The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with The Queen’s Reading Room for the International Festival of Neuroscience (BNA2025), its flagship international conference.
As an official partner, The Queen’s Reading Room will play a prominent role at BNA2025, hosting a series of unique events including a plenary session where expert speakers Barbara Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology and Dr Christelle Langley, Neuroscientist, both from Cambridge University, will explore our understanding of the benefits of reading for brain health, which include improved mood and long-term productivity.
The Queen’s Reading Room will also host a public lecture on the benefits of reading, with the valuable help of some brilliant friends of the Reading Room. These talented friends include authors, literature lovers and scientists and will explore how reading can influence not only the way we feel, but also the way we think, speak and sleep.
Conference delegates will also have the opportunity to take a break from the busy conference schedule at a live Queen’s Reading Room pop-up in the Reading Zone. There, they’ll be able to sit back, relax and lose themselves in the pages of a book to experience the positive effects of reading, which can be enjoyed anywhere. Books featured in The Queen’s Reading room pop-up will then be donated locally to The Brain Food Cafe, a wellness initiative supporting people with neurological conditions which is organised by The Brain Charity.
The BNA is committed to engaging the broader community in science. A comprehensive public programme of interactive installations, curated by Dr Susannah Walker, Chair of Liverpool Neuroscience Group, will run throughout April, featuring engaging talks and special events in venues across Liverpool, designed to involve the general public in neuroscience and its real-world impact. The Queen’s Reading Room will be an integral part of this public initiative.
Members of the public are invited to attend the TQRR/BNA Public Lecture, an exclusive event featuring special guests discussing their favourite books and exploring how literature has played a crucial role in their own mental wellbeing.
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Posted on 19/02/2025
