Quick-fire talks in a panel session format with experts from UCL’s Department of Psychology and Human Development.

Being Human:
• Evolution: How did we become human (Professor Andy Tolmie)
• The role of group and cultural processes in the development of human traits and characteristics (Dr Panos Rentzelas)
• Cognition: Are humans really unique? (Dr Rebecca Gordon)
• The science of sleep: Why sleep is essential to being human (Dr Liz Halstead)
• Deafblindness: What does it mean to be human? (social, cognitive and developmental perspectives) (Dr Leda Kamenopoulou)

Being Kind:
• Neurodiversity: The kindness of kinds (Dr Brian Irvine)
• Humanism in Education: A pathway to inclusion (Dr Susana Castro-Kemp)
• Multilingual Minds: How multilanguage learning influences cognitive development and empathy, highlighting the human capacity for navigating diverse social contexts (Professor Roberto Filippi)
• Human kind/animal kind: Looking at the role animal therapies play as an experiential encounter of empathy and unconditional positive regard in support for trauma (Dr Amelia Roberts)
• Mental health: Being kind to clients significantly improves therapeutic outcomes (Dr Gergo Bartl)

Please note that the venue originally advertised for this event has changed.

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