03/03/2025
The live event industry is set to transform with the launch of the HELA (Healthy Ears, Limited Annoyance) Certification, the world's first initiative aimed at promoting best practices for responsible sound management at live events. This groundbreaking resource, led by researchers within the Electro-Acoustics Research Lab (EARLab)...
08/10/2024
WHO estimates that over one billion young people globally are at risk of hearing loss due to avoidable recreational sound exposure. It’s also now known that 40 percent of people aged between 12 and 35 in high and middle income countries are exposed to damaging sound levels in entertainment venues, and so in response to this public health...
09/07/2025
From the fields of Glastonbury to football stadiums packed with Oasis fans, this year is a big one for music lovers. A record 23.5 million music tourists – up 23% from the previous year – enjoyed live music and festivals in the UK last year, according to figures from UK Music, but just how detrimental are those loud songs,...
