Understanding the relationship between the acoustic characteristics of barking, dog welfare, and human perception (with Dogs Trust)
University of Salford
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures
Project Summary. Noise is a largely overlooked part of the environments we create for dogs. In kennels, barking can produce extremely high sound levels, yet we know remarkably little about the consequences for dogs’ welfare, staff and neighbouring communities. Read more
Supervisors: Dr ZMP Podwinska, Dr S O'Hara
11 January 2027
PhD Research Project
Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)