian Hearing Hub. This full day workshop provided the ITODs with a chance to learn about the services, research and resources that are available by AHH member organisations. The attendees
NAL is ‘ON Prime’ position with CSIRO
A team from NAL have been participating in the CSIRO ON Prime program for the past 11 weeks which empowers researchers to take their ideas out into the world and create impact. They have just completed 102 interviews with people with hearing loss, spouses/parents,
CLaS Workshop on Language Acquisition in Children with Hearing Loss
The Centre for Language Sciences hosted a workshop on Language Acquisition in Children with Hearing Loss on Monday 9 December 2019. The event was organised by Professor Rozz Thornton, Professor Linda Cupples and Dr Jae-Hyun Kim, and included Keynote Presentations by Professor Naama Friedmann from
Hearing Australia and Macquarie University collaborate to transform hearing health
Hearing Australia and Macquarie University today announced an expansion of their Collaborative Agreement to advance hearing health. The Agreement, which commenced in 2010, sets out how the two renowned organisations will work together on activities such as education, hearing research, professional training and community engagement.
Grant success – Macquarie University Research Infrastructure Scheme (Small)
Led by Dr Lindsey Van Yper (Audiology – Department of Linguistics) we were awarded the Macquarie University Research Infrastructure Scheme (small). Via this scheme, we obtained $59,485 to purchase audiological equipment that will be used to (1) calibrate headphones, and (2) perform hearing screening. Both
Ear Health Education a focus for Outreach
The team at the RIDBC Jim Patrick Audiology Centre have been attending outreach programs to various parts of the state for over 16 years. Each one is unique. Each one is different. But they all have one thing in common – they are improving the
Annie does a live radio interview for Power of Speech
The Shepherd Centre 2019 Power of Speech candidate, Annie who has hearing loss, spoke live on air to ABC Radio AND over the phone!Well done Annie!
Grant success – Macquarie University Research Infrastructure Scheme (Large)
An interdisciplinary team across Faculties was recently awarded the Macquarie University Research Infrastructure Scheme (Large). Led by Associate Professor Jorg Buchholz (Audiology – Department of Linguistics), we obtained $149,089 to install a multi-projector video reproduction system with an extensive 200° acoustically transparent screen inside the
H:EAR joins WHO World Hearing Forum
Macquarie University’s Research Centre H:EAR (Hearing, Education, Application, Research), has been accepted as a member of the World Health Organisation’s World Hearing Forum.
Carolyn finds the wow factor
When talking about the benefits of a cochlear implant, Carolyn Simpson is clear – “I wish I had done this ten years ago. It’s the best thing I ever did in my life.”