Visiting University of São Paulo (USP)

Yesterday Prof Yvonne Wren and I had a tour around two of the campuses of the University of São Paulo (USP) with Dr Marília Pereira. USP is a large and impressive university - with 97,325 students (2022). We had a tour of the medical museum displaying historic wax models that were used to teach students how to identify different skin diseases. We also visited the Fonoaudiologica [speech-language pathology] Department. The students undertake a 5 year bachelor's degree and are dual qualified in speech pathology and audiology at the end of their degree. We spent time visiting Prof. Haydee's office - and looking at the assessments she had developed (including ABFW) and the ultrasound equipment (including the helmet that I was involved in trialing at Queen Margaret University in the UK in 2006).

Dr Marília Pereira (USP, Brazil), Prof Sharynne McLeod and Prof Yvonne Wren (UK)

Photographs of students who have graduated from USP

Visiting the Historical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine

Fonoaudiologica Department

Ultrasound  helmet that I was involved in trialing at Queen Margaret University in the UK in 2006

Cambridge in spring

Cambridge in spring is beautiful and here are some photos taken during my visit.

Kings College in the evening sunshine

Mathematical Bridge

Mathematical Bridge from Queens College

Was this the tree that inspired Newton's theory of gravity?

Round Church

Visiting the University of Cambridge

This week I have enjoyed visiting the University of Cambridge. I have been hosted by Prof Jenny Gibson and Prof Karen Forbes from the Faculty of Education and Prof Napolean Katsos from the Faculty of Linguistics. A highlight of my visit was examining the PhD thesis of Mélanie Gréaux (supervised by Prof Gibson and Prof Katsos) and presenting a lecture on communication rights and social justice. I have learned about the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge and have been able to dine at Cambridge's newest college, Homerton College with Prof Forbes and one of its oldest colleges, Trinity College with Prof Katsos. Prof Gibson is co-chair of PEDAL: Play in education learning and development. I look forward to ongoing conversations and collaborations.

Prof Karen Forbes at Homerton College

Prof Sharynne McLeod, Prof Napolean Katsos, Mélanie Gréaux, Prof Jenny Gibson, Prof Karen Forbes

Lunch at Trinity College with Mélanie Gréaux and Prof Napolean Katsos

A squirrel on campus!

The dining hall at Homerton College

Prof Jenny Gibson and Prof Sharynne McLeod at Faculty of Education

Sharynne at Trinity College

Trinity College

Trinity College

Trinity College library

Trinity College entrance to the chapel