laurence murphy
+44 (0)161 295 6028
Laurence Murphy is Senior Lecturer in Media Technology and programme leader for both the BSc Media Technology and the BSc Mobile and Internet Television.
He is an active researcher in Mobile and Internet broadcast systems, High Definition & 3D Television and Digital cinema. He is currently engaged in PHD research into changing media technologies and their impact on both the Broadcast industries and the viewer.
Laurence began his operational career as a location sound recordist in 1985 whilst studying for his 1st degree. After a move into Camera work he progressed into studio and outside broadcast technical management. He is an active camera and engineering consultant for a number of broadcast companies and manufacturers.
He began his association with Salford University in 1992. He designed the four camera studios within the school. His academic career began with a BA in Communication Media in 1986, his second degree MA in Television and Documentary he completed in 1999.
In 2007 Laurence designed the first undergraduate technology degree in the UK to focus on the newest areas of Broadcast Media, Mobile and Internet Television. The Programme took its first students in September 2008 and is a joint programme between the Schools of Media, Music and Performance and Computing, Science and Engineering at Salford.
He says, "Graduates I have taught are now senior broadcast engineers, technical directors and systems designers, operational camera and sound operators working across five continents.
"Our graduates keep in touch and regularly return to talk to our current students. Broadcast industry relevance and a strong teaching team keep the programmes we deliver producing graduates who find work for major broadcast companies in the UK, Europe and Internationally."
Laurence is a full member of a number of professional organisations namely, The Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers, the Guild of Television Cameramen, The British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society, and is also a member of The Royal Television society.
Laurence is a full active member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and is the institute's PHD student moderator and link officer at the University of Salford.
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