In mid 2016 Acoustics Noise Vibration visited the University of Exeter in South West England. The university has a strong Law faculty, and arrangements were made to inspect the Law facilities – in particular the Moot Court. The Moot Court is a space designed as a court room to enable students to experience working in a court room environment. The university staff were helpful in arranging access and provided background on the facilities. The site visit was very timely given Acoustics Noise Vibration is presently undertaking the acoustic design for the University of Queensland’s Law Faculty. The project involves a major refurbishment of the existing law facilities in the Great Court at the St Lucia Campus of the University of Queensland.

The visit to the University of Exeter was a valuable benchmarking exercise, providing a useful perspective on the acoustics of educational facilities in Australia and overseas.