Dr Susan McCool's new book is now ready for pre-order (coming out November 13)! Designed for students and #NQPs, it also provides valuable insights for experienced #SLT and #SLP. For further details visit the website: tinyurl.com/238ejx45

News: Calls for more research into police suicide - 1919 Magazine Better recording of police suicides and research into the circumstances of each death are needed to help prevent future tragedies

David Marshall, lecturer at UWS and PhD unistrathclyde.bsky.social supervised by Dr Susan Rasmussen, former senior police officer, investigates suicide in policing, collaborating with policescotland.bsky.social.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mwydskap
#SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth #Policing #Scotland

Two of our 4th year Strathclyde Speech and Language Therapy students really enjoyed the event! @strathclydeslt.bsky.social

Deirdre Harrington, James Bonner, Mark Elliott, Mia Carballo and colleagues from all four Faculties for their work on the interdisciplinary Active Mobility Hub.

Susan Rasmussen and other colleagues on their work on the Suicide Prevention Project Management Team and External Advisory Board.

Lizann Bonnar and other PSH colleagues on their work on the team for Generative AI for learning, teaching and assessment.

Carolyn Andrews for introducing virtual reality (VR) learning experiences in placement preparation for our Speech and Language Therapy students.

Congratulations to our PSH colleagues who were awarded a Strathclyde medal for their incredible work!

Award cup at sunset

Huge congratulations to Kellyanne Findlay from PSH, who has won the Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators' research award www.samee.org.uk/raa-awards She was recognised for her supervision work and support of a project that explored the experiences of BAME women in leadership roles.

Speech Treatment for People with Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy (MSA-C): A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Two Approaches - The Cerebellum Speech problems are an early feature of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). They can lead to social withdrawal and have significant impact on people’s quality of life. There is a considerable lack of clini...

Congratulations to PSH researchers Prof Anja Lowit and Dr Kaiyue Xing and the team for producing the first #RCT showing that speech and language therapy can be beneficial for people with #MultipleSystemAtrophy #MSA !! Read here ⬇️

tinyurl.com/z84fz27a

@msatrust.bsky.social #bskySPEECHIES

Phonological Awareness Skills in Thai‐Speaking Children: A Scoping Review Background Phonological awareness is an important skill for literacy development. However, limited research has been conducted on tonal languages or non-alphabetic orthographies, including Thai. Und...

Congrats to @strath-psh.bsky.social PhD student Ketnipa Ratanakul on her first published paper #DevSpeechDis #PhonologicalAwareness #bskySPEECHIES doi.org/10.1111/1460...

Funded PhD Opportunity in Digital Mental Health & Wearable Tech @unistrathclyde.bsky.social combining psychophysiological monitoring, 24-hour movement analysis, and app-based personalised interventions. Contact Dr Alison Kirk or Dr Nicola Cogan to apply. Start date: 1st October 2025. Please share

Congratulations to Clare Daly from PSH for being nominated for Scotland Women in Technology! 🎉

Congratulations to all the PSH graduates this week! 🎓🎉

If you’re an #SLT, #OT, or #PT working in the UK or Ireland, follow this link ➡️https://tinyurl.com/ycu4juju
to complete a 10-minute study to support 🔎research on #co-treatment and #jointsessions
@thercot.bsky.social @thecsp.bsky.social ‪@aotinews.bsky.social‬

Well done @clairetimmins.bsky.social for your key note!

Happy annivesary!

Prof Anja Lowit, Dr Susan McCool and colleagues have a new research out on how language features can help differentiate autism and trauma-related disorders. Read it here: rdcu.be/eqMKM

Frontiers | Patient-reported symptoms in the detection of head and neck cancer recurrence: a systematic review IntroductionPatient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) after treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) relies on the signs and symptoms of recurrence being detectable...

Prof Anja Lowit and colleagues' latest research in Head and Neck Cancer has just been published! Read their systematic review on patient-reported symptoms to detect recurrence: tinyurl.com/3vej8zju

@unistrathclyde.bsky.social , @drjoannecleland.bsky.social , @strathclydeslt.bsky.social , @strathclydehass.bsky.social , @clairetimmins.bsky.social

Congratulations to the Speech and Language Therapy programme for reaching 3rd place in the Complete University Guide 2026 overall ranking and 2nd place in Research quality!!! 🎉 🥉 🥈 Wonderful recognition in the year its 90th anniversary!! 🎂

www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...

Come join us at our Sleep Hub session this Wednesday 11 June (tomorrow!)!

🛌Learn about sleep health, discuss strategies to improve your sleep and share your experience! 😴

🕚11am-3pm
🌍Graham Hills Building, Richmond Str entrance, follow signs to StrathLab
✅Details also below⬇️

Towards an Agreed Labelling System and Protocol for the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorder Subtypes in the United Kingdom Background There is no single classification system or diagnostic protocol for speech sound disorder (SSD). This makes it difficult to collect large-scale outcome data and determine which interventi.....

Our @misltoessd.bsky.social paper describing our consensus-based diagnostic protocol for subtyping #ChildSpeechDis is out now doi.org/10.1111/1460... .

Friendship brings comfort, connection, and meaning to people with dementia, helping to keep memories alive through shared moments, and reminding us that small acts of kindness can ensure no one faces dementia alone. 3/3

During Dementia Awareness Week, we want to highlight the vital role of friendship and social connection in supporting brain health and wellbeing for people living with dementia. 2/3

A message from our students for #DAW25:
We are Reem and Joy, 4th year @strathclydeslt.bsky.social students. For our Impact Project, we collaborated with
‪@ alzscot.bsky.social‬ to create a workshop on 🧠Dementia and Brain Health 🧠, with the hope of making a positive difference. 1/3

Quantitative results of SonoSpeech Cleft Pilot: a mixed-methods pilot randomised control trial of ultrasound visual biofeedback versus standard intervention for children with cleft palate ± cleft lip ... Background Despite its growing popularity, there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of ultrasound visual biofeedback speech therapy for children with cleft palate ± cleft lip (CP ± L). This stud...

A new article by @maria-cairney.bsky.social, @drjoannecleland.bsky.social and colleagues reporting promising results in a trial on using #ultrasound biofeedback #speechtherapy for children with #cleft palate ± lip.

#SLT #openaccess

tinyurl.com/3jnamh7e

Congratulations to our Speech and Language Therapy students @strathclydeslt.bsky.social who started the #BSL society @unistrathclyde.bsky.social this year and won the⭐️Rising Star⭐️ award from Strath Union!! 🏆🎊

Come and join our talented teaching team @strath-psh.bsky.social - we are also recruiting for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology 🧠 👇

Join #teamstrathpsych - the application portal is now live for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer post in Clinical Psychology

strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/...

#clinical #psychology #reserach