Audiology is a field of study with a broad range of applications. A combination of theoretical study and practical experience, audiology was established in 1990 at the University of Auckland in order to provide New Zealand students with a pathway into clinical audiology.
There are excellent facilities for research in a wide variety of topics, including anatomy and physiology of the ear, mechanisms of inner ear disease, psychoacoustics, acoustics, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tinnitus, psychosocial issues of deafness and auditory evoked potentials.
The University's Hearing and Tinnitus Clinic provides a service to the community and excellent opportunities for clinical training.

Doctoral study in Audiology - Why study with us?
Strong links with Speech Sciences, the Department of Physiology and other sections belonging to the School of Population Health
Facilities include sound-proof rooms, molecular biology, cellular and systematic physiology, and microscopy
Access a wide range of audiology equipment, including sound level meters, audiometers, immittance meters, video otoscope, real ear analysers and test box equipment, ear mould modification equipment and evoked potential testing equipment

Research opportunities
There are excellent facilities in the Audiology Section of the University and within audiology departments in Auckland hospitals for researching a variety of topics.
We welcome research proposals in topics relating to our research areas:
- Hearing science
- Mechanisms, assessment and management of tinnitus
- Use of digital technology, hearing aids and music in the management of tinnitus
- Noise induced hearing loss
- Cochlear physiology and pathophysiology
- Mechanisms and the diagnosis of sensorineural deafness
- Auditory evoked potentials
- Central auditory processing
- Auditory habituation and otoacoustic emissions
We also participate in joint research between the University and private industry partners through the National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI).