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LUNA @luna-aphasia.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
👏 Congratulations to the MARS team on winning the ‘AI for Good’ award at AbilityNet’s 2026 Tech4Good Awards! 🏆 Funded by Barts Charity, MARS explores how machine analysis can support more efficient spoken discourse assessment and therapy for people with aphasia. Read more: blogs.city.ac.uk/mars/
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LUNA @luna-aphasia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🎉Exciting news! LUNA has been awarded NIHR funding to support its next phase of development, helping lay the foundations for a larger UK study aimed at improving access to discourse treatment for people with aphasia. Read more: blogs.city.ac.uk/luna/2026/07... #LUNA #Aphasia #SLTs #speechtherapy
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LUNA funded by NIHR to progress to the next stage of development | LUNA
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TANGO @tango-abi.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
📣 Free TANGO Showcase 🗓 15 Jan 2026 | Hybrid 🔗 citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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TANGO Showcase | City St George's, University of London
Join us to celebrate the insights and explore how we can better support people with cognitive communication difficulties after acquired brain injury.
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TANGO @tango-abi.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🧠 TANGO Study Update What communication strategies may be taught in communication partner training after ABI? We synthesised 200+ strategies into 40 core strategies across 6 categories, informing a clinical decision-making tool for practice @nihr.bsky.social
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Helen Spicer-Cain @helensc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist interested in doing a PhD? If so, please see our information on funded doctoral studentships at City St George’s for October 2026 entry! There are four exciting SLT related projects being advertised: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...
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School of Health & Medical Sciences Doctoral studentships | City St George's, University of London
The School of Health & Medical Sciences is offering a series of doctoral studentships to outstanding candidates pursuing an advertised doctoral proposal, funded by the school itself.
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TANGO @tango-abi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🎉 TANGO – Wk 3: What lived experience tells us about communication after brain injury 🎉 @nihr.bsky.social Two qualitative evidence syntheses exploring: 1️⃣ Experiences of taking part in communication partner training (CPT) 2️⃣ Lived experiences of cognitive-communication changes after ABI
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TANGO @tango-abi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
🧠 TANGO Study – Week 2 Our national e-Delphi with UK SLTs identified 47 key techniques for effective communication partner training after ABI. Top picks: goal setting, practising skills, feedback, problem solving. 📅 TANGO Showcase: 15 Jan 2026 (Hybrid)
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TANGO @tango-abi.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
As our @nihr.bsky.social TANGO study wraps up, we’re excited to share key findings! 🎉 First up: coding of existing communication partner training (CPT) programmes using BCT Taxonomy. Stay tuned over the coming weeks! 👀 @ukabif.bsky.social @headwayuk.bsky.social
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carlamagdalani.bsky.social @carlamagdalani.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Aphasia community! Join us at BAS international conference 2025 (18th–20th Aug) for cutting-edge research, real-world practice, and a taste of Scottish hospitality! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Don't miss out! Register by Mon 4th Aug to attend in-person or by Mon 11th Aug for online: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/regi...
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Register to attend | British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025
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carlamagdalani.bsky.social @carlamagdalani.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
This is excellent news for families living with aphasia in the UK. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this new communication programme takes shape in the coming years! Congratulations to all the team!
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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · 23/05/2025
As you might have noticed, #accessibility is important to me. I'm really keen that this year's @basaphasia.bsky.social international conference in Dundee (#BASConf2025) will be welcoming and accessible for all. Read our plans to achieve this, here: sway.cloud.microsoft/wdefK73MSwCS... #aphasia
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Access for All - British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025
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carlamagdalani.bsky.social @carlamagdalani.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Planning to join us? Early bird tickets are still available until Friday 13th June – we’d love to see you there!
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carlamagdalani.bsky.social @carlamagdalani.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
If you're working in aphasia as a clinician/researcher/both, we'd love you to submit an abstract for the international BAS conference 2025. The deadline to submit your abstract is 3 weeks today at 9am (UK time) on Monday 17th March. Interested? Click the link in Abi's post below for more details.
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TANGO @tango-abi.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Meet the team behind TANGO!👋 From experts with lived experience to researchers, from clinicians to students, we’re working together to improve support for people w/cognitive-communication disorders after brain injury. Check out our blog to learn more: 🔗https://blogs.city.ac.uk/tango/2024/12/09/1219/
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Helen Spicer-Cain @helensc.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Calling UK Paediatric SLTs Researchers at City are seeking to find out more about how UK paediatric SLTs select intervention goals and content. If you would like to help, please complete our survey: bit.ly/3Z3DNWv This will take about 40 minutes of your time. Please share with others if you can.
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From initial assessment to planning intervention for paediatric clients: what do UK SLTs need?
The study is aiming to find out which information allows speech and language therapists to select intervention goals. By overviewing speech and language therapists’ current practice in planning interv...
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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · 19/09/2024
I'm delighted to announce that the next international conference by the British Aphasiology Society will take place in Dundee, Scotland on 18-20 Aug 2025. Bookmark the website to learn more details as they arrive! blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/ See you there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BASconf24 #BASconf2025 #BSkySpeechies
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British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025 – Dundee, UK
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Nicholas Behn @nicholasbehn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
📢 Excited to announce the 4th CCD Symposium to be in Coventry, UK on the 12th & 13th June 2025. Invited keynote is Prof Jacinta Douglas Call for abstracts is open now & will close 26th January 2025. Submit your clinical or research work today! www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/...
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4th CCD Symposium Call for Abstracts 2025
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