Network Closing Conference, May 7th, Birmingham

On May 7 2026,  The Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health will be hosting a closing event, in person only at Hogarths Hotel in Solihull, to celebrate the end of the project and look forward to the prospects of the Network in the future. 

This event will involve talks by Network members to bring together and showcase the various strands of research conducted over the last year. This will be followed by a roundtable discussion to discuss collaborations and exciting plans for what comes next.

See below for the provisional talk titles and schedule. Registration for this event is free and can be found here.

Schedule

9.00-9.15: Registration

9.15-9.30: Greetings from Matthew

9.30-10.15: Jodie Russell "Roleplaying games and their link to mental health"

10.15-11.00: Francesca Brencio, "Franco Basaglia: from phenomenology to psychiatric reform and community mental health care"

11.00-11.30: coffee break

11.30-12.15: Yue Feng, "Personalized Behaviour Modelling using Large Language Models"

12.15-13.00: Matthew Broome, "Sartre, ipseity, and artificial intelligence"

13.00 to 14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.45: Rosa Ritunnano & Jeannette Littlemore, "Metaphorical embodiment of emotions in psychosis"

14.45-15.30: Roxana Baiasu, "Phenomenological and Ethical Reflections on Empathic Relationality"

15.30-16.00 coffee break

16.00-17.00 round table 

17.00-17.15 closing remarks and future pathways for the network