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Noise Network Plus Launch Meeting Programme

The provisional agenda for the Noise Network Plus Launch Meeting on the 18th March 2025 is below.

Time  Topic  Speaker  Affiliation 
10:00  Registration & coffee     
10:30  Welcome; Noise as a “Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenge”  Prof. Mark Plumbley  Project Lead, University of Surrey 
10:40  Session 1: Current issues in Noise pollution – perspective spotlight talks 
  Noise in the Built Environment  Jack Harvie-Clark  Founder and Director, Apex Acoustics 
  New Sources of Environmental Noise  Prof. Antonio J Torija Martinez  Project Co-Lead, University of Salford 
  Health Effects of Noise  Dr Benjamin Fenech  Noise and Public Health Programme Lead, UKHSA 
  Impact of Noise on Wildlife  Dr Lia Gilmour  Research Manager, Bat Conservation Trust 
11:25  Small-group discussions:
What are the key issues in noise pollution, current challenges, & future opportunities? 
12:15  Recap, plans for the afternoon     
12:20  Lunch break & networking     
13:20  Noise Network Plus: overview of objectives and proposed activities  Prof. Alan Hunter, Dr Simone Graetzer  Project Co-Leads, University of Bath & University of Salford 
13:35  Session 2: Approaches to address Noise pollution – perspective spotlight talks 
  Inclusive Engineering  Prof. Abigail Bristow  Project Co-Lead, University of Surrey 
  Community and Policy Perspectives on Noise Exposure  Prof. Charlotte Clark  Project Co-Lead, City St George’s, University of London 
  Education and Doctoral Training  Prof. Trevor Cox  Director, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sound Futures  
  Institute of Acoustics and Professional Engineering Institutions  Prof. David Waddington  President, Institute of Acoustics (IOA) 
  Perspectives on Non-acoustic Factors, Multi-disciplinarity, Project Design and Impact  Dr Lisa Lavia  Managing Director, Noise Abatement Society 
14:30  Recap     
14:35   Coffee & networking     
14:50  Small-group discussions:
What approaches should the Noise Network Plus adopt to tackle noise pollution? 
15:45  Next steps for Noise Network Plus     
16:00  Close, refreshments & depart