Join us for an exciting event in room 4013 in the Centenary Building at the University of Southampton, where we will be hosting a series of engaging lectures from newly appointed Professors at the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences.
During the event, our Professors will present a lecture to highlight their research, real-world impact and future research directions.
At our next event on Friday 20 June 2025, Professor Hanna Kovshoff from the School of Psychology and Professor Pete Worsley from the School of Health Sciences will be presenting their research.
Professor Hanna Kovshoff co-directs the Autism Community Research Network @Southampton [ACoRNS] – a unique research-practice partnership that brings together researchers, practitioners, and experts by experience to jointly develop projects of direct relevance to autism practice and policy.
ACoRNS focuses primarily on the educational and lifecourse transitions and trajectories of autistic children and young people, and places autistic children’s views and voices at the centre of this work.
She joined the University of Southampton in 2001 as a Research Assistant on the first local authority funded early intervention evaluation trial, earned her PhD here, and has stayed ever since! Through her initial training in School Psychology at McGill University in Canada, to her current work in understanding educational experiences of neurodivergent children and families, the focus of her research has consistently been on identifying, understanding, and ameliorating barriers to educational attainment and positive educational experiences for children and young people with neurodevelopmental differences.
