Professor Dame Til Wykes has received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Research from the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) for her contributions to developing, testing, and implementing novel treatments for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

The award, which recognizes lifetime achievement for contributions in research, education, or service in the field of neuropsychology, was presented to Professor Dame Wykes by the INS at their Global Innovations in Science and Practice meeting in Barcelona on 6-8 July 2022.

Dame Til Wykes is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation and Head of the School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London. She is also a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She has developed, tested and implemented novel treatments for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. She led the NHS-wide infrastructure to support mental health research for the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) and is an NIHR senior investigator and NIHR Senior Spokesperson on mental health research.

In addition to her scientific studies, grants and publications, her research has had impact through the development of the CIRCuiTS cognitive remediation software and novel co-production methods that are used internationally. She influenced national and international research strategies through the European ROAMER, and UK Mental Health Research Goals projects.

Dame Til championed Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) by founding the renowned Service User Research Enterprise which employs excellent researchers with experience of using mental health services. She is currently part of SMARTEN, an ESRC funded network on student mental health. Her influence has been recognised by the British Psychological Society (2014), a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD^TM for the Largest Mental Health Lesson, a Damehood from the Queen (2016) and by the EPA for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Working to Improve Mental Health Care in Europe.

For further information, please contact the IoPPN Communications Team (ioppn-pr@kcl.ac.uk).