Autism Neuroscience Conference
The ARC hosted its second conference in London on 6th and 7th October
2008. This specialist meeting focused on the developmental cognitive neuroscience of autism.
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Autism, Art and Music
A unique concert by musicians with autism was held in London's West End, hosted by Jools Holland on the 5th October 2008 in the Savoy Theatre, London.
An Art exhibition and sale was held on the 6th October 2008 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
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UK Government announces The Transporters distribution
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New Asperger support service to be launched
A new support service at the University of Cambridge will help to improve the lives of students and staff with Asperger Syndrome (AS).
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Autism Art
The ARC has launched Autism Art, a website dedicated to the celebration of
visual art by people with autism and Asperger Syndrome. The profit from sales of the artwork is divided between the artist and the Autism Research Centre.
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MRC Program Grant Awarded
The MRC has awarded the ARC (Professors Simon Baron-Cohen and Ieuan Hughes) a five-year program grant to test if autism and autistic traits are associated with elevated foetal testosterone.
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The Transporters nominated for a BAFTA
Animation series The Transporters has been nominated for a
BAFTA Children's Award
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Autism Speaks Grant Awarded
The NAAR (Autism Speaks) has awarded a grant to Dr Rick Livesey (co-applicant Prof Simon Baron-Cohen) to study the role of androgens in regulating the protein FGF8 which plays a major role in the developing brain.
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Lottery Award
The Big Lottery Fund has awarded a grant to the National Autistic Society to conduct research through the ARC to evaluate a new method of early screening of autism spectrum conditions at 18 months old.
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The Transporters
The ARC hosted the launch of The Transporters at the Royal Society in London on January 9th 2007. Commissioned by Culture Online and produced by Catalyst Pictures, this will be freely available from the National Autistic Society.
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ARC events September 2006
The Autism Research Centre held a concert and art exhibition by people with
autism spectrum conditions on 17th September. The exhibition featured work
by Stephen Wiltshire, Peter Myers and Zoe Kakolyris among many other very
talented artists. We were delighted that Jools Holland attended to host the
concert and he also played a fantastic duet with Derek Paravicini. The
evening was a success and very much enjoyed.
The First Cambridge Autism
Research Conference was held the following day and was an opportunity for
delegates to hear lectures and view posters summarising the latest research
from the ARC.
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New fMRI Findings
Bhismadev Chakrabarti presents new fMRI findings about the brain basis of empathy at the Society for Neuroscience, November 13th 2005. |
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ARC research published in Science
ARC research published in Science, November 4th 2005.
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ARC research on BBC News
An article entitled Autism 'extreme male brain' clue features on the BBC News website of 4 November 2005.
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Simon Baron-Cohen in New York Times
An article entitled The Male Condition by Simon Baron-Cohen appears in the New York Times of 8 August 2005.
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Launch of the new Autism Intervention Research Trust
(a charity which scientific studies into interventions in autism) was held in Cambridge University on June 22nd 2004 in the Combination Room, Senate House. The ARC serves as scientific advisor to the new Trust.
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Left to right: Geoffrey Madrill (Chair of AIRT), Professor Alison Richards (Vice Chancellor, Cambridge University), Jane Asher (President, NAS), Charlotte Moore (author, George and Sam), and Professor Simon Baron-Cohen (Director, ARC).
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The All Party Parliamentary Group for Autism (APPGA)
Anniversary and Launch of the Autism Manifesto, held at the House of Commons on 18th May 2004.
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Left to right: Liz Blackman MP (Chair, APPGA), Vernon Beauchamp (Chief Exec, NAS), Steven Ladyman (MP, Minister for Health), Jane Asher (President, NAS), and Professor Simon Baron-Cohen (Director, ARC).
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