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The Trustees of The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia warmly congratulate Gill Pearl, a previous recipient of the Robin Tavistock Award (shared with Speakeasy), on being honoured with this year’s Pippa Tyrrell Award for her outstanding contribution to stroke care.
The award, presented by Professor Craig Smith, acknowledged Gill’s exceptional work in Greater Manchester. “For many years, she has worked tirelessly to improve services for people with aphasia and to ensure that user involvement remains central to the conversation,” he noted. This is the first time the Award has been given to someone outside the NHS.
The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Awards 2025
The Trustees of The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Awards – North America and Canada:
Jeanne Gallée, University of Washington
Mackenzie Fama, George Washington University
These awards are given in recognition of academic excellence in all, or some, of the following areas:
- Research and Publications dedicated to improving life with aphasia, and/or
- Mentoring of research students to conduct research associated with quality of life, life participation, conversation or similar topics related to life with aphasia, and/or
- Working to improve external grant funding that addresses the needs of people living with aphasia.
The aim of these awards is to foster and encourage pioneering research and clinical projects that aim to make a difference to the lives of people living with aphasia, their families and caregivers.
Click here to find more detailed information about the award.
The Aphasia Software Finder 
The Aphasia Software Finder has had a significant redesign in 2024 with the aim of making the website more aphasia friendly and thereby easier to navigate for everyone.
To learn more about what you can find and what is new on the Aphasia Software Finder, please watch this short video:
