25 August 2025
Professor Emmanuelle Peters delivers Inaugural Lecture "Making sense of psychosis”
On Thursday 3 July 2025, Professor Emmanuelle Peters delivered her inaugural lecture as Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Psychological Interventions Clinic for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London.
Professor Emmanuelle Peters has specialised in the area of psychological approaches to psychosis for over 20 years. She co-founded the PICuP service with Professor Emerita Elizabeth Kuipers, an award-winning specialist psychological therapies clinic for psychosis at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, which she now directs.
She also leads the Study of Trauma And Recovery (STAR), an NIHR-funded trial investigating the effectiveness and mechanisms of an integrated Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for psychosis for people with distressing symptoms of both post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis.
She has received many awards for her work, including the Schizophrenia International Research Society Research Excellence Award (2020) and the British Psychological Society Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Practice (2017).
The evening of her Inaugural Lecture began with an introduction from long-time colleague and friend, Professor Emerita Elizabeth Kuipers, who reflected on Professor Peters’ many achievements to date.
To close the evening, Professor Sir Robin Murray delivered a vote of thanks, recalling his first encounters with Professor Peters and sharing her modesty and intellect. The event concluded with a drinks reception, where colleagues and guests gathered to continue the celebrations.
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Professor of Clinical Psychology & PICuP Director