Events
Sarah Hughes Lecture. This special Sarah Hughes Memorial Lecture invites you to explore how our sensory systems shape the way we feel, connect, and learn. Our senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, balance (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception), and internal signals (interoception)—work together to support regulation, curiosity, and human development. Yet sensory processing is deeply individual. When sensory input is missing, overwhelming, or out of sync, stress responses can dominate, influencing our health, behaviour, and relationships. The lecture honours the memory of Sarah Hughes, a respected Guardian and Observer journalist whose extraordinary intellect and personality were matched by unique sensory experiences. Sarah’s story, told through a sensory-informed lens, illustrates the power of recognising sensory differences in understanding human behaviour.One of the speakers, Mrs Emily Hills MSc, CNT, OTR, will explore these themes in “The Power of 8: Understanding Our Senses for Safety, Regulation, and Learning”, alongside Mrs Lindsay Hardy OTR. Emily brings both professional expertise and personal insight to the session—she was also Sarah’s younger sister, and for most of her life was in complete awe of her.
Sarah Hughes Lecture. 5th December 2025, 6pm, Royal Society of Medicine.
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December 2024 Lecture
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December 2023 Lecture
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Reading for Sarah. An online event, 8th July 2021 7.30pm. Live readings and tributes from Sarah’s favourite authors, actors and jockeys, including Harriet Tyce, Maggie O’Farrell, Ruby Walsh, Adrian Dunbar, Rhik Samaddler, Kit Harrington and Raynor Winn.
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