When designing software for autistic adults their needs, preferences and characteristics have to be considered. In this blog post Marc Fabri shares his thoughts on how to approach the design one of the key outputs from the IMAGE project: An employability toolkit for autistic students. We know that autistic people typically welcome structure, both in…
Partner introduction: The Université of Toulouse
The Université of Toulouse brings together the main higher education and research institutions in Toulouse and its region (23 higher education institutions, 1 university hospital and 7 research organisations), located in 11 cities in 8 French departments. Its ambition is to enroll at the highest international level at the academic and scientific level by promoting…
Meet Minja, our new research assisstant!
The IMAGE project has a new research assisstant in Helsinki. Meet Minja Lahdelma, who has been helping us with the data collected in the project! ”Hey! I’m undergraduate student majoring in Special Education at the University of Helsinki and I’m working as a research assistant for IMAGE Project. Like Juuso, I have a background in…
PAN-EUROPEAN SURVEY: Let us know what autism and graduate employment means to you (now closed)
Take part in our multi-national survey and help us identify what changes need to happen so that more autistic graduates can gain employment after completing their university studies. We would like to hear from you whether you are an autistic student or graduate, working at a university, or you are an employer. The survey is…
Partner Introduction: University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is the largest and oldest higher education institution in Finland. The University is an international community of approximately 33,000 students and 7,000 staff members including professors, university lecturers that teach and conduct research, as well as full time researchers. The university has been listed one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary academic…
Partner Introduction: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam is a large, urban science-focused university in the Netherlands. Dr Mitzi Waltz and Dr Elena Syurina work within the Athena Institute at the VU—an institute set up within the Faculty of Science to: increase academic and societal understanding of key factors in innovation processes enrich science with increased societal legitimacy and…
Partner Introduction: Medical School Berlin
The MSB Medical School Berlin, Germany is a private, state-approved university in the city of Berlin offering undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields of education, with the strongest subject by far being Psychology. Diversity has been and continues to be an important topic at the MSB. Therefore, the MSB is excited for the project…
Partner Introduction: Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University (LBU) is a higher education institution in the North of England that provides access to education for a wide range of learners, promoting cultural awareness and diversity through our curriculum. LBU leads the IMAGE project, building on the experience and resources built up from the EU-funded Autism&Uni project (www.autism-uni.org), also led by…
First Project Meeting in Leeds, October 2018
Project partners met over two days for the official project kick-off in Leeds, UK. There were the usual administrative details to agree on, as well as how we would work and communicate as a team. We discussed project outcomes and how we will achieve them. Like any good project, we will start with a round…
Welcome from the Project Leader
Hello, my name is Marc Fabri and I am a lecturer and researcher at Leeds Beckett University, a university in the north of England. I am project leader for IMAGE. My first introduction to autism research was during PhD studies around 2002 when research colleagues explored the use of technology to support students on the…