Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Brazil
UFSC cochlear implant research receives honourable mention in national doctoral thesis prize
Research at the Federal University of Santa Catarina that seeks to improve the listening experience of cochlear implant users received an honourable mention in a national doctoral thesis prize.
Why it matters: The UFSC research recognised with the honourable mention is aimed at people who use cochlear implants in settings such as busy places, meetings and classrooms.
The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), a Brazilian federal university, reported that research developed there received an Honourable Mention in a society's Doctoral Thesis Prize, which it described as a national award.
According to the university, the goal of the research is to improve the experience of people who use cochlear implants.
UFSC said that listening to a conversation in a busy place, following a meeting or being in a classroom can be a challenge for cochlear implant users.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
The award decision concerns UFSC and its research on cochlear implants, which the university says is intended to improve the experience of implant users in settings such as meetings and classrooms.
