Harry Heape Indiana Bones

Indiana Bones by Harry Heape

Today is my birthday. Please buy a small person you know a copy of #IndianaBones and #KeepKidsReading xx

🧠Sharing this Starter Pack again as the list has now reached 80 people! A great mix of Profs/PIs/Post-docs/PhDs/Technicians.

Please re-post so it can reach a wider audience as I'm sure there are more of us out there ☺️🦋

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Said it before: we need to make that Cambridge computer scientist the prime minister

New preprint exploring how conceptual representations can be decoded in people with aphasia using fMRI. Grateful for an exciting collaboration with @jerrytang.bsky.social, @alexanderhuth.bsky.social, @smwilson.bsky.social!

The Progressive Aphasia Communication Toolkit (PACT): a strengths‐based approach to multidomain evaluation for intervention INTRODUCTION Assessments of communication for people living with primary progressive aphasia (PwPPA) remain limited. This work describes the development of a strengths-based, ecologically valid inst...

I'm delighted to share that the Progressive Aphasia Communication Toolkit (PACT) is out now: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This work was made possible by the 95 clinicians, researchers, people living with PPA, and partners who dedicated their time, wisdom, and resources.

PhD: Long read sequencing in neurodegenerative disease UCL seeks a PhD student to study Parkinson’s and related disorders using genomics and long read sequencing to discover new disease genes.

Apply for a UCL PhD studying Parkinson’s, MSA and related disorders using genomics and long read sequencing to discover new disease genes. Closing date: 24th April

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-long...

Live More – supporting people living with dementia to stay active, connected and well through Shared Lives Introduction by Sarah McClinton  I was so impressed when I heard about the Live More initiative in Greater Manchester and would like to thank Neil Crowther for this blog, which I am delighted to intro...

Great endorsement from Chief Social Worker for England & co-chair of the Modern Service Framework for Frailty & Dementia working group Sarah McClinton for 'Live More' - supporting people with dementia & families to stay active, connected and well socialworkwithadults.blog.gov.uk/2026/04/08/l...

Register for the March Seminar - Beyond language barriers: From challenges to collaboration in interpreter‑supported cross-linguistic aphasia therapy. Presented by Dr Chelsea Larkman.

AUS – Wed 25 March 2026
Melb/Sydney 9.00am

REGISTER NOW - latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Love this video of our PPI member Jo talking about the benefits of telehealth. If you are interested in telehealth for people with aphasia have a look at our FREE online toolkit with useful resources and training 👇👇

cityaccess.org/toolkits/

Young offenders 'with DLD were more likely to have their behaviour interpreted as non-compliance.'
Which of course has serious implications for them!
This is why we need far greater awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
#DevLangDis

Happy European SLT Day! Join us on Wednesday to celebrate! FREE for members! buff.ly/YHfqqtW #IASLTCPD #IASLT #europeansltday

Sharing the great work of Dr Megan Trebilcock at the #AAAAphasiaCamps on the Gold Coast that happened in February 🌊💬 These camps bring together people with #aphasia and their families for workshops, connection, and fun.

Learn more (and access #resources): aphasia.org.au/what-we-offe...

. @uksrg.bsky.social @sallymorganslt.bsky.social @anitaslt.bsky.social @hazelroddam.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @speechapraxia.bsky.social @speechbite.bsky.social @ashajournals.bsky.social #SLt #SLP #dysphagia

A RCSLT graphic reading 'Primary Progressive Aphasia parliamentary event Wednesday, 11 March 2026'.

⏰ There are now just 8 days until the RCSLT and @dyscoveraphasia.bsky.social event at Parliament on Primary Progressive Aphasia.

🔗 Please help us to raise awareness by using this e-action to invite your MP: rcslt.org/news/invite-...

😊 All you need is your postcode and 5 minutes.

FTD Is Not One Disease: Why Subtypes Matter for Research - FTD Disorders Registry FTD is a spectrum, not a single diagnosis. Recognizing the differences between subtypes helps researchers design smarter studies, accelerate discoveries, and move us closer to effective treatments.

FTD is a spectrum, not a single diagnosis. Recognizing the differences between subtypes helps researchers design smarter studies, accelerate discoveries, and move us closer to effective treatments.

Learn more: ftdregistry.org/press/ftd-is...

Under Review with Dr Elisabeth Bik - Research fraud detection, papermills and that rat. YouTube video by Andy Tattersall

I've been really pleased with the reception of my Under Review podcast. Last week's episode with @elisabethbik.bsky.social has been viewed on YouTube almost 800 times as well as a good number on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l254...

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Senior Research Associate: Dementia rehabilitation University of Canberra seeks Senior Research Associate to lead co designed national dementia digital rehabilitation platform.

Senior Research Associate role at University of Canberra delivering a co designed national digital platform translating dementia rehabilitation evidence into practice.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/senior-r...

I am an SLT student completing the FATE-A research project at City University led by Prof Katerina Hilari

💻 SLTs reported interest in hybrid services but in need of training and resources for Aphasia

🤠 A FREE online FATE-A toolkit is here
cityaccess.org/toolkits/onl...
#Aphasia
@abracabadger.com

A RCSLT graphic reading 'Primary Progressive Aphasia parliamentary event Wednesday, 11 March 2026'.

⏰ There are now just 12 days until the the RCSLT and @dyscoveraphasia.bsky.social event at Parliament on Primary Progressive Aphasia.

🔗 Please help us to raise awareness by using this e-action to invite your MP: rcslt.org/news/invite-...

😊 All you need is your postcode and 5 minutes.

A RCSLT graphic reading 'Primary Progressive Aphasia parliamentary event Wednesday, 11 March 2026'.

⏰ There are now just 13 days until the RCSLT and
@dyscoveraphasia.bsky.social event at Parliament on Primary Progressive Aphasia.

🔗 Please help us to raise awareness by using this e-action to invite your MP: rcslt.org/news/invite-...

😊 All you need is your postcode and 5 minutes.

Adults mark the communicative relevance of their gestures more for children than for other adults According to relevance theory, communication relies on speakers’ ability to signal relevant information, which addressees use to infer meaning efficiently. Most research within the relevance theore...

New open-access paper with @asliozyurek.bsky.social & Emanuela Campisi
We extend relevance theory to a multimodal view of language, demonstrating that speakers explicitly highlight iconic gestures as communicatively relevant in knowledge transmission context
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Exciting news! Registration is open for the 2026 International Conference of the British Aphasiology Society 🧠💬📅 7–9 Sept 2026 📍 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 🔗 2026bas.co.uk Theme: “Living well with aphasia”.

City St George's are looking for paediatric SLTs to take part in 3 student research projects with ethical approval. Further details below in comments - please do consider taking part and/or sharing with others

Register for 25th Feb Seminar now From Search to Speech: Understanding the Experience and Accessibility of Everyday Technologies for People with Aphasia. Presentation by: Dr Abi Roper, University of London. Grounded in the perspect…

Coming up on the 24th and 25th Feb (UK/Aus).
Team member Abi will present Dara #DataVis #research as a part of her seminar:

"From Search to Speech: Understanding the Experience and Accessibility of Everyday Technologies for People with Aphasia."

Link:
aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com/2026/02/02/r...

Have #SLPeeps & #BskySpeechies seen this opportunity to join the Clinical Academics in SLT CEN Committee? Students & NQPs are encouraged to apply!

I'll be presenting some technology accessibility research for the marvellous Aphasia Centre for Research Excellence at @latrobeuni.bsky.social soon. See below for more info!

#aphasia #DevLangDis #accessibility #BSkySpeechies #SLPeeps #SLT #SLT2b

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Synchronous Telehealth Interventions for People With Dementia - A Systematic Review - Richard Talbot, Charlotte Harris, Esther Cable, Breege Whiten, Jason D. ... Behavioural interventions, such as those provided by allied health professionals and psychologists, help manage symptoms of people living with dementia. Access ...

Telehealth behavioural dementia interventions review just out!

doi.org/10.1177/1471...

Most barriers to do with the tech, requiring relatively straightforward strategies to overcome. Most facilitators to do with the interventions themselves, requiring more complex strategies to leverage.

🫵🏻🫵🏽🫵🏿 Do you have a spare 5 minutes?

📧 Then please use this e-action to invite your MP to an event at Parliament on Primary Progressive Aphasia in March being hosted by the RCSLT and @dyscoveraphasia.bsky.social.

😊 Thank you!

A RCSLT graphic reading 'Primary Progressive Aphasia parliamentary event Wednesday, 11 March 2026'.

📢 People with Primary Progressive Aphasia need your help!

📧 Please email your MP inviting them to an event at Parliament on 11 March on how speech and language therapy supports people with PPA.

🔗All you need is your postcode and 5 minutes:
www.rcslt.org/news/invite-...