BAS International Conference 2026 Update Draft programme is now available! See below and website for details. A reminder that Early Bird Prices are available until 13th July! Attendance in person for virtual. See 2026bas.co.uk for tickets and more information.

❗️New BAS Masterclasses ❗️ BAS members can attend online masterclasses and review previous masterclasses for free! Please login to bas.org.uk to book a ticket. These are recorded and uploaded onto our website.

BAS Research Update Meeting is tomorrow! * Free to all BAS members * Provides a half day online of CPD * Opportunity to liaise with other clinicians and researchers in the field of aphasia * Excellent way to stay updated on new research initiatives that are happening nationally and internationally

It’s only 2 days until the BAS Research Update Meeting. A reminder that registration is FREE for BAS members. Our final speaker is Jonathan Hirons - producer and filmmaker. Jonathan will be presenting on Aphasia Awareness Project: On the Tip of My Tongue Film and Podcast.

It’s less than a week until the BAS Research Update Meeting! Our 4th speaker is Adithya Chandregowda, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Florida. Adithya will be presenting on ‘Recognizing the contributions of individuals with aphasia to clinical and academic communities’.

It’s less than 3 weeks until the BAS Research Update Meeting! A reminder that registration is FREE for BAS members. The spotlight this week is on Sarah Johnston, City, St George's, University of London.

A reminder that the BAS Research Update Meeting is in less than 4 weeks. This event is FREE for all BAS members. 🔦 The spotlight this week is on our second speaker Elissa Manzi, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia.

BAS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2026 📆 7th-9th September 💬 This year’s theme is ‘Living well with aphasia’ 🐦 Early bird tickets available until 13th July 🔗 Visit 2026bas.co.uk for further information and registration 👀 Watch this space for full programme information

It’s 5 weeks until the BAS Research Update Meeting. A reminder that registration is FREE for BAS members. The spotlight this week is on our first speaker Rebecca Tidd.

Registration is now open for the BAS Research Update Meeting (RUM) 2026! 📆 24th June 9am-12.30pm - Half day online CPD - Liaise with other aphasia clinicians and researchers - Update on new national and international research initiatives This event is FREE for all BAS members

In recognition of International Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Week, the National Aphasia Association is hosting events designed to bring together people living w/ PPA, care partners, clinicians & researchers to share knowledge, resources & support. Primary Progressive Aphasia Awareness

📢 Call for Abstracts: Research Update Meeting (online) Share planned, ongoing, or completed research in a supportive space. 🗓 Event: 24 June 2026 ⏰ Deadline for abstracts EXTENDED: 17th April 2026 👉 Call for abstracts: shorturl.at/dWRix Not a member? Join BAS to attend this free event!

🌸 Our Spring Newsletter will be released soon! If you have news, updates, or opportunities you'd like to share with the BAS community, please send them in! 📅 Submission deadline: 15 March 📧 Email: [email protected]

Exciting news! Registration is open for the 2026 International Conference of the British Aphasiology Society 🧠💬📅 7–9 Sept 2026 📍 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 🔗 2026bas.co.uk Theme: “Living well with aphasia”.

Please complete this short form to tell the RCSLT what topics in stroke communication and swallowing you would like to see featured at the UK Stroke Forum conference in 2026. Have your say by 26th February 2026 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Could you be our next Publicity Officer? We are looking for a BAS member to join the Committee to support our publicity and social media. 📧 Email the BAS chair if you are interested

Congratulations to the winners of our recent Small Grants ✨ Aphasia Uncovered - James Major ✨ On the Tip of My Tongue – Voices of Aphasia 2026 - Jonathan Hirons ✨ Meaningful outcome measures: empowering people living with PPA and their families and friends - Richard Talbot @rtslt.bsky.social

📢 Calls for abstracts for the British Aphasiology Society Research Update Meeting 🗓️ 24/06/2026 🧑‍💻Online event We welcome abstracts about: ✅ Planned research ✅ Research in progress ✅ Recently completed research ⌛️Submissions by 30/03/2026 [email protected]

Pleased to share our paper published online today! Highlighting the #stroke rehab unit experiences of stroke survivors with #aphasia @lindseythiel.bsky.social @basaphasia.bsky.social @clinacslt.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MQ3E6...

In the New Year, we are running our first Aphasia Clinician Session of 2026 📆 Tuesday 13th January 16:00-17:00 with Sheila Robinson & Anne Barrett 📋 Communication assessment in the acute setting-why, when and how? Members can sign up in the members area

BAS members are invited to our upcoming Aphasia Clinician Session ⏰ Monday 8th December 16:00-17:00 with Jen Dodds-Vigouroux ✏️ A communicative writing approach for a client with severe aphasia- how do we maximise gains? Sign up in the members area to join ✅

Elissa Manzi and Lucy Dyson are representing BAS at the UK Stroke Forum in Aberdeen! Come and say hello and discuss all things #aphasia at stand 85 🙌🏼 💬🧠 #UKSF25 #BAS

Get ready for our next Masterclass 🗓️ Tuesday 18th November 3.30-4.30 🇺🇸 Chaleece W. Sandberg 🧠Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training (AbSANT): Theory, mechanisms, and step-by-step protocol Members can book through the members area at www.bas.org.uk

We’re putting together our latest newsletter. 📧 [email protected] by 7th November with your aphasia related news

MSc SLT students at @universityofessex.bsky.social are researching gesture for aphasia therapy in acute stroke care. If you’re an SLT, SLTA or Rehabilitation Assistant with experience, we’d love to hear from you! [email protected] / [email protected] #Aphasia #StrokeRehab #SLT #SpeechTherapy

Thank you, Sophie, for all your hard work and guidance in your role as chair! You will be missed. And a warm welcome to Elissa Manzi our new chair 🤗 @emanzi.bsky.social

Special thanks today to Abi Roper & the conference team. Abi led the 2025 conference planning with a really special vision of togetherness, creativity, and a legacy in Dundee, producing an inspiring & inclusive event 👏 Here she is receiving some gifts as a token of our appreciation 💐 🌈 #BASconf2025

And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery! We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟 Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event. Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️ #aphasia #community

⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Susie Williams on supporting the carers of people living with jargon aphasia — exploring family needs and the unique challenges of jargon aphasia… it’s different. #BASconf25 #community

⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Ciara Mooney highlights a community support and education group for people living with brain injury — fostering peer support and providing accessible information. #BASconf25 #community

⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Jaycie Bohan reflects on the power and potential of clinical research collaborations — recruiting large participant numbers through partnerships with NHS trusts and community groups in the FATE-A study. #BASconf25 #community

⚡️Lightning Talks⚡️ Megan Trebilcock shares insights on creating a safe space for connection, sharing, and support. #BASconf25 #community

Great talk about creative CPT in acute setting- ideas, experiences, challenges and reflections- from Jen Thomson, Firle Beckley and Nikki Hafter. #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social

Wednesday Symposium... Addressing the Community in Aphasia Rehabilitation: Engaging Key Social Interactions with Helene Killmer, Marie-Christine Hall, Caroline Anglade, Sarah-Eve Poirier, & Alacandra Tessier #BASconf25

The Kannada version of the CGC is available here: osf.io/yt24q Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.

Now a symposium with Carole Anglade, Alexandra Tessier & Marie-Christine Hallé: Research-Community Collaboration in Aphasia: Innovative Models and Outcomes

Day 3 underway! #BASconf25

Dr Molly Manning is discussing personal and societal factors affecting living successfully with aphasia. #BASconf25 @basaphasia.bsky.social

Fascinating key note from Dr Molly Manning discussing techniques and complexities of involving people with aphasia in research #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social

On conference day 3 we welcome our keynote Dr Molly Manning - Understanding What Matters: Shaping Aphasia Care with People and Context in Mind #BASconf25

Fantastic to see so many people with #aphasia here at the BAS conference in wonderful Dundee! If you’re here, come and say hello on the Cuespeak stand and see what’s new in the app. #bskySPEECHIES #BASconf25

Richard Talbot presents findings of a systematic review around implementation of telehealth interventions for people with PPA.. finding the main barriers were the technology & the main facilitators were parts of the intervention. #BASconf25 @rtslt.bsky.social

Consideration of application to the clinical setting... and lots of discussion, including the importance of combining gesture with other modalities

We now have a symposium with speakers discussing perspectives on gesture assessment and treatment with Anna Caute, Abi Roper, Chirag Girish Kiran, Sussex Williams, Elissa Manzi. Gesture is critical to communication and there is an unmet need for standardised assessment. #BASconf25

⚡️Luisa Zenobi-Bird presenting a case study of a PWA who spoke Arabic, Italian, French & English. There were opportunities of therapy with multilingual SLTs and lots of social interaction with friends. When he was asked about monolingual therapy "Come on, it's not the same thing!" #BASconf25

Lightening talk ⚡️Helena Gruenstern presents her training for a neuro rehab team to improve communication with PWA, which includes videos of a variety of communication strategies #BASconf25

Associate Professor Anna Volkmer up next.. cultural differences in what ppl want to change about their lives with PPA. Collectivism (support from others & communicating with family) was important to ppl from 17 western countries.. further still to explore! #BASconf25 @annavolkmer.bsky.social

Now up is Caroline Newton on the importance of numeracy assessment and intervention in #aphasia #BASConf25

Next up @niamhdevane.bsky.social presenting on telehealth #apahsia assessment equivalence to face-to-face administration: the FATE-A study #BASConf25

Our keynote today is Dr Sonia Brownsett calling for improved ax & management of language difficulties in people with brain tumours and epilepsy. The extent and prevalence of language difficulties are under-identified.. SLTs need to consider more sensitive tools to ax beyond single words #BASconf25