Prof Jason Arday, is a renowned sociologist, and researcher of race, inequality, and education, but at three years old he was diagnosed with global development delay and autism spectrum disorder. He did not learn to speak until he was 11 and could not read or write until the age of 18. Now, at 37, Jason is to become the youngest black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge. We are delighted to have Jason here as a keynote speaker to launch our Neurodiversity Celebration Week and as a guest lecturer on the Science and Society Civic Service Award. Jason will talk about his lived experience of growing up with autism.

About Jason:

Jason Arday is the 2002 Professorial Chair in the Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge in the Faculty of Education. Previously, Jason was Professor of Sociology of Education in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow and Associate Professor in Sociology at Durham University in the Department of Sociology; and the Deputy Executive Dean for People and Culture in the Faculty of Social Science and Health. He is a Visiting Professor at The Ohio State University in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and an Honorary Professor at Durham University in the Department of Sociology. Jason holds other Visiting Professorships at Coventry University, London Metropolitan University and Nelson Mandela University. He is a Trustee of the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading Race Equality Thinktank and the British Sociological Association (BSA). Jason sits on the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) National Advisory Panel and the NHS Race and Health Observatory Academic Reference Group. Jason is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA)

This event will be both in person and online. Please select the ticket type when registering. If you are attending online a zoom link will be circulated via email nearer the time.

A recording will be taken of the session and made available for those unable to attend.

Please find the link to the room below, which has disabled access. If you require any other reasonable adjustments to attend the talk in person or online please email j.kenyani@liverpool.ac.uk

Room details:

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/intranet/timetabling/online-room-catalogue/rooms/502-lt1.html

Prof Jason Arday: Even Flow- Understanding and Navigating Neurodiversity