Margaret Sandars

Dr Margaret Sandars is a Principal Investigator in Lancaster Medical School at Lancaster University. Her work focuses on improving language outcomes for people with aphasia through innovative brain-stimulation techniques and online therapy programmes.

Research Interests

Dr Sandars’s research centres on the intersection of neurolinguistics and neurorehabilitation. She investigates how non-invasive brain stimulation—particularly transcranial direct current stimulation—can be tailored to enhance naming therapy in individuals with chronic Broca’s aphasia. Her current project explores user-centred design for online Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes (ICAPs), aiming to translate laboratory findings into accessible digital therapeutics.

Active Grant

• What do people with aphasia want from online Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes (ICAPs)? — UKRI-funded research project running March 2025 – February 2026.

Public Engagement

She contributes to public understanding of speech and language therapy through outreach activities such as festival exhibitions.