Sussex Psychosis Research interest Group (SPRiG)

Events - Upcoming SPRiG Seminars

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2026 seminar schedule

Wednesday 29 April 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Prof Emmanuelle Peters, Professor of Clinical Psychology and PICuP Director

“STAR (Study of Trauma And Recovery): Effects of a Trauma-Focused therapy integrated with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for psychosis (TF-CBTp) for people with posttraumatic stress and psychosis symptoms”

Wednesday 27 May 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Prof Lorenzo Pelizza, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Bologna (Italy).

“Early intervention in psychosis in Northern Italy: a diffuse (“liquid”) model between research and clinical practice”

Wednesday 24 June 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Maria Ferrara MD PhD, Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, Ferrara University and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine

“Sex differences in psychosis: focus on women’s care needs”

*July - August Summer Break*

Wednesday 30 September 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Dr. Joanne Hodgekins, Clinical Associate Professor, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia

“Improving Social Recovery in Psychosis (ISRIP): a definitive randomised controlled trial and process evaluation of Social Recovery Therapy compared to treatment as usual for people with psychosis and severe social disability”

Wednesday 28 October 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Shôn Lewis MD FMedSci, Professor of Adult Psychiatry, University of Manchester

“CareLoop digital symptom monitoring system for people with psychosis”

Wednesday 25 November 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Carmen Simonsen, Associate professor, University of Oslo

Title TBC.

2027 seminar schedule

Wednesday 27 January 4pm-5pm

Speaker: Nik Nikolić, Principal Pharmacist and Advanced Clinical Practitioner and NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow

“Role of ADHD in Autistic people with psychosis”