Brigadier H. L. Glyn Hughes

Prof. Glyn Humphreys' Obituary

Almost all of his students were older than him! Through intellect and hard work, he made rapid academic progress, and was appointed as Professor of Psychology in 1988. While at Birkbeck, he was appointed the Ronald Tress Prize for advancements in his field, the first of many such awards. During his time in Birkbeck an equally important step in his life was made by meeting his wife Jane. Both of...

Outskirts Hughes

This paper offers an analysis of the representation of Aboriginal mothers in Jane Harrison’s play, Stolen. It argues that the Aboriginal mother characters in Stolen endeavour to engage in maternal practices even after their children are taken from them. The act of a non-Aboriginal person speaking about Aboriginal representation is acknowledged as problematic. Further, this paper proposes that i...

A tribute to professor Glyn Humphreys

On January 14th we were deeply saddened to hear about the sudden death of Professor Glyn Humphreys. With this departure, the field of cognitive neuropsychology lost not only one of its most prominent and productive researchers, but also one of the most influential and beloved scientific mentors. Glyn Humphreys was born on 28 December 1954 in Ormskirk, Lancashire. He obtained a Bachelor's degree...

Dr. Robert Hughes Parry

Hughes-Stovin Syndrome

Hughes-Stovin syndrome is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by the association of multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms and deep venous thrombosis. Some authors consider this entity an incomplete form of Behcet’s disease due to the similarities between the radiologic and anatomopathological findings of pulmonary involvement. The authors report a case of Hughes-Stovin syndrome whos...