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   Salford seeks hearing impaired for TV study
by Mark Bright
As part of some collaborative work with Dolby labs in America, the University of Salford is trying to improve the clarity of speech on the TV. Many hearing impaired listeners find it difficult to understand what is being said by people on the television - particularly in the presence of background noise or music. The researchers' goal is to make things better and clearer. We are looking for a panel of hearing impaired volunteers to take part in a test which lasts about 1 hour 30 mins. The test involves watching some clips from the TV and rating how clear the speech is in each clip. Travel expenses of £15 can be provided for each participant. If you are interested in taking part, please contact Rob Oldfield by email: r.g.oldfield@pgr.salford.ac.uk or tel: 0161 2954669 by 26 March. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
