The Ear Institute has circa 75 staff located in a multi-disciplinary facility dedicated to understanding the mechanisms of hearing and the causes of deafness. The Institute together with its partner, the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (RNTNEH), is a major national and international centre for specialist training and research, hosting a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Theme in 'Deafness and Hearing Problems'. A RAND analysis of highly-cited publications ranked UCL No.1 in England for both ‘Deafness and Hearing’ and for ‘Audiology and Speech & Language Pathology’.

Training the next generation of auditory scientists is a priority at the Ear Institute. The Institute offers a BSc in Audiology and range of Master's-level programmes, as well as short courses for students and health-care professionals. It also hosts three-and four-year PhD programmes in a wide range of basic and clinical disciplines, including genetics,...