Projects

UCL Grand Challenge Special Initiative project, 'Ageing Playfully', led by Dr Carrie Ryan and Professor Paul Higgs.

The COMMEND project adapts a psychological therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, pronounced like the word "act") for people with motor neuron disease (MND).

South Asian people may be more prone to dementia than the White population but little research has been done investigating this.

DREAMS:START (Dementia Related Manual for Sleep; Strategies for Relatives) is a psychological intervention.

We have created a programme called ENHANCE to help keep older people's brains healthy.

Homeless, older and experiencing memory problems (HOME): How to support a multiply disadvantaged population.

IDEA: Developing an Intervention to prevent Depressive symptoms and promote well-being in EArly stage dementia.

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The focus of the IMPACT study is to reduce hospitalisation in people with dementia.

Our mission is to uncover modifiable factors that affect how our brain ages, including risk and resilience to dementia, using a multi-domain approach.

ProtectIng oLder peopLe from finAncial fRaud using innovative solutions.

SF-DEM is a patient- and carer-reported outcome measure designed for the assessment of the social functioning of people with dementia.

One-to-one programme for family members of relatives with dementia, with the aim of reducing depression and anxiety in the short and long term.

Trial of Ondansetron as a Parkinson’s Hallucinations Treatment.

TACT is a pilot trial of timely hearing aid fitting and support for people with mild cognitive impairment.

The SOCIAL study aims to examine the social consequences of Alzheimer's dementia.

The SONNET study aims to improve the measurement of social connection in care home residents.

Building the evidence base to improve outcomes for people with dementia who go missing and their families.

A randomised CONtrolled trial of Tailored Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for older people with treatment resistant Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Established in 1985 to investigate the causes of social inequalities in health, recruiting 10,308 participants from the British Civil Service.

Effective dementia prevention, intervention, and care could transform the future for society and vastly improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families.