Another fortnight of art, film and music at CCA! Read on for lows and highs: from the nihilism of teen apocalypse to new forms of ritual and transcendence... Ft. //BUZZCUT// @ScotsQueerFilm 세이수미 Say Sue Me mailchi.mp/cca-glasgow/25…

Brilliant day, full of thoughtful reflections, sing songs and hope through collaboration. Thanks so much Nicky Taylor and #EveryThirdMinute curators for the invite! #yhdementia

🦾 How can gesture be observed using motion capture, data analysis & virtual reality? Our second Testing Situations workshop is open to all with an interest in movement, embodiment & the ethics of data capture. 📅 Mon 30 Sep, 10am-2pm 🎫 Free but ticketed cca-glasgow.com/programme/test…

It's an action packed month for the Testing Situations tour! This Saturday, we'll be @bloomsburyfest for drop-in drawing workshops and screenings of the 'Neva' bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/event/testing-… #bloomsburyfestival2019

Next week (23rd-27th Oct) we very excited to be Barbican Centre with the Single Yellow Lines project. The event will also feature a one day audio-visual installation in the Level G studio on Saturday 26th October. barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/…

On Monday 4th November we'll be Fabrica Brighton for an all day event in conjunction with #ESRCFestival Economic and Social Research Council. These drop-in drawing workshops will be exploring testing and art with two of our brilliant collaborators @PaulCamic and BakeTell Tarts! eventbrite.com/e/workshop-eve…

The Testing Situations project is supported by so many great collaborators, really looking forward to bringing some of them together for this event Fabrica!

Setup in Progress: SYL Barbican Centre starts tomorrow from 12. Drop in or drop me a line if you want to pre-book painting or VR exercise sessions. Follow link for timings: barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/… #LifeRewired #SYL

Next Monday Fabrica with two brilliant collaborators, @PaulCamic and Emma Harding. We will be recreating a testing experience through drop-in drawing activities, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. See you there! ntbrite.com/e/workshop-eve…

I'm in a tiny rural fishing Chinese village. I look around and think that none of the neuropsych tests I use in Europe would work here. But I'm still a clinician. I have knowledge. I have skills. I should be able to assess anyone anywhere but, am I? #performancebasedassessment

Free event in Newcastle in Feb: "Testing Situations". Open to all and may be particularly relevant for people who have received a diagnosis of dementia, carers and for researchers, artists and film-makers working with themes of ageing, creativity and care: bit.ly/2shFwdU

Quote of the day: "It is increasingly difficult to find an aspect of lived experience that is not datafied, measured, quantified and analysed." - Abeba Birhane (a PhD student a University College Dublin) at Black in AI

The Many Faces of Dementia – Next Run starts 20th Jan 2020. Sign up now for this FREE online course and gain a unique insight into dementia through the stories, symptoms and science behind four less common diagnoses futurelearn.com/courses/faces-… #Dementia #RareDementia #DementiaLearn

Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives – starts 10/02/20. Join this FREE online course exploring how we can harness the #arts to find common ground and enhance the lives of people experiencing #dementia futurelearn.com/courses/dement…

This course is such an engaging and accessible way to learn more about dementia. I remember thinking "everyone should do this" the first time I signed up! UCL News UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology DRC@UCL RareDementiaSupport Rare Dementia Support Impact Study FutureLearn

It's such a privilege to contribute to this course and it's really inspiring to see people taking away different perspectives and new ideas whilst learning together! Created Out of Mind Royal Society for Public Health RareDementiaSupport Rare Dementia Support Impact Study UCL News UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology DRC@UCL FutureLearn

Join us at National Innovation Centre of Ageing at the Catalyst Newcastle and share your experiences of dementia, assessment and art. Register here for FREE for artistic film screenings, workshops and exhibitions eventbrite.co.uk/e/testing-situ…

Really looking forward to this final stop on the tour & it's always a pleasure to be in #Newcastle. A few places left if anyone can help spread the word? The Haynes Dementia Hub Lewy Body Lab Inclusive Cinema @ageUKNT Silverline Memories Dementia Charity Newcastle Carers Ageing@NewcUni @NTyneCCG North East Charity News Engage FMS

Testing Situations - Experiences of dementia, assessment and art - helenshaddock.blogspot.com/2020/02/testin… Charles R Harrison Wellcome DRC@UCL RareDementiaSupport

“Our entire research process is informed by lived experience & by involving those who have been labelled as having reduced cognitive ability” – Here’s Dorota Chapko's Wellcome article about our project & how the research world could be more inclusive bit.ly/33KrqAj