Our new study has officially launched!!

Alongside some amazing collaborators, we're exploring the impact of green spaces 🌳🌱 for people in hospital after a stroke, their visitors and staff who care for them 💚

📣Call for applications : ESSD Mentorship Program no OPEN 📣

📆 Deadline to apply: January 18, 2026
🔗 essd.org/essd-mentors...
Questions? Contact: academy@essd.org

#essd #mentorship #educationacademy #mentee #mentor #dysphagia

Childrens' 'life chances at risk' due to unacceptable waits for community services Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a new…

Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a @nuffieldtrust.org.uk report.

Happy #AHPday #SLTs

Poster advertising online focus group for speech and language therapists to discuss oral trials in community practice

If any #bskyspeechies can help gather research data (via online focus group)on this under-researched area, please email me: 230750@aecc.ac.uk

Mark Dickinson @nasuwt-official.bsky.social "highlighted the consequences of cuts to children’s services, including the lack of early intervention, long waiting lists for speech and language therapy...These services are not luxuries. They are the safety net that allows every child to thrive.”

#ESSD2025 Keynote Lecture 4 by Ivy Cheng, PhD on "Targeted Neuromodulation for Neurogenic Dysphagia: Recent Advances".

#neuromodulation #neurostimulation #PES #rTMS #tDCS #dysphagia

📣 **Exciting job opportunities** with the absolutely stellar human being @quiteneate.bsky.social. Tim is hiring 2 HCI postdocs, a SLT researcher & a PhD student to explore designing AI-enable AAC. This is gonna be a good one peeps! Check it out ⬇️ 👀

Check out the article link here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40474846/ (2/2)

Ooh - my new paper on case study is out! What’s a case study, how do you do one, how do you spot a good one? Includes niche examples like the REF impact case study (though it’s mainly about research case studies).

Meet Marvin! Bradford Institute for Health Research’s new Mobile Research Van- taking research out of the hospital and into communities in and around Bradford, supported by the NIHR. Keep an eye out for Marvin if you’re in Bradford or the surrounding areas… 😁

@bihr.bsky.social
@nihr.bsky.social

Webinar on how to treat Aphasia and co-occuring Cognitive - Communication disorders after TBI. Only £5 👇

Treatment Acceptability and Satisfaction With Cough Skill Training in Parkinson's Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study Purpose: Despite evidence to suggest that rehabilitation can improve airway protection in people with Parkinson's disease (pwPD), rehabilitative ...

#ResearchTuesday! Cough skill training can help people with Parkinson's disease improve their airway protection, and person-centered implementation can enhance their experiences.

Learn more in JSLHR: at.asha.org/It

@csdisseminate.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social
#SLPeeps

YouTube video by EMPOWER Dementia Network EMPOWER Dementia Network Small Research Project Fund: Expressions of Interest Launch Webinar

EMPOWER Dementia Network Small Research Project Fund: Express Interest by 11th July

Applications from researchers, practitioners, volunteers, community organisations, charities, grassroots groups and people with lived experience of dementia

youtu.be/Rar5rJ1HiMw?...

Three graphics side by side showing the symptoms of each stage of dementia. In the first graphic, central text on a pale blue background reads: 'The early stage of dementia could look like'. This is surrounded by text reading: 'Changes in mood or emotions; Getting lost; Difficulty thinking things through and planning; Problems communicating; Problems with perception or judging distances; Memory problems.' Each piece of text is accompanied by a graphic illustrating the symptom. In the second graphic, central text on a pale yellow background reads: 'The middle stage of dementia could look like'. This is surrounded by text reading: 'Memory problems getting worse; Delusions and paranoia; Getting confused about time and place; Hallucinations; More problems with speech and language; Apathy, depression and anxiety.' Each piece of text is accompanied by a graphic illustrating the symptom. In the third graphic, central text on a pale blue background reads: 'The later stage of dementia could look like'. This is surrounded by text reading: 'Time shifting; Loss of verbal communication; Needing help with eating; Aggressive behaviour from feeling scared, threatened or confused; Difficulties with mobility; Difficulties recognising people.' Each piece of text is accompanied by a graphic illustrating the symptom.

Dementia affects everyone differently, however it can be helpful to think of it progressing in 'three stages'.

This is our guide to the common symptoms at each stage, but everyone’s dementia journey is different and if you need more help or advice we’re here for you.

Want to get involved in dementia research?
University of York @york.ac.uk are setting up a practitioner advisory network for their new trial about supporting people newly diagnosed with dementia.

Find out more
www.york.ac.uk/business-soc...

Yes pls

We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support

We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession.

The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Looking forward to this

🚨 It’s here! The #UKSRG2026 Abstract Portal is NOW OPEN! 🚨
Got research to share? We want to see it! 🧠🗣️
Submit your abstract via Oxford Abstracts (register if you haven’t already!)👇
🗓️ Deadline: 5th September
🔗 auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st...

We’re Hiring!
Are you a Speech and Language Therapist/Pathologist interested in DLD?
We are looking for an SLT/SLP Research Associate/Assistant to join ous aiming to validate the first screening tool for undiagnosed DLD in adults.
Apply here: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
#DevLangDis

Sobering food for thought: “..SLPs..may not possess the knowledge necessary to adequately inform patients about the health outcomes associated with MTDs”. If we don’t know or communicate adequate information about MTDs to our patients, we are unable to fulfil our duty to obtain informed consent.

🎙️ New podcast from @leedsth.nhs.uk !
Medical Breakthroughs: The Research Journey launches 11 June.

Real stories from patients & researchers behind life-changing medical advances.

🎧 Early listen: medical-breakthroughs.captivate.fm
#LTHTResearch #NHSInnovation #Podcast

Happy National Speech & Language Therapist Day!

The work speech therapists do truly changes lives.

Give your speech and language therapist a shout out in the comments. Let’s celebrate them.

Thank you. 💙

Much needed #InvestInSLT #communityNHS

Are you interested in undertaking a PhD?

We have a range of PhD topics that may interest you.

To request more information on any of the topics listed and discuss scholarship and enrolment options, please contact the relevant researcher on the email address listed in the information sheet below.

Understanding Online Aggression While narcissism can fuel online aggression via perceived threats to self-significance, there are many nonaggressive paths to maintaining our sense of significance.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-o... by @michaelhogan.bsky.social #Narcissism involves a preoccupation with self-image, high self-esteem, a desire for admiration and recognition, exaggerated feelings of self-importance/superiority/capability/privilege, and a tendency to manipulate others.

Clinical services in community need to see the financial investment, increase vital staffing, reduce the waiting lists before staff can have the headspace to consider innovative ideas. Increased posts for clinical academic to implement research into clinical practice.

#SwallowAwarenessDay2025 #SLTs #slppeeps