Darren Williams - Bridging Disciplines: Highlights from the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival

In the final episode of the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival podcast, André from The Mental Elf welcomes Dr. Darren Williams from Kings College London to discuss the upcoming festival. Dr. Williams shares insights into the diverse range of topics and speakers that will be featured, including presentations on religious cognition, autism, and the transformative effects of AI in medicine. He also emphasises the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and how this is supported at King's College London. The festival theme 'Bridging Disciplines: Brain to Behavior,' promises to be a comprehensive showcase of research from molecules to lived experiences of trauma. Tune in to get a sneak peek of this not-to-be-missed event! 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:24 Meet Dr. Darren Williams 00:50 The Diversity of the Research Festival 01:46 The Role of the Research and Innovation Committee 03:42 Event Details and Highlights 04:01 Exciting Plenary Sessions 08:24 Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Mental Health Research 10:01 Challenges and Opportunities in Research 12:48 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes This year, The Mental Elf will be reporting live from the IoPPN Research Festival on Bluesky, so if you can't make it in person, you can still follow along using the hashtag : Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode is 13:34 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2025.

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