Voices from the frontline theatre production review
By Justin Mazzotta (MSc Advanced Dementia Studies Alumni) ‘Voices from the frontline’ is a theatrical adaptation of a piece of research carried out by the University of Bradford’s Centre for…
Posts Categorized: Public engagement
Supporting people affected by dementia to live independently at home
On the 14th of May the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies organised a public engagement event at Kala Sangam Arts Centre in Bradford. More than 80 people attended the event…
Professor Steven Zarit visits the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
In America, most carers do not get enough help in time. This was the message from Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Steven Zarit, from Penn State University. Professor…
Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2018
The annual Alzheimer’s Society conference is a key event for the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies. It is an opportunity both to hear about care and cure research that is…
UK Dementia Congress 2017
Clare Mason, Ana Barbosa and Vasileios Stamou at the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies tell us about UK Dementia Congress 2017…. For many years, the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies…
How to ensure effective patient public involvement: striving towards true collaboration in designing dementia care training
Clare Mason has recently been appointed the position of Experts by experience lead (patient and public involvement lead of people with dementia and their family) at the Centre for Applied…
Catherine and Denise at the British Society of Gerontology Conference 2017, Swansea University
Catherine Powell and Denise De Waal tell us about their experience at British Society of Gerontology Conference 2017 “Do Not Go Gentle” – Gerontology and a Good Old Age…. We arrived at…
Dementia and Everyday Life event
On 7th April I was one of the speakers at a one-day event on Dementia and Everyday Life: Creative Approaches at the University of Manchester. The event was jointly organised…
Dementia Detectives: Young people busting the myths surrounding dementia
The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia emphasised the need to create “dementia friendly communities that understand how to help”. Since then, dementia friendly communities have become a ‘hot topic’ in…
The Doctoral Training Centre Launch Event: Creating Dialogue
Last Wednesday our Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) celebrated its official start. I met with the other PhD students before the event, and we talked a little about the details of…