University College London
Bindiya works at University College London, where she delivers teaching in audiology for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Her previous experiences include working in adult and paediatric audiology in various NHS departments around London. She holds an MSc in Audiological Sciences with Clinical Practice from UCL and a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from Newcastle University. She is currently undertaking an RNID-funded PhD studentship.
Developing an auditory training tool to improve speech understanding in noisy places
Read about Bindiya’s research projectBindiya’s approaches to hearing research
Connection drives hearing research. Hearing shapes how we relate to others, how we learn, and how we move through the world. When that is disrupted in everyday conversations, with family or at work, it creates distance and isolation. I am motivated to close that gap through education, clinical care and research. I am driven to make communication easier, more accessible, and ultimately more human for individuals with hearing loss.
Our research is focused on developing an auditory training programme to reflect the complexity of real-world listening, particularly noisy environments, which remains one of the most frustrating challenges for many people with hearing loss.
Our aim is to encourage individuals to build self-confidence and resilience in their personal day-to-day communication. By this, we hope to reduce the wider impacts of age-related hearing loss, including social withdrawal and reduced wellbeing, and thereby help people stay connected, independent, and engaged in the world around them.