PhD from @QueensCam. Trustee @_AutismAction, Visiting Research Fellow @ARC_Cambridge, Fellow @RoyalHistSoc, MBE.
Joined January 2018
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30 Dec 2025
Very humbled to have been made an MBE in the NY Honours List. It’s the utmost privilege to work with so many incredible individuals and charities. Thank you to everyone 🙏The work goes on.
@_AutismAction @mrccbu @PrisonersEd @Hostage_Intl @Cambridge_Uni @QueensCam @QueensAlumni
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Proud and humbled to be on this list 🙏
Discover which members of our global community have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to society in science, education, medicine, the environment, and the arts 🙌. Find the full list here: bit.ly/3OkSphW
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After finishing a certain Netflix series last night I was reminded (not that I needed reminding) just how utterly brilliant The Waterboys are. @MickPuck
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We are proud of the impact our alumni have around the world. We hope this story offers encouragement to those considering how they might get involved.
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Great job for the right person. Brilliant and important charity 👇
*JOB OPPORTUNITY* we are looking for an exceptional candidate for the newly created role of Head of Practitioner and Prisoner Engagement.
Find out more about this exciting role and how to apply here ⬇️
prisonreformtrust.org.uk/opp…
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5 Nov 2025
BBC Radio Surrey this morning discussed my son Alex Henry’s wrongful conviction under the outdated law of Joint Enterprise with Zoe Franklin MP, Alex’s sister and I bbc.com/news/articles/c20p5z… @JENGbA @ZoeFranklinLD @DavidLammy @CharlMHenry @BBCBreakfast @BBCRadioLondon @itvnews
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30 Dec 2025
We are delighted to congratulate Autism Action Trustee Dr Lewis Owens on being awarded an MBE in the King’s Honours List.
Dr Lewis Owens, a successful charity fundraiser, lecturer and author has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for Charitable Service.
The award, announced in the King’s New Year’s Honours List, celebrates Lewis’s dedication to supporting voluntary services, particularly his role as Trustee with Autism Action since 2016 (previously known as the Autism Centre of Excellence).
ALT Autism Action Trustee Dr Lewis Owens awarded MBE in the King's Honours List
ALT Dr Lewis Owens said: “I have been incredibly humbled to work with so many inspirational charities, organisations and individuals over the last 20 years. One such charity is Autism Action of which I am extremely proud to be a Trustee. Autistic people are still being marginalised, overlooked and left without a voice an many areas of everyday life, including mental health, education, employment and criminal justice.
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9 Dec 2025
For those affected by #hostage -taking, the holidays are a painful reminder of absence.
Throughout the world the moon and stars have symbolism for many, and for hostages and their families, the moon and stars often represent hope and light and a connection to loved ones.
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9 Dec 2025
For my Greek friends (happening tomorrow). @kingsCHS @MNKazantzakis @KazantzakisPub @GeorgeMalliaras @xstefanou
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30 Nov 2025
Lovely to see a reminder of #Anoosheh Ashoori, in The Times, fulfilling his dream of #running the #londonmarathon for Hostage International.
If you have a Times subscription read here: thetimes.com/article/6824c3e…
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20 Nov 2025
I'm excited to say the short film 'Our Tallulah ' co-wrote with Stephen Lord is today being screened in The Houses of Parliament. Directed by Stephen Lord, Produced by Elaine Lord Cassidy Starring. Molly Cartwright. #grief #children #cowriting
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18 Nov 2025
After considerable work, this collection of essays born out of a wonderful international conference @QueensCam is finally published! #Kazantzakis 🎉
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10 Nov 2025
👇👇 Extremely important study, working with some wonderful people.
10 Nov 2025
Do come work with us on this important study! We are researchers, psychiatrists and lived experience collaborators working together in a multidisciplinary team committed to understanding and preventing suicide. DM me for informal enquiries.
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13 Oct 2025
An inspirational & moving event @_AutismAction with stunning performances by concert pianists Tanya Ursova Owens & Victoria Goncharova. Thank you so much for the invite @Martin2018St. This charity is doing vital work to improve autistic people’s life chances. @RoyalAcadMusic
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12 Oct 2025
Stunning performance from Tanya Ursova and Viktoriia Goncharova at @RoyalAcadMusic this afternoon. Breathtakingly good! Raising awareness and funds for @_AutismAction
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