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Current research projects

Our research aims to understand the underlying causes of dementia, advance dementia diagnosis, improve care, and search for a cure. 

Research will beat dementia and will lead to improved diagnosis, effective treatments and the high-quality care that everyone living with dementia deserves. 

Below you can find out about a selection of the many research projects that we are funding. 

Discover more about our researchers' work and how it will impact people affected by dementia.

Research Themes

Latest research projects

How can we improve mealtimes for people with dementia living in care homes?

Lead Investigator: Rosey Meiring

Institution: Hywel Dda University Health Board  

Grant type: Alzheimer’s Society Clinician and Healthcare Professional Training Fellowship

Awarded: 2023/24

Helping care homes recruit the right staff for dementia care

Lead Investigator: Dr Kirsty Haunch

Institution: University of Leeds

Grant type: Career Development Grant

Awarded: 2023/24

Selected research projects

Improving personalized care planning for people with dementia and carers

Lead Investigator: Dr Sarah Griffiths

Institution: University College London

Grant type: Fellowships and Career Development Grants

Awarded: 2022/23

Using movement and music to deliver enjoyable experiences for people living with dementia and their carers

Lead Investigator: Professor Nicola Carey

Institution: University of Highlands and Islands

Grant type: PhD Studentship

Awarded: 2021/22

Exploring dementia in the South Asian community

Lead Investigator: Dr Naaheed Mukadam

Institution: University College London

Grant type: Senior Fellowship

Awarded: 2019/20 

Improving driving safety assessments for people with dementia

Lead Investigator: Dr Paul Donaghy

Institution: Newcastle University

Grant type: PhD Studentship

Awarded: 2019/20

Selected research projects

Developing a new device for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease within minutes

Lead Investigator: Dr Steven Quinn

Institution: University of York

Grant type: Alzheimer’s Society Project Grant

Awarded: 2022/23

Developing faster, cheaper, and higher quality brain scans for dementia diagnosis

Lead Investigator: Professor Geoff Parker

Institution: University College London

Grant type: Alzheimer’s Society Project Grant

Awarded: 2022/23

Can we use small molecules in blood to diagnose vascular dementia?

Lead Investigator: Dr Eric Harshfield

Institution: University of Cambridge

Grant type: Alzheimer’s Society Research Fellowship

Awarded: 2022/23

Can studying eye changes in people with Down's syndrome help identify those at a higher risk of Alzheimer's?

Lead Investigator: Dr Imre Lengyel

Institution: Queen’s University Belfast

Grant type: Alzheimer’s Society Project Grant

Awarded: 2021/22

Can we predict Alzheimer’s disease and its risk factors from the proteins found in the blood?

Lead Investigator: Dr Riccardo Marioni

Institution: University of Edinburgh

Grant type: Project

Awarded: 2020/21

Spotting the early signs of inherited forms of frontotemporal dementia

Lead Investigator: Dr Martina Bocchetta

Institution: University College London

Grant type: Junior Fellowship

Awarded: 2019/20

Latest research projects

How do faulty blood vessels impact brain function in dementia?

Lead Investigator: Dr Harry Pritchard

Institution: University of Manchester

Grant type: Dementia Research Leader Fellowship

Awarded: 2023/24

How does the loss of protein building blocks link to FTD?

Lead Investigator: Dr Ryan West

Institution: University of Sheffield

Grant type: Project Grant

Awarded: 2023/24

Selected research projects

Can we target the brain’s immune system as a potential therapy for frontotemporal dementia?

Lead Investigator: Dr Sarah Ryan

Institution: University of Manchester

Grant type: Dementia Research Leader Fellowship

Awarded: 2022/23

Understanding how tau protein jumps between nerve cells in the brain

Lead Investigator: Professor Amritpal Mudher

Institution: University of Southampton

Grant type: Project Grant  

Awarded: 2021/22

Exploring the waste disposal system in brain cells and what it means for Alzheimer’s disease and Frontotemporal dementia

Lead Investigator: Dr Gemma Lace

Institution: University of Salford

Grant type: PhD

Awarded: 2020/21

Predicting when mild cognitive impairment progresses to dementia in the clinic

Lead investigator: Professor Karl Herholz

Institution: University of Manchester

Grant type: Project grant

Awarded: 2019/20
 

Selected research projects 

Designing drugs to stop overactive immune system in Alzheimer’s disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Wioleta Zelek

Institution: Cardiff University

Grant type: PhD Studentship

Awarded: 2021/22

Can a man-made enzyme trapped in gold particles become a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease?

Lead Investigator: Dr Hui-Rong Jiang

Institution: University of Strathclyde

Grant type: PhD Studentship

Awarded: 2021/22

Understanding the effects of the diabetes type 2 drug Metformin on models of Alzheimer’s disease

Lead Investigator: Dr Teresa Niccoli

Institution: University College London

Grant type: PhD Studentship

Awarded: 2020/21

Investigating how to clear toxic amyloid protein from the brain in Alzheimer’s disease

Lead Investigator: Professor K. Ravi Acharya

Institution: University of Bath

Grant type: PhD Studentship

Awarded: 2020/21

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