Dame Til Wykes is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation and Head of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London, and a consultant clinical psychologist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

She led the UK NHS-wide infrastructure to support mental health research for the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Her research has had impact through the development of the CIRCuiTS^TM cognitive remediation software and novel co-production methods that are used internationally. She influenced national and international research strategies through the European ROAMER (2015) and UK Mental Health Research Goals projects (2021).

She champions Patient and Public Involvement and founded the renowned Service User Research Enterprise which employs excellent researchers with experience of using mental health services.

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.

She has been secretary, treasurer, and president of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS). She is an elected fellow of the Academies of Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Arts, and has two honorary Doctor of Science degrees.

She ran the national campaign for a statutory minimum wage when a PhD student and now campaigns on gender pensions equity in the periods between being a proud grandmother.

Research interests

Developing and evaluating psychological treatments for schizophrenia
Digital mental health services and their acceptability and efficacy
Predicting and personalising treatments for mental health problems
Service user involvement

Expertise and public engagement

Grant review panels in the UK and overseas
Trustee (Weight Concern)
Advisory Board (Psyberguide)
President elect of the Schizophrenia International Research Society
Chair: Cognitive Remediation Experts Workshop
Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences
Fellow Academy Social Sciences
Fellow British Psychological Society

Ms Ginny Sanders

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