Register for our in-person engagement event on LGBTQIA+ and dementia! 🌈 At this knowledge exchange event we will come together to explore how we can address inequalities through research and practice. More information and registration link here: spindementianet.org/spotlight-on...

To tackle inequalities for people living with dementia, the EquaDem Network is hosting a free public networking meeting at the end of the month in Nottingham. Attendees will have the chance to discuss how to reduce inequalities together. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equadem-ne... #EquaDem

If you have current or recent caring experience for someone living with dementia, email [email protected]! We are recruiting people with dementia, or carers of people with dementia who identify as from religious and/or ethnic minority backgrounds or those who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Save the date!✨ We are delighted to have teamed up with @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social, Innovations in Dementia, and tide (together in dementia everyday) to bring you this exciting event focusing on LGBTQIA+ and dementia. Register and find out more: spindementianet.org/spotlight-on...

Research presented by @kategridley.bsky.social at our participant conference found that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns had a huge impact on both health and social care service delivery and social environment for people with dementia. Read more here: shorturl.at/EDkF1

Meet Corbyn! Corbyn is a very friendly cockatiel and the official mascot of the SLaM Brain Health Clinic, a memory clinic using biomarkers to help people with mild cognitive impairment. We're very lucky to share an office with the BHC team at our London site! #BrainHealth #Dementia #SLaM

Introducing new Research Assistant, Jessie! Welcome to the team! Jessie has a strong interest in LGBTQ+ experiences of dementia and will be supporting the ‘Seldom Heard Voices’ project, helping to better understand the experiences of underrepresented groups following a dementia diagnosis.

'Healthist' attitudes, implying dementia is preventable through an healthy lifestyle choices, often stigmatise specific diagnoses. Media may be 'assigning blame', rather than 'providing hope', focusing on personal risk factors, rather than population risks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#UKDisabilityHistoryMonth #UKDHM

What do our participants think of DETERMIND? At our recent conference, we gathered feedback and generated new ideas for future involvement! #dementiaresearch

In this blog post @kategridley.bsky.social shares learnings from the DETERMIND project about challenges people living with dementia and those who support them face in navigating the social care system. 📖Read it here: swopresearch.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/n...

Register for this webinar and listen to @isaac-dc.bsky.social talking about findings from the DETERMIND study on coping styles and help seeking in #dementia! shorturl.at/AFPX9

Looking for an opportunity to be involved in dementia research? Our DETERMIND PhD student, Alice Russell is keen to chat to people living with dementia and their supporters about receiving their diagnosis. Reach out to Alice ([email protected]) to take part! #dementiaresearch #researchopportunity

Did you know that people living with dementia are more likely to report inadequate support from care services if: Their carer is younger, they have more functional limitations, live in a rural area or have mixed dementia compared to Alzheimer’s disease? More info from our conference coming soon!

The DETERMIND participant conference took place last week in London! It was great to bring together study participants, staff and analysts to share findings and plans for future. Topics discussed included self-funding of care, service use inequalities, decision making and diagnosis timing. #research

Today is Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day. Dementia Forward are asking people to take action by writing to their MP to ask them to create change by improving services for young onset dementia. Find out more and download the letter template here: shorturl.at/SzEcf #YODA #DementiaAwareness

Read this @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social blog post by @rionamcardle.bsky.social and Lyn Rogers on why physical activity is so important for people living with dementia, and top tips for keeping active🚶 www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/moving-...

This Black History Month, we'd like to highlight two excellent interviews with members of the community. They discuss the differences in dementia pathways and support systems for people who are Black, African and Caribbean. www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/address... www.dementiauk.org/information-...

Our London research team travel each week to interview people living with dementia and their supporters across local boroughs. If we're a bit early, we take a break to wander around the area and take some photos. We hope you can take a little break today too and enjoy these sights as much as we did!

Ben Hicks presented findings from the DETERMIND study at @alzheimereurope.bsky.social conference in Bologna. This work looked at whether an early diagnosis of dementia is better for quality of life in people living with dementia and their carers after one year post diagnosis. #35AEC

A great day at the Nottingham Centre for Dementia Showcase which focused on ‘Rethinking dementia: collaboration, co-design and change’. A great mix of presenters and an interesting table discussion! Alice presented work from her PhD on ‘addressing dementia diagnosis inequalities’.

Happy #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons! It is rare that the time and efforts that older people put towards caring for others are truly appreciated. So, from our DETERMIND team, we'd like to send a huge thank you and encourage others to join in with the celebrations :)

We're closing off World Alzheimer's Month with a look back at this September. This month, we visited 20 homes to interview people living with dementia and those who support them. We travelled to 16 areas across the UK, attended 5 conferences and expanded our staff team with a few new members :)

Empowering video from @alzint.org about what everyone can do to raise awareness and reduce stigma associated with dementia. This year's theme for World Alzheimer's Month encourages open conversation and for people to ask about dementia. #WorldAlzheimersMonth #AskAboutDementia #AskAboutAlzheimers

September is World Alzheimer’s Month! 💜 Want to learn more about Alzheimer’s? Here are our recommended reads from our blog! 📖 Read the full articles here: www.womeninneuroscienceuk.org/blog/tags/al... Want to learn more about Alzheimer’s? Check out @AlzResearchUK 🧡

The Gateshead research team recently visited participants in a beautiful town in the North Pennines. Winding roads led the team on a rural research adventure, where they were warmly welcomed by the local community. #DementiaResearch #RuralDementia

World Alzheimer's Day is this Sunday. @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social are raising money to fund vital research and have lots of ways you can help beat dementia, from volunteering and campaigning, to learning something new. Check out the ways you can get involved: shorturl.at/TrmIl #WorldAlzheimer'sDay

Published DETERMIND study findings from @drrotemperach.bsky.social and Carmen Colclough on how staying involved with decisions such as what to eat and what to wear are positively associated with quality of life. Read the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

One of our London research assistants recently presented at the IFPE International Congress in Trento. Outside of the DETERMIND study, they are investigating key health outcomes and sociodemographic details of those who access mental health services without a formal diagnosis.

I feel very lucky to have attended the IFPE International Congress in Trento to share findings on those accessing mental healthcare services without a diagnosis. It was a really great opportunity to gain an understanding of global mental health epidemiology! Loved Trento a lot too :)

Our lead, Professor Sube Banerjee, presented evidence based on findings from the DETERMIND study to the UK Covid Inquiry. He discussed the disproportionate impact the pandemic had on people with dementia and their caregivers, and recommendations for future pandemics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjL-...

ARUK South Coast Network meeting was a great opportunity to catch up with peers, meet others working in the field and present the exciting next stage of the @determindstudy.bsky.social study! Thanks for a great few days @alzheimersresearchuk.org!

What did you do after the bank holiday? We reunited our team to spend the day planning an application at the @empowerdementianet.bsky.social Sandpit Event. It was a real joy to meet others passionate about making a difference to the lives of those living with dementia and those who support them :)

Well done to Kate Gridley, who has recently published an incredibly important paper looking closely at the degrading effects of COVID-19 on the social environments of people living with dementia. The paper quotes participants from DETERMIND and PriDem studies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

PhD student @isaac-dc.bsky.social had a great time in Toronto at their first @alzassociation.bsky.social‬ international conference. They enjoyed learning about new community-based interventions and co-designed respite programs, as well as presenting their own research and lots of poutine! #AAIC25

We're #Hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for two new Research Assistants to join our friendly team in Nottingham. Find out more and apply by 8th September: shorturl.at/FG100 @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @institutemh.org.uk @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social #DementiaResearch

Welcome to the DETERMIND research project! We are an ambitious team aiming to find out how we can make dementia care and outcomes in the UK more equal. Keep an eye out for updates on the exciting next stage of the project, new findings, publications, and opportunities to get involved.