Announcing the first in this year’s evening lectures for years 7&8. ‘ISSP 7-8’ is a termly event for years 7 & 8 running from 7 to 8pm where high profile speakers will enthuse and inspire your child through a 1 hour lecture. We introduced these lectures into our programme last year with great success; they were very well attended indeed.
We are delighted that Dr Elpis Pavlidou from the University of York is coming to talk about: “The Brain Squad Series: The Mystery of Letters that turned into Reading.” The talk will cover some basics of how the brain works and will show how a printed word turns into reading with the help of brain networks.
Elpis is a cognitive neuroscientist in the making who studied Psychology in Greece, went to Scotland to continue studying, decided to move to the USA to chase her academic ‘American Dream’ and is now based in England. In 2010, she received her PhD from The University of Edinburgh.
During that time, she published her studies in international journals and presented her work in conferences around the world. In 2012, Europe finally decided to fund her work for 3 years via the Marie Curie International Fellowships scheme. She is currently a Lecturer in Psychology in Education but is also affiliated with Haskins Laboratories (Yale University) and the University of Edinburgh.
Date: Thursday 30 November
Time 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Venue: University of York
Further details from the ISSP contact at your child’s school – see list
York ISSP 