Dementia Research Programme - Awards
Developing the dementia research community
2024-2029 Dementia Research Programme Awards
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Research Project DP17🗓️01/09/2024 – 30/04/2026University of Sheffield
Research Project DP18🗓️01/07/2024 – 31/03/2027Newcastle University
Research Project DP19🗓️01/09/2024 – 28/02/2027Queen Mary University of London
Research Project DP20🗓️01/07/2024 – 30/06/2026University College London
Research Project DP21🗓️01/07/2024 – 31/12/2026London School of Economics and Political Science
Research Project DP22🗓️01/07/2024 – 31/12/2026University of Southampton
Research Project DP23🗓️01/03/2025 – 28/02/2027University of Nottingham
Research Project DP24🗓️01/06/2025 – 31/05/2028University College London
Research Project DP25Continuation study of DP13🗓️01/06/2025 – 31/08/2027University of York
Research Project DP26🗓️01/06/2025 – 31/05/2027University College London
Research Project DP28🗓️01/03/2025 – 28/02/2027Newcastle University
Research Project DP29🗓️01/04/2025 – 31/08/2027University College London
Research Project DP30🗓️01/04/2024 – 30/09/2025University of Nottingham
Research Project DP31🗓️01/04/2024 – 31/12/2025University of Manchester -
Acute illness in care home residents living with dementia
Career Development Award ICDA-23
🗓️01/11/2024 – 30/11/2025
Robert Barker
Newcastle University
Developing research skills for enhancing staff practice in dementia care through arts-based approaches
Career Development Award ICDA-24
🗓️01/11/2024 – 01/12/2025
Chloe Bradwell
Leeds Beckett University
Post doctoral fellowship application: supporting allied health care professionals to provide equitable dementia prevention & early diagnosis
Career Development Award ICDA-25
🗓️01/08/2024 – 31/07/2025
Christine Carter
Queen Mary University of London
Building skills to submit a research grant proposal to understand how practitioners can best support people with mild-to-moderate dementia to use My Life Today
Career Development Award ICDA-26
🗓️01/08/2024 – 31/10/2025
Claire Pentecost
University of Exeter
Optimising the implementation of evidence-based dementia
Career Development Award ICDA-27
🗓️01/06/2025 – 01/12/2026
Maria Caulfield
University of Bradford/DeNPRU-Exeter
Reducing inequalities in accessing end of life care for people with dementia
Career Development Award ICDA-28
🗓️01/01/2025 – 28/02/2026
Maria Karagiannidou
London School of Economics and Political Science
Bridging the gap: (i) Addressing the evidence gap between successful dementia trial outcomes and implementation, and (ii) developing a competitive funding application to explore methodological innovation to address the gaps
Career Development Award ICDA-29
🗓️01/05/2025 – 31/10/2026
Danielle Wyman
Queen Mary University London
Forging Research Leadership in Digital Mobility Interventions for Dementia: Building Networks and Co-Producing Future Solutions (DigiDem Future)
Career Development Award ICDA-30
🗓️14/03/2025 – 13/06/2026
Ríona Mc Ardle
Newcastle University
Housing and Dementia: Exploring the Challenges and Needs of Private Renters
Career Development Award ICDA-31
🗓️01/01/2025 – 13/02/2026
Elenyd Whitfield
Queen Mary University of London
Optimising decision-making for assistive product selection to meet the fundamental care needs of people living at home with dementia: preparing for a fellowship application
Career Development Award ICDA-32
🗓️01/09/2025 – 31/03/2027
Marjolein Woodhouse
University of Southampton -
Diversifying dementia care: exploring voluntary sector support for people from minority ethnic groups who are living with dementia
Doctoral Studentship DS-01
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Kelly Hall
Student: Christelle Bay Chongwain
University of Birmingham
Inequalities, barriers and enablers to dementia diagnosis and support
Doctoral Studentship DS-02
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Alex Hillman
Student: Ana Borbei
University of Exeter
AI-enhanced dementia prevention: precision risk reduction using large language models
Doctoral Studentship DS-03
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: David Llewellyn
Student: Chloe Hutton
University of Exeter
Exploring culture, religion and dementia care within UK-based ethnic minority communities
Doctoral Studentship DS-05
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Suhad Daher-Nashif
Student: Maryam Al-ju’beh
University of Keele
Differences in how dementia is understood and in attitudes to treatment and care: implications for equity of access to effective health and social care support
Doctoral Studentship DS-06
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Martin Knapp
Student: Elisa Aguzzoli
London School of Economics and Political Science
Development of ethnicity stratified causal risk prediction models of dementia
Doctoral Studentship DS-07
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Hui Guo
Student: Alexandra Baousi
University of Manchester
Health-related quality of life, economic burden, and health inequities in people living alone with dementia
Doctoral Studentship DS-08
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Filipa Landeiro
Student: Miriam Lúcar Flores
University of Oxford
Primary care identification of falls risk and social care delivery of falls prevention for people living with dementia in community: model-based health economic analysis
Doctoral Studentship DS-09
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Joseph Kwon
Student: Carmen Fierro Martinez
University of Oxford
Improving the management of dementia in people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation living with multiple long-term
Doctoral Studentship DS-10
🗓️Feb 25 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Megan Armstrong
Student: Jessica Kay
University College London
Managing delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD), in primary and social care
Doctoral Studentship DS-11
🗓️Oct 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Nathan Davies
Student: Alice Burnand
University College London
How can primary and social care providers best support distance caregivers of people with dementia?
Doctoral Studentship DS-12
🗓️Oct 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Sarah Griffiths
Student: Ayesha Dar
University College London
Decision aid for Parkinson’s Dementia (DECADE)
Doctoral Studentship DS-13
🗓️Feb 25 – Jan 28
Lead Supervisor: Kate Walters
Student: Hannah Kisley
University College London
‘HOPES for homecare’: developing reflective learning for care workers supporting people with dementia
Doctoral Studentship DS-14
🗓️Oct 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Mark Wilberforce, Yvonne Birks
Student: Martha Ward
University of York
Managing other long-terms conditions alongside dementia: experiences and support needs of social care staff
Doctoral Studentship DS-15
🗓️Sep 24 – Sep 27
Lead Supervisor: Claire Surr
Student: Holly Dodsworth
Leeds Beckett University
Patterns of polypharmacy in people living with dementia: an electronic health record study
Doctoral Studentship DS-16
🗓️Jun 26 – Apr 29
Lead Supervisor: Kayleigh Mason
Student: Kadijah Noor Daud
University of Keele -
Managing multimorbidities for people living with dementia: coproducing support to improve patient safety
Seed Fund Award SF-01
🗓️Jun-Nov 2024
Rebecca Morris
University of Manchester
Understanding and improving cancer pathways in people living with dementia
Seed Fund Award SF-02
🗓️Jun-Nov 2025
Richard Neal
Jane Masoli
University of Exeter
2021-2024 Dementia Research Programme Awards
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Research Project DP01🗓️17/02/2022 – 31/01/2025University of Cambridge
Research Project DP02🗓️17/02/2022 – 30/04/2024University College London
Tailoring carers’ assessments in NHS and adult social care to the needs of carers of people living with dementiaResearch Project DP03🗓️17/02/2022 – 30/04/2024University College London
Scoping an idea to investigate social farms in England for people with dementia in collaboration with key stakeholdersResearch Project DP04🗓️17/01/2022 – 31/07/2022University of Southampton
Strengthening dementia care and support in England: national policies and local care ecosystemsResearch Project DP05🗓️01/03/2022 – 31/10/2024London School of Economics and Political Science
A novel approach to dementia risk prediction tool development for primary care implementation in our diverse UK populationResearch Project DP06🗓️01/04/2022 – 31/10/2024University of Nottingham
Development, evaluation and provision of an intervention for primary and community NHS staff to help carers and homecare workers supporting people living at home with dementia with their continenceResearch Project DP07🗓️01/06/2022 – 30/04-2024University of Southampton
Understanding and using experiences of dementia to develop a Socialcaretalk section for public, policy, educators and service providersResearch Project DP08🗓️01/05/2022 – 30/04/2024University of York
Partnership in safeguarding people with dementia from a primary and social care perspectivesResearch Project DP09🗓️01/04/2022 – 31/12/2025University of Manchester
Facilitating the role of social prescribing link workers in providing care for people living with dementiaResearch Project DP10🗓️03/01/2023 – 28/02/2024University College London
Towards equality of opportunity for timely and equitable dementia diagnosisDiverse experiences of end of life care for dementia – establishing consensus and capacity through collaboration and co-production (DECIDE)Research Project DP12🗓️01/04/2023 – 30/04/2024Marie Poole, University of NewcastleFelicity Dewhurst, University of Newcastle/St Oswald’s HospiceLouise Tomkov, University of Manchester
Research Project DP13🗓️01/01/2023 – 30/04/2024University of York
Examining access to social farms for people living with dementia: A mixed-methods studyResearch Project DP14🗓️01/01/2023 – 31/03/2024University of Southampton
Research Project DP15🗓️01/01/2023 – 30/04/2024King’s College London
Research Project DP16🗓️01/01/2023 – 30/04/2024Newcastle University -
Using data science to improve the detection of post-stroke dementiaCareer Development Award ICDA-01🗓️May 22 – Mar 24Newcastle University
Integrating palliative care into dementia care (Pall-Dem care) to improve outcomes and experiences of people living with advanced dementia and their family caregiversCareer Development Award ICDA-02🗓️Jun 22 – Jan 24University of Birmingham
Development of a future Dementia Research Leader: boosting training and development toward an independent Fellowship in strategies to support people who live with coexisting dementia and hearing lossCareer Development Award ICDA-03🗓️Jun – Jul 23University of Nottingham
Developing interactional strategies for delivering integrated personalised dementia care planning: Training and resources to support a funding application and an ongoing career in dementia researchCareer Development Award ICDA-04🗓️Jun 22 – Aug 23University College London
Building research capacity to promote risk reduction and living well with dementia amongst minority ethnic communitiesImproving physical health care in older people living with dementia in mental health settings: The ImPreSs-Care study
Fellowship preparation for digital research in dementiaEmergency decision making in dementia care: Exploring context and stakeholder perspectives for intervention development
“My Life” – co-producing self-management resources with people living with dementiaCareer Development Award ICDA-09🗓️Jul 22 – Mar 24University of Exeter
Healthy lifestyle support for carers of people living with dementiaCareer Development Award ICDA-10🗓️Jul 22 – Jun 23University of Kent
Establishing a dementia related research career and writing a research funding proposal focused on developing a complex intervention to support the wellbeing of people with mild cognitive impairment, using a public health approachCareer Development Award ICDA-13🗓️Jun – Jul 23University of Sheffield
Ageing in place with dementia: contextual scoping of under-served communities in the North East of EnglandCareer Development Award ICDA-14🗓️Feb 23 – Jan 24Newcastle University
Generating a dementia-friendly SAFER-MH care bundle
Career Development Award ICDA-16🗓️Jul 22 – Mar 24University College London
Improving inclusivity when setting the agenda for future research about co-existing dementia and hearing conditionsCareer Development Award ICDA-17🗓️May 23 – Mar 24University of Nottingham
Developing research skills for creative co-production with people with advanced dementia living in care homesCareer Development Award ICDA-18🗓️Apr 23 – Feb 24Leeds Beckett University
Career Development Award ICDA-19🗓️Apr 23 – Mar 24Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
Developing specialist networks to support research into integrated models of post diagnostic dementia supportCareer Development Award ICDA-20🗓️Apr 23 – Apr 24University of Newcastle
Career development as a dementia researcher: personalised training and writing a funding proposal to improve dementia related practice focusing on mild cognitive impairment using a cross-sector approachCareer Development Award ICDA-21🗓️Apr 23 – Apr 24University of Bristol
Career development: exploring local experiences of carers of persons with dementia in navigating the benefit system and enhancing research capacityCareer Development Award ICDA-22🗓️Apr 23 – Jan 24London School of Economics and Political Science -
Improving mealtimes for care home residents with dementia: Maximising impact and building research capacity
Impact Fund Award IF-02
🗓️Apr – Oct 24
James Faraday
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
Co-production and dementia practice network: leadership, quality and peer support
Impact Fund Award IF-04
🗓️Apr 24 – Sep 25
Nicky Taylor
Leeds Beckett University
