What's been happening and what's coming up News: 2024/25 Annual Report The report of the Research Centre’s activities over the past year has been published and is available to view online.The report introduces our new Centre Director, Dr Katie Cebula. It also shares the diverse range of neurodiversity-focused research projects, outreach events and publications we have been involved in during 2024/25, plus a peek at what we are looking forwards to in 2026.Download the 2024/2025 Annual Report in PDF format (please contact us if you would like to view it in a different format). News: Neurodiversity book launch News: New SMRC Director announced Dr Katie Cebula announced as new Director of the SMRC News: SMRC Director Sue Fletcher-Watson steps down Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson to step down in Spring 2025 Obituary - Dr Alastair Salvesen CBE Written by Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson News: SMRC Annual Report 2022/2023 October 2023: The report of the Research Centre’s activities over the past year has been published and is available to view online. Event: The Salvesen Lecture 2023: Associate Professor Holly Joseph Associate Professor Holly Joseph and Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles deliver the 2023 Salvesen Lecture: "Learning to Read in the Wider Context: Why understanding families, communities and social inequalities are key to supporting children’s language and literacy" News: 2021/2022 Annual Report August 2022: The report of the Research Centre’s activities over the past year has been published and is available to view online. Event: The Salvesen Lecture 2021: Dr Punit Shah Dr Punit Shah delivers the 2021 Salvesen Lecture: 'Are similarities just as important as differences in neurodiversity research?' News: 2020/2021 Annual Report May 2021: Find out more about our ongoing research, outreach activities and more in our 2020/2021 Report. News: Congratulations are in order! We have entered 2021 with five new post-docs after Margaret Laurie, Bérengère Digard, Sinead O’Carroll, Shereen Sharaan and Bethan Dean all completed their vivas remotely during various stages of lockdown in 2020. News: Director of Research Centre receives promotion to Professor June 2020: Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson will become a Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Edinburgh from 1st August this year. News: 2019/2020 Annual Report June 2020: The report of the Research Centre’s activities over the past year has been published and is available to view online. Opinion: Private treatment for learning difficulties - what to consider. Jan 2020: Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson, Director of the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre, addresses what people should look out for when choosing treatments for adults or children with learning difficulties. News: The Salvesen Lecture 2019 image gallery Dec 2019: Photographs taken at the inaugural Salvesen Lecture 2019 Event: The Salvesen Lecture 2019 Learning difficulties - whose voice matters? Join us at our inaugural Salvesen Lecture News: SMRC hosts neurodiversity book launch Event: The Salvesen Lecture 2024: Associate Professor Lotta Borg Skoglund Associate Professor Lotta Borg Skoglund delivers the 2024 Salvesen Lecture: "ADHD symptoms in women aren’t hidden – they are misinterpreted" News: SMRC Annual Report 2023/2024 October 2024: The report of the Research Centre’s activities over the past year has been published and is available to view online. Event: Free Creative Summer Workshops Our charity partner, Mindroom, are launching a series of free creative workshops for care experienced* neurodivergent young people aged 14-18 this summer. Policy Briefings Launch We have launched a library of policy briefings with our friends at the Salvesen Mindroom Centre. Event: The Salvesen Lecture 2022: Prof Edmund Sonuga-Barke Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke delivers the Salvesen Lecture 2022: ‘The Neurodiversity Concept – foundation for a new science of neurodevelopment?’ Obituary - Professor Anne O'Hare, leading paediatric neurologist Written by Sinéad Rhodes and Paul Vallely Selkirk High: Neurodiversity and Mental Health webinars In March 2021, we partnered with Selkirk High School and The Harris Trust to deliver three webinars on neurodiversity in secondary schools. There was a particular focus on the experiences of autistic young people, and on mental health. Event: The Salvesen Lecture 2020: Dr Duncan Astle Dr Duncan Astle delivers the 2020 Salvesen Lecture: 'Beyond the Label – Mapping Brain Diversity in Childhood' Event: SMRC Rising Stars Webinar Series: Dr Priya Silverstein Dr Priya Silverstein, University of Surrey presents on Babies and Bayes. 25th November 2020. Event: SMRC Rising Stars Webinar Series: Dr Dean D'Souza Dr Dean D'Souza, Anglia Ruskin University presents on understanding constraints on early language and cognitive development. 29th June 2020. News: 'Helping Hand' app launched to support parents during autism assessment Feb 2020: The stress and anxiety of a potential autism diagnosis could be reduced by a new mobile phone app developed by our team here at the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre. News: The Salvesen Lecture 2019 film recording Dec 2019: Learning difficulties - whose voice matters? Inclusion and empowerment in research and practice. A short roundup of our Inaugural Salvesen Lecture 2019 . News: Research Priorities article published in British Medical Journal Open Nov 2019: An article detailing our project to define the Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties article has been published online in BMJ Open (British Medical Journal). This article was published on Thursday 20 October 2022
