Naheem Bashir, a PhD student in Experimental Psychology,
has won Focus on the Positive project funding for his
research project “Giving people who stutter a voice”.
Focus on the Positive is an initiative organised by the UCL Public Engagement Unit. Researchers taking part in the initiative explain their research ideas at special events where the audience decides their favorite project, which is awarded £2000.
Funding from Focus on the Positive aims to support
researchers and their ambitions to make a significant change in the
world.
Naheem
was able to convince the audience with his project on how to improve
the situation for people who stutter. His PhD research focuses on the
use of tanscranial direct current stimulation to enhance understanding
of the mechanisms underlying stuttering.
Research Themes
- Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology
- Experimental Psychology
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Language & Cognition
- Linguistics
- Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences
- UCL Interaction Centre





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