Professor Courtenay Norbury FMedSci

Courtenay Norbury, Professor and Vice Dean of Research at University College London, has made outstanding contributions to medical sciences as a speech-language therapist and leading researcher in developmental language and communication disorders. Her pioneering work has transformed understanding of language development across neurodivergent conditions such as autism and developmental language disorder, revealing how early communication difficulties influence long-term educational, social, and mental health outcomes. Professor Norbury has advised UK governments on early language screening and contributed to global consensus on terminology and diagnostic frameworks, and is a strong advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration, working with clinicians, educators, and policymakers to ensure research translates into practice.