EFAS 21 poster award to Tine Arras

Yay for well-designed scientific posters!

 
Tine Arras from ExpORL has won the Best Poster Award (1st place) on the online congress from the European Federation of Audiology Society 2021. Her poster discusses Spatial hearing skills of children with single-sided deafness and a cochlear implant. Congratulations Tine!

Prof. Jan Wouters receives EFAS life time award

We are proud to announce that Prof. Jan Wouters of ExpORL has received the first EFAS lifetime award from the European Federation of Audiology Societies. With the award, he is honoured for his life time work in the field of audiology and hearing sciences. Congratulations, Jan!

Using brainwaves to help you hear better again 👂 - Pint of Science Belgium 🍺

Join us next week for Pint of Science Belgium 🍺 with a contribution from our very own Ben Somers,  a postdoctoral researcher at ExpORL.

Ben will talk about recent lab efforts to combine audiology with brainwaves to improve hearing technology. Breaking down topics from neuroscience and diagnostics to new applications such as smarter hearing aids, this is the place to hear all about the future of hearing rehabilitation!

This event is free of charge and open to all — you can just join the Youtube live stream, no registration required! You can read more about the event and other science talks here.

When? Wednesday 19th of May 2021 @ 19h30

Where? Youtube live stream: www.youtube.com/c/pintofsciencebelgium

So grab your favorite drink and join us! #pint2021

Vacancy: Web developer @ ExpORL

Word jij onze nieuwe collega?

 ExpORL is op zoek naar een web developer! 

Bekijk de vacature hier: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60021323?hl=nl&lang=nl


Would you like to join our ExpORL team? 

We are looking for a web developer! 

Have a look at the job listing here:
https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60021323?hl=en&lang=en

ExpORL on the radio

[English below]

Shauni Van Herck zal op maandag 10 mei in het programma Nieuwe Feiten op  Radio 1 live spreken over het meest recente onderzoek van onze groep. Ben je benieuwd naar hoe we luisterverhalen kunnen gebruiken om kinderen met (een risico op) dyslexie te helpen?

Stem dan zeker af op Radio 1 tussen 12 en 13u! Online beluisteren is ook mogelijk: https://radio1.be/programma/nieuwe-feiten

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Next Monday May 10th, Shauni Van Herck will go live on Radio 1 to talk about our group's latest research. If you can't wait to find out more about how we can use story listening to support children with (a risk for) dyslexia, then tune in between 12 and 13h!

You can also listen to the show online: https://radio1.be/programma/nieuwe-feiten

Een filmpje van Shauni Van Herck voor Wetenschap Uitgedokterd

 

Shauni Van Herck van ExpORL maakte een filmpje over haar onderzoek voor Wetenschap Uitgedokterd / Science Figured out . Ze legt uit hoe audioboeken behulpzaam kunnen zijn voor jonge kinderen met (risico op) dyslexie. Zeker het kijken waard!

https://www.wetenschapuitgedokterd.be/dyslexie-tegengaan-met-luisterverhalen