Dr Melanie Ferguson is the Head of Audiological Science at the National Acoustic Laboratories in Sydney, and has responsibility for the Adult Hearing Loss research area. Her research focus is on connected health, service delivery models and outcome measures.  Prior to that she was an Associate Professor and Consultant Clinical Scientist (audiology) at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, UK.  Her translational research programme focussed on e-health and self-management, listening and cognition, and listening devices. She has a long track record in audiology professional affairs, with leadership roles in the British Society of Audiology, British Academy of Audiology, and UK policy-making.