Dear Colleagues. Dyslexic Academics are dispersed across the country, and often isolated. For this reason they are difficult to reach, and many are ‘hidden’. It is therefore quite difficult at this early stage to form this network. We should be very grateful if you would publicise this event across your networks. Best wishes Andrew Conio (signature below) National Launch Dyslexic Academic Network A support, advocacy, information and policy development forum for researchers and lecturers with dyslexia in Higher Education. This will be the first ever opportunity for dyslexic academics to work together in identifying the challenges they face, ways of overcoming barriers and to re-address the deficit model of dyslexia. Our members come from every region of the UK and all academic ranks are represented from Dean and Professor to Visiting Lecturer and researcher. Our members so far are drawn from 30 academic disciplines across the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences and the Humanities. Booking To help us plan numbers please confirm your booking with Anne Morris at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> before the 9th March. Enquiries [log in to unmask] 18th March 2016 10.30am to 5pm. The Boardroom University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn London WC1V 7EY r Andrew Conio | Senior Lecturer: Programmes Director: Fine Art and Event and Experience Design| School of Music and Fine Art University of Kent The Old Surgery Chatham Historic Dockyard ME4 4TZ Tel. 01634 888980 E-Mail: d<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] School of Music and Fine Art Website http://www.kent.ac.uk/smfa · Kent University: a top 20 UK University · Kent University: 5rd in the UK for ‘overall satisfaction’ in the Nation