Clear communication matters when working with people with dementia as research partners. This short video and guidance from @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social & @innov-dementia.bsky.social shares practical tips shaped by lived experience. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/lets-talk-de...

🌟 Latest news 🌟 Dementia training for tennis coaches available in Hertfordshire. Dementia Adventure is offering a half-day training session to help tennis coaches run dementia-friendly tennis at their club. Read more here: buff.ly/9lyDIuc #DementiaFriendly #InclusiveSport #Tennis #Hertfordshire

In honour of our 400th follower today @librariesconnected.bsky.social here is a fantastic bit of work we were proud to be involved with @readingagency.bsky.social Books and resources around living with #dementia available free at your local #library readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/...

BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ Launch 5th Feb '26, in Sheffield. Brings together people with lived experience of dementia, researchers, designers & health professionals, to rethink how tech can help people with dementia live full, independent & connected lives. www.tickettailor.com/events/bridg...

We are delighted to announce Round 2 of our Flexible Fund will launch soon! Join us on Thursday, 22nd January at 12pm GMT for a live information and Q&A webinar led by our network leads Chris Fox and Georgina Charlesworth, and hosted by Dementia Researcher. www.youtube.com/live/1F25Dnn...

@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @alzheimersbrace.bsky.social @dementiacommunity.bsky.social @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social @dementiauk.bsky.social @ageuklondon.bsky.social do share this opportunity with relevant people

Interested in brain health in relation to the experiences and impact for people who are from #LGBTQIA+ communities. @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social are hosting a day of exploration, knowledge building and connections. All information in the flyer shown. Register interest ASAP

Do you know any individual, team or organisation working in #dementia who make a difference to people with #dementia ? Nominations open for the UK Dementia Awards. Also you can become a co-operative member of @dementiacommunity.bsky.social for as little as £1 Full of dementia inspiration & knowledge

Do give my organisation a follow if you are interested in creative and positive #dementia work. We moved to BlueSky and have found it difficult to build our profile in this space. @innov-dementia.bsky.social

A warm #Bluesky welcome to @imcmillan.bsky.social who we have loved working with over the years. Perfect time to remember the #Unfurlings -banners for hope & change created by people with #dementia View them all here theunfurlings.org.uk - & we have the 'real' versions awaiting a next exhibition...

A 'must read' from @sgriffiths-6.bsky.social Communication skills for researchers to support people with dementia to be partners in research. Highly recommended 👇

I'll be giving the Annual Guest Lecture for the Oxford Centre for Personalised Medicine. On 28th April 2026 at 5.30 pm. ‘Personalised Medicine, a Primary Care Perspective’. Open to all. cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-an...

#Traitors Amanda- some detective you are!!!!🤣🤣🤣

Still the best photo I’ve ever taken from a Lidl car park

"The future can only look after itself…We hope people will accept us whether bright and breezy or feeling low. We ourselves all try to shine. If we share the love around, everyone feels safer - it's community. By helping others, I help myself' #Dementia #Wisdom via @innov-dementia.bsky.social

Bettina Wallace is changing how dementia is talked about in African Caribbean communities. As an @arc-em.bsky.social co-researcher, she builds trust through community-led conversations and helps create dementia resources that reflect people's lives. Read her story: tinyurl.com/yc3npfnx

A reflection for xmas. shibley.substack.com/p/last-and-t...

BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ Launch 5th Feb '26, in Sheffield. Brings together people with lived experience of dementia, researchers, designers & health professionals, to rethink how tech can help people with dementia live full, independent & connected lives. www.tickettailor.com/events/bridg...

Sad times for us, but what a legacy #DementiaDiaries

Join the SPLENDID Feasibility Study inviting general practices in England to trial a new social prescribing pathway supporting people living with dementia. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-res...

Here’s a new taking part opportunity- if you are interested in helping shape and plan a research intervention www.dementiavoices.org.uk/deep-groups-...

Did you miss our collaborative webinar with NIHR Palliative and End-of-Life Care and EMPOWER Network? Follow the link to catch up on the recording and access slides and resources shared in the session ➡️ shorturl.at/II1J7

Delighted to be working with #DevonMemoryCafe consortium - with people with dementia,carers & vols exploring the question "What does a great memory cafe feel like"? #Belonging is the word of the day dmcc.org.uk

If you've used Knowledge is Power - making life easier after a diagnosis of #dementia - or are interested to do so - we would love your views. Survey below. Thanks!

Our latest blog! www.innovationsindementia.org.uk/2025/11/you-... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @ageingbetter.bsky.social @dementiacommunity.bsky.social @whoseshoes.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk @loreleiking.bsky.social @tlap.bsky.social @ianmccreath.bsky.social @zenaaldridge.bsky.social

A new taking part opportunity. On what? – Well YOU can decide! Do you want to help Jess put together a new investigation around issues of stigma around dementia? Then see this and message Jess! www.dementiavoices.org.uk/deep-groups-...

@steveemilton.bsky.social you may find this interesting

Co-production has always been at the heart of our work in #dementia. Our @rachaellitherland.bsky.social said this recently about co-production, as part of @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social It's not easy, it's not perfect, it's about mistakes, relationships and values.

"Our Age-positive image library, which is part of our @agewithoutlimits.bsky.social campaign, is the first stock image bank in the world to solely focus on positive and realistic photos of people over 50."

🚀New research alert! Our latest paper, 'Prevalence of living alone with dementia and other progressive neurological conditions: findings from primary care data in England' is now published in BMC Medicine. 🔗 shorturl.at/H6qgk

Listening to Carers: Your experiences are shaping change 💜 We’re hearing from dementia carers about the challenges and dedication behind care—support, strain & guidance matter. Your voice helps drive real improvement. Share your story in our survey 👉 ow.ly/IZUt50XeTmJ

Calling people living with or caring for people with #MotorNeuroneDisease 👇

This is great news. We are delighted to run some #PPIE activities for @penarc.bsky.social including a #dementia research involvement group - congratulations!

📰Exciting news! PenARC has secured £15.5 million from @NIHRresearch to continue vital health research across the SW, improving care for patients and communities. This funding will help us deliver innovations that matter - locally & nationally. 🔗 Link: bit.ly/4nQrcQn

Excited to share we’ve been awarded £215k from NIHR @nihr.bsky.social to continue our research on #antipsychotic use in #dementia 💡 Next up: analysing trial data, electronic health records & lived experiences to optimise safe prescribing. We’ll be recruiting soon - watch this space for adverts!

Join us for a series of live debates on the biggest questions in dementia research. From animal models to AI, prevention, funding and more, every week from 15th Oct to 10th Dec. communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/

Dementia UK has made recordings from their 2025 Summer School, that we reported on here buff.ly/T8DRpR6, available to view on YouTube.  Read More: buff.ly/GRZj21r

Fantastic headline. Too unusual (and too good) a story to look too hard for morals but there something here about the desire for independence, isn’t there? #socialcare www.bbc.com/news/article...

Read about our work in this blog from @denpruexeter.bsky.social facilitating the involvement of people with different neurodegenerative conditions #dementia #MND #Huntingtons #Parkinsons in policy research denpruexeter.nihr.ac.uk/news/what-do...

Three Research Schools' Online Seminar | What should emotionally safe coproduced research with lived experience researchers on sensitive topics look like?, 22 October 2025, 12 - 1pm: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/events/emoti... #MentalHealth #Research @ashmore1973.bsky.social @georginaspcr.bsky.social

New research alert🚨 This paper reviews evidence of existing interventions designed to improve care for people with dementia who may have reduced awareness of their difficulties. It also considers the utility, feasibility, and acceptability of such interventions. 🔗 shorturl.at/kA0tz

📢Ahead of World Alzheimer's Day, join @alzint.org for the launch of the 2025 World Alzheimer Report. 🗓️18 September 🕐13.00 BST The 2025 report will focus on a vital but often overlooked aspect of dementia care: rehabilitation. 🔗 www.alzint.org/news-events/...

From #Invisibility. That AirPods Max moment linkedin.com/pulse/airpod...

📣 We’re hiring! National Voices is looking for a Project and Policy Officer to support our work advocating for inclusive and person-centred care. We welcome applications from people who want to make a real difference in policy and practice.

Check out the great work in neurodegeneration and policy #dementia #motorneurone #huntingtons #parkinsons We are proud to lead the work around lived experts and involvement for this Policy Research Unit

We have a PhD position open for a talented & enthusiastic grad student interested in Neuro-Immune communication in the context of dementia. Come and join myself and @nickjonesimmuno.bsky.social click 👇 or contact me for more info www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🧓👧 Join us on Tuesday 8th July, 2–3 pm for our free webinar: Alleviating Social Isolation Through Intergenerational Connections 📅 Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/alleviatin... Our guest speaker is David Annand of Adopt a Grandparent. 📌Follow on EventBrite: eventbrite.co.uk/o/dementia-c... #dementia

George responds to the proposal to cut the budget for the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies at Bradford University #DementiaDiaries dementiadiaries.org/entry/23178/...

Peter comments on the dismal debate in Parliament about #dementia #DementiaDiaries dementiadiaries.org/entry/23165/...

Gail’s latest #DementiaDiaries - When you see from both sides dementiadiaries.org/entry/23155/...