We are a partnership of people from all walks of life, living or have loved ones living with hearing loss or cochlear implants.

We unite researchers, patients and carers, empowering our community to change research and make a difference.

Latest news, events and community activities

  • Meeting 22

    Meeting 22

    Monday 20, July 2026. Kate started the meeting by welcoming all members. The meeting objectives were to: Professor Helen Cullington and Audiology MSc student Heather Nixey were invited to speak. Heather…

  • Meeting 21

    Meeting 21

    Wednesday 17, June 2026. Online. Kate started the meeting by welcoming all members including new members to our second online meeting. The meeting objectives were to: Kate welcomed Dr Bethan…

  • Meeting 20

    Meeting 20

    Monday 13, April 2026 Kate started the meeting by providing updates about what has happened since our last meeting.  Kate reminded the group that Bethan is still recruiting people to…

  • Science and Engineering Festival 2026

    Science and Engineering Festival 2026

    Saturday, 14 March 2026 We were back for the fourth year in a row to raise awareness about hearing and cochlear implants. A team of 13 of us ran two…

  • Meeting 19

    Meeting 19

    Thursday 5, February 2026 Kate started the meeting by providing updates about what has happened since our last meeting.  Kate reminded the group that Bethan is still recruiting people to…

  • Meeting 18

    Meeting 18

    Monday 1, December 2025 Kate started the meeting by welcoming all members to our first online meeting and making sure everyone was happy with using Teams and had live captions…

If you are a researcher and want to work with the group, please email Dr Kate Hough at k.l.hough@soton.ac.uk.