What we’re about
Friendly Multi-Activity Social Club
We are a friendly multi-activity club that organises a range of social, cultural, leisure and sporting activities. Most of our members are graduates, professionals and like minded people living the Reading, Berkshire, and surrounding areas.
Wide Range of Activities
As well as pub evenings & meals out, there are BBQs & parties, theatre & cinema trips, skittles & ten pin bowling, walks & cycle rides. We have also organised music evenings & play readings, museum & country house visits, glow worm hunts, a balloon flight, and visit to Go Ape (a high wire adventure course).
Run by our Members
We are run by our members for our members, who are encouraged to take part in organising events. If you join you can organise the type of events that you would like to take part in, either something you enjoy already or perhaps something new that you would like to try for the first time.
Part of a Nationwide Association of IVCs
Thames Valley IVC is part of the Association of Inter-Varsity Clubs (aIVC), a nationwide association of about 40 similar clubs with around 4000 members across the UK. If you join our club you can go away on national events organised by other IVCs, such as holidays abroad, weekends away, or just day events. We also organise joint events with some of our neighbouring IVCs and share events with each other.
Welcoming New Members
Anyone over 18 who would like to meet new people and make new friends in a relaxed social club atmosphere is welcome to join. If you are wondering if you would fit in then the easiest way to find out is to join up and come along to an event to see what the club is like.
Joining the club
Thames Valley IVC is a well established social club, and we created this Meetup group to make it easier for people to find us and join the club. At most events we ask non-members to make a small contribution to the running of the club (e.g. £2). However after they been to a few events, and got to know us, people can apply to become full members of the club and pay an annual fee of £12 instead of paying for individual events.
To find out more about Thames Valley IVC go to our main website http://www.tvivc.org.uk .
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See all- Reading Café Sci - Science Behind the Magic: Can Psilocybin Treat Chronic Pain?Zerodegrees Microbrewery & Restaurant Reading, Reading
Café Scientifique organises talks, usually given by scientists, followed by questions from the audience in the second half. They are a great opportunity to explore the latest ideas in science and technology, you don't need to be a scientist to enjoy the evening, everyone is welcome to ask a question or make a comment.
Reading's monthly Meetups are held upstairs at Zero Degrees (9 Bridge St, Reading RG1 2LR) from 7pm.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________“So please do come along, grab a beer/food at the downstairs bar (the mango beer and wood fired pizza are epic) and enjoy a relaxed evening of talks + networking + beers.
7:00pm Arrivals
7:30pm Welcome and Introductions
7:35pm The Science Behind the Magic: Can Psilocybin Treat Chronic Pain? (Tate Askey & Daniil Luzyanin – University of Reading)
8:20pm Comfort Break
8:30pm Q&A
9:00pm Networking
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The Science Behind the Magic: Can Psilocybin Treat Chronic Pain? (Tate Askey & Daniil Luzyanin – University of Reading)
Tate Askey is a pharmacology researcher and postdoctoral scientist at the University of Reading, where she is about to complete her PhD investigating how the psychedelic compound psilocybin affects chronic pain, with a focus on preclinical models of neuropathic pain. Her work combines behavioural neuroscience with molecular techniques to explore the role of serotonin in chronic pain.
Daniil Luzyanin has always been passionate about psychedelic research. He finished his MSci in Neuroscience in the University of Manchester, worked as RA in the Psychology department at the University of Birmingham, but only in Reading did he manage to enter the field of psychedelic research. There, as a PhD student, he has been investigating the electrophysiological effects of psilocybin in chronic pain models.
The Science Behind the Magic: Can Psilocybin Treat Chronic Pain?
Psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, has gained serious attention in recent years as a potential treatment for mental health conditions. But could it also help with chronic pain? In this talk, we’ll explore the science behind psychedelics, starting with what psilocybin is, how it alters perception, and what’s actually happening in the brain during a psychedelic experience. We’ll take a look at the history of psilocybin research, from promising studies in the 1960s to the current wave of clinical trials, before focusing on its emerging role in pain research
You’ll hear about our latest findings in chronic pain, and how preclinical research in animal models is helping us understand its potential mechanisms of action. We’ll walk through behavioural experiments in mice, share new data from our own lab, and discuss how psilocybin might promote brain plasticity to reduce pain. Finally, we’ll zoom out to look at the real-world challenges of developing psychedelic medicines, from regulatory hurdles to the question: do we need the hallucinations for the treatment to work?”
