Education & Career

AES Education Directory - Northern Region, Europe

Type 6 Courses - Research degree course (e.g. MPhil, PhD)

Aalto University, School of Electrical Engineering

Otakaari 5 A
Espoo, Finland
Internet: http://elec.aalto.fi/en/

Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing

Last Updated: 2013-5-7

Qualification Awarded on Completion: PhD
Facilities: anechoic rooms, listening rooms
Exact Duration: 3-4 years, MSc required
Contact Person: Department professors


Acoustics Laboratory, Aalborg University

Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 B4
Aalborg Ø, DK-9220, Denmark
Tel: +45 9635 8710
Fax: +45 9815 2144
Internet: http://www.kom.auc.dk/AKUSTIK/

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: Ph.D.
Facilities: Labs; general recording/reproduction systems; advanced measurement systems; anechoic, reverberation, infrasound chambers; standard listening room; and dedicated virtual reality lab.
Exact Duration: 3 Years
Emphasis: Master degree is required. Human perception of sound, electroacoustics, digital signal processing
Fee: Inquire
Validating Body: Varies
Contact Person: Henrik Møller


Glyndwr University

Plas Coch Mold Road
Wrexham, Wales LL11 2AW, United Kingdom
Tel: 01978 293373
Fax: 01978 290008
Internet: http://www.glyndwr.ac.uk

Sound Technology

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: MPhil PhD
Facilities: TV&Video Labs, DSP suite, Physics of sound Lab, Sound studios, Control Eng Lab,PCB production, Dedicated CAD facilities
Fee: please call
Contact Person: Mike wright


King's College, University of London

Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 171 873 2369
Fax: +44 171 836 4781

Electronic Engineering (Signals, Circuits & Systems)

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: Ph.D.
Facilities: SUN workstations, PC network, Audio Precision test set, DSP development, listening area
Exact Duration: 3 years (full time)
Emphasis: Research in audio coding, data converters, digital power amplification, music synthesis, 3-D sound, wavelets
Fee: £8,000/p.a. (nonEU)
Internship/Work Placement: None
Validating Body: Inquire
Contact Person: Mark Sandler

Signals, Circuits & Systems

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: M.Sc. by Research
Facilities: SUN workstations, PC network, Audio Precision test set, DSP development, listening area
Exact Duration: 1 year (full time)
Emphasis: Research in audio coding, data converters, digital power amplification, music synthesis 3-D sound, wavelets
Fee: £8,000 p.a./nonEU
Contact Person: Mark Sandler


Luleå University of Technology, School of Music

Box 744
Piteå, Lappland S-94128, Sweden
Tel: +4691172627
Fax: +4691172610
Internet: http://www.mh.ltu.se

PhD, Recording Engineering

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: PhD, Audio Technology
Facilities: Mixing console :Solid State Logic 4040G+ Studer 827 gold, digidesign HD 192, Five studios and four controlrooms
Exact Duration: 4 year
Internship/Work Placement: Piteå, Sweden
Contact Person: Jan Berg


Sonic Arts Research Centre

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, BT7 9NN, United Kingdom
Internet: http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk

PhD Music Technology

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: PhD
Exact Duration: 3 Years
Contact Person: Pedro Rebelo


The University of York, Department of Music

Heslington
York, North Yorkshire YOI0 5DD, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1904 32 2446
Fax: +44 1904 32 2450
Internet: http://www.york.ac.uk/music/

MPhil/PhD by Composition (electroacoustic)

Last Updated: 2015-2-17

Qualification Awarded on Completion: MPhil/PhD
Facilities: State of the art studios, auditorium, concert hall: http://www.york.ac.uk/music/about/facilities/
Exact Duration: enquire
Emphasis: http://www.york.ac.uk/music/postgraduate/programmes/mphilphd-composition/
Fee: enquire
Internship/Work Placement: None
Contact Person: Roger Marsh


University of Edinburgh, Faculty of Music

Alison House, 12 Nicolson Square
Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9DF, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 131 650 2422
Fax: +44 131 650 2425

PhD Music or Physics or Electronic Engineering (through Acoustics and Audio Group)

Last Updated: 2014-4-7

Qualification Awarded on Completion: PhD
Facilities: Acoustics laboratory spaces, anechoic chamber, programming suites, office space
Exact Duration: 3-4 years
Emphasis: PhD
Fee: approx £5000/year (EU)
Contact Person: Stefan Bilbao


University of Essex

Wivenhoe Park
Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1206 8724
Fax: +44 1206 872900
Internet: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ese/

Electronic Systems Engineering

Last Updated: Before 2011

Qualification Awarded on Completion: Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.Sc. (by dissertation)
Facilities: Extensive interconnected computer facilities and software aids together with a wide range of test and instrumentation equipment
Exact Duration: 1-3 years (Inquire)
Emphasis: Research project in an area of audio systems engineering
Fee: UK/EU £2,430; Overseas £7,885
Internship/Work Placement: None
Contact Person: J. Noyes


University of Plymouth

Drake Circus
Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
Internet: http://https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-computing-audio-and-music-technology

Computer Music

Last Updated: 2021-4-22

Qualification Awarded on Completion: Research Masters (ResM)
Facilities: You’ll have access to ICCMR’s well-resourced research lab and music studios. ICCMR is located in the newly completed multi-million pound building, The House, where you’ll mix with other staff and students from across the arts faculty.
Exact Duration: 12 - 18 Months
Fee: Subject to circumstance - see here for more information - https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/resm-computer-music
Contact Person: Eduardo Miranda


University of Salford

Acoustics, Audio and Video
Salford, M5 4WT, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 161 295 4520
Fax: +44 161 295 5427
Internet: http://https://hub.salford.ac.uk/sirc-acoustics/#courses

MPhil or PhD by research

Last Updated: 2021-1-19

Qualification Awarded on Completion: MPhil/PhD
Facilities: Anechoic chamber, semi-anechoic chamber, transmission suite, reverberant chamber, listening room, 2 post production studios, MIDI suite
Exact Duration: 2 or 3 years fulltime, part time available
Emphasis: Architectural and building acoustics, measurement, audio, signal processing, psychoacoustics, acoustic materials, vibroacoustics, environmental noise, soundscapes
Fee: please enquire
Validating Body: N/A
Contact Person: Trevor Cox


University of Surrey

Department of Music & Sound Recording
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1483 686500
Fax: +44 1483 686501
Internet: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/soundrec

Audio Research

Last Updated: 2011-11-15

Qualification Awarded on Completion: Ph.D., M.Phil.
Facilities: ITU standard listening room, lab, large classical studio, digital 5.1 surround mixdown room (Sony Oxford), 24-track studio, industry-standard audio editing facilities, test equipment
Exact Duration: 2-4 years
Emphasis: Research resulting in a thesis. Specialisms including spatial audio, psychoacoustics and subjective assessment
Fee: Inquire
Internship/Work Placement: None
Contact Person: Tim Brookes



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