Sutcliffe Kerr Meeting 2025
Clinical Neuroscience: Location and beyond
Date: 28 April 2025
The annual Alan Sutcliffe meeting is named in honour of Liverpool's first accredited Neuroscience clinician, and founder of the Walton Neurosurgery Unit, which evolved into The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
We are delighted to have incorporated the 2025 meeting into the programme of the International Festival of Neuroscience at the ACC Liverpool, and to announce the inauguration this summer of the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre at the University of Liverpool.
We are also delighted to welcome eight distinguished speakers - home and away, bedside to bench, brain and nerve - covering challenges in clinical science and practice that go beyond 'localising the lesion'.
Agenda
3 - 3.10pm Welcome and introduction, Dr Rhys Davies, The Walton Centre
3.10 - 4.10pm Session 1: Brain - Exploring cognitive reserve, Prof Benedict Michael, University of Liverpool, Prof Richard Henson, University of Cambridge, Prof Raj Kalaria, Newcastle University, Dr Michael Bonello, The Walton Centre
4.10 - 4.20pm Session 1 Q&A
4.20 - 4.50pm Break
4.50 - 5.50pm Session 2: Pain: Exploring symptom-based diagnoses of the spine and nerves, Dr Andrew Marshall, University of Liverpool, Prof Andreas Goebel, University of Liverpool, Mr Nish Srikandarajah, The Walton Centre, Miss Deepti Bhargava, The Walton Centre
5.50 - 6pm Session 2 Q&A
6 - 6.10pm Introducing the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre, Prof Benedict Michael, University of Liverpool
Registration
There are three options for colleagues of The Walton Centre to register:
Afternoon registration (Mon 28 April, 1 - 7.30pm)
Employees of The Walton Centre are invited to attend from 1pm, explore the poster sessions and participate in The Walton Centre session from 3 - 6.30pm.
Tickets are free and can be booked via Eventbrite here.
Full Day registration (Mon 28 April, 8.30am - 7.30pm)
Day delegate registration includes access to the Sutcliffe Kerr afternoon sessions, plus BNA2025 morning sessions
Tickets are £60 + VAT and can be booked here: Day passes registration.
Full Festival registration (Sun 27 - Wed 30 April)
Register for the entire Festival for three whole days of neuroscience.
The Walton Centre staff can benefit from reduced price tickets using code: WALTON_NHS (please select the non-member ticket type during the registration process
Purchase tickets for the full Festival via the main BNA2025 site here.
The full scientific programme can be viewed here.
Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB) Liverpool
BNA2025 is more than just a scientific conference. You are also warmly invited to attend our series of public engagement activities taking place across Liverpool from March – May. Convened by Liverpool Neuroscience Group, our ‘Bring Your Own Brain’ programme of events features partnerships with Eureka!, The Brain Charity, Central Library and excitingly – The Queen’s Reading Room.
Those attending the Sutcliffe Kerr Lecture on Monday 28 April are invited to stay for the Queen’s Reading Room Public Lecture:
Reading for a happier, healthier and more socially connected life
The Queen’s Reading Room will host this public lecture on the benefits of reading, with the valuable help of some celebrity friends of the Reading Room. These talented friends include authors, literature lovers and scientists, all of whom have a passion for the benefits of reading on wellbeing.
· Date: Monday 28 April
· Time: 30 - 19.30
· Venue: Liverpool ACC (BNA2025 Conference Venue)
· Audience: Suitable for adults and accompanied children
· Registration: Delegates who have registered for the BNA2025 conference can attend this session for FREE. Non-delegates are invited to attend for the ticket price of £10 (+booking fee).
About The International Festival of Neuroscience, (BNA2025)
BNA2025 is the British Neuroscience Association’s biennial international conference, scheduled to take place in Liverpool, UK, from April 27-30, 2025. This prestigious event gathers thousands of neuroscientists from around the world to showcase cutting-edge research and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. With a focus on brain health, mental wellbeing, and societal impacts of neuroscience, BNA2025 will feature lectures, symposia, and workshops by leading experts, alongside interactive sessions for professionals at all stages of their careers.