Disability History Month: Highlighting Disabled and Neurodivergent PGRs

Disability History Month: Highlighting Disabled and Neurodivergent PGRs

by Elena Georgiou -
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Dear Students, 

Join us as we hear from some great neurodivergent and disabled PGR (research) students. This event features an inclusive, accessible, and series of talks, each from a different disabled and/or neurodivergent PGR, talking about their research or experiences of research, including a break for social networking over coffee (and cakes!) and plenty of time for discussion and questions between talks.

When: Thursday 04 December 2025, 11am - 2pm
Where: iQ East Court (Scape) 3.01 & Online

The event will include:

Talks (Block A; 11am-12pm) featuring

  • Abhishek Dhol: MRes Student at QM studying Human Rights Law with particular research focus on the Equality Act.
  • Emma Hayashibara: PhD Student at QM researching the overlap of Mental Health and Neurodivergence particularly within those from marginalised and minioritised backgrounds.
  • TBC

Socialising/Networking/Snack Break (12-1pm)

Talks (Block B; 1-2pm) featuring

  • Amy Dowse: PhD Student at QM investigating how mobile health technology can support those with anxiety and chronic pain.
  • TBC
  • TBC

Please sign up using this link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/cEWd1mJ6v6 to help us get a good idea for numbers and to send out the online link for those joining online.

Regards, 

SANDS: Society for Neurodivergent and Disabled Students