There is an urgent need for change in the rate of diagnosis and the management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the UK, as FASD is frequently underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed,preventing access to appropriate services and support. This is of concern given the detrimental personal, social, and economic effects of FASD and elevated risk of […]
This is to announce the bittersweet news that our friend and colleague Professor Larry Burd has retired. A retirement reception was held on Friday 20th June at the University of North Dakota. Larry is a big name in the world of FASD. He was a professor in the department of paediatrics at the University of […]
Join the SalfordFASD team on Tuesday, 10th June 2025 for our next conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) as we explore the latest advances in research and its impact on practice in the UK. This event is designed for health and social care practitioners, educators, those working in the voluntary and charity sectors, and researchers seeking […]
Professor Penny Cook, the founding lead of the SalfordFASD research group has been appointed as the Interim Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise of the University of Salford. Penny is a professor of Public Health and Epidemiology with keen interest in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and has grown the SalfordFASD team to become the largest […]
SalfordFASD welcomes Human Genetics expert Dr Arijit Mukhopadhyay to the team to help us tackle important research on the detection of prenatal alcohol exposure. The identification of FASD is limited by an inability to confirm alcohol exposure during the pregnancy. By the time a child is experiencing significant difficulties, often when they are in upper […]
Professor Raja Mukherjee, Consultant Psychiatrist at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Professor at the University of Salford, and SalfordFASD member has been awarded an MBE for services to people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
The agenda for the forthcoming SalfordFASD conference is now published. The conference is to be held on the 30th March, 2023 with the theme FASD in the UK: Building on 20years of progress. Tickets for the conference can be gotten here. The conference agenda can be viewed here.
It is a new year with another round of good news for the SalfordFASD team. According to Expertscape, an organisation which rates individuals or institution according to expertise in a specific biomedical subject, the SalfordFASD group (based at the University of Salford) has been rated as the group with the most expertise on FASD in […]
The much-awaited 6th European FASD conference was held in Arendal, Norway from the 12th to 14th September, after two years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly all continents were represented in this conference with over 20 plenary sessions and over 50 parallel sessions. Several organisations and researchers were present to deliver sessions on […]
We are currently looking for two new team members for our exciting new research project on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (a parenting intervention). The parenting intervention is called SPECIFIC and you can read more about it here.