Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre

05/11/2025

📸 A moment to remember: Delegates gathered on the Playfair Library Hall staircase as we wrapped up the EADC Meeting here in Edinburgh.

Together with NHS Lothian’s Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network (NDN), we were proud to host colleagues from across Europe for two days of discussion, collaboration, and connection. We’re incredibly grateful for the energy and insight everyone brought to the table.

We hope you left feeling inspired, energised, and equipped with new ideas to drive dementia research forward. Thank you for being part of it!

🔗 Learn more about the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium (EADC): https://eadc.online/

NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network

30/10/2025

EADC (European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium) Meeting in Edinburgh, October 30-31, Playfair Library Hall. As a Member Centre, we are honoured to be co-hosting this pan-European meeting dedicated to advancing our scientific understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

01/07/2024

Dr Tom Russ, Dr Emma Law and Jacqueline Kerr recently enjoyed a visit to Stornoway & Ullapool with NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network & Enrich Scotland to discuss research into & .

Read about their visit & what they learned in our blog
https://edin.ac/4eF7P8Z

A huge thank you to Stornoway's The Failte Centre and Ullapool Village Hall for having us 👏

15/05/2024

We're delighted to see 'FAQs on Dementia', written by our Director, Dr Tom Russ, and Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisor, Micheal Huddleston, selected for The Reading Agency's for Dementia book collection!

View the full booklist 📚 http://reading-well.org.uk

Sheldon Press

15/05/2024

Our Director, Tom Russ, at the House of Commons today for
The Reading Agency's updated Reading Well for Dementia book collection.

FAQs on Dementia, authored by Tom and Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisor, Michael Huddleston, has been selected for the Reading Well collection👏👏

We are delighted that the book is included in the collection and is now freely available at local libraries in time for

The new booklist from The Reading Agency features titles recommended by a panel of people affected by dementia, leading health professionals and library staff. The collection has been built to help people understand more about dementia and includes books that provide information and advice; there are also personal stories and children’s fiction.

Browse the Reading Well for Dementia list at reading-well.org.uk/dementia

26/05/2023

The next Dance of Dementia workshop is online on Tuesday 20th June 1-3pm.

All are welcome to attend, including researchers with and without dementia, carers, family members, students, arts organisational representatives, and anyone else interested! For those living with dementia, we will pay you £30 (in high street shop gift vouchers) for your time to attend. The vouchers will be sent to you following the workshop.

To find out more or to sign up, see our Eventbrite page below.

We hope to see some of you then!

Join us for an online workshop to explore the future of research in dance for dementia. All welcome.

10/01/2023

CREATE Dance for Dementia
A partnership of the Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia (ECRED), Scottish Ballet and Dance Base (Scotland’s National Centre for Dance)

CREATE Dance for Dementia is a one-year project seeking to Cocreate a REsearch Agenda To facilitate Equitable Dance for Dementia.

If you are a person living with dementia, a carer or family member, dance organisation, dancer, researcher, a policymaker or student, we would love you to join us.

The first workshop will take place in-person on Thursday 23rd March 2023 at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh (13-29 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9FT). The workshop will include a free lunch and reasonable travel expenses for people living with dementia will be covered.

To apply to attend, complete the form on the ECRED website linked below:

CREATE Dance for Dementia is a one-year project seeking to Cocreate a REsearch Agenda To facilitate Equitable Dance for Dementia. We are running a series of research workshops to bring together those living with dementia, carers, researchers and dance organisations to advance our understanding of ri...

02/12/2022

Comments from our Director, Dr Tom Russ, on results from the large trial of the drug Lecanemab for the treatment of mild Alzheimer's disease.

01/12/2022

View BBC Scotland's The Nine coverage of the clinical trial results including comments from Alzheimer Scotland Chief Exec, Henry Simmons, on hopes for the future & the need to improve early diagnosis for Alzheimer's Disease.

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30/11/2022

targets the sticky buildup of proteins called beta-amyloid. Targeting these in early stages of can slow progression & help people to live well for longer. Modest improvements but may pave a turning point for treatment

Antibody therapy lecanemab removes clumps of protein called beta amyloid that builds up in brain

11/11/2022

Listen to episode 5 from the Diagnosing Dementia During Covid19 podcast!

In The Results Tale Dr Rosie Ashworth & researcher Lindsay Kinnaird share results from our co-produced research which investigated dementia diagnosis and assessment during the covid19 pandemic.

Listen at: https://anchor.fm/diagnosing-dementia-cov19
Available on all major platforms.

The study and this podcast is co-produced with the Better Understanding Dementia Diagnosis (BUDDs) lived-experience stakeholder group and is a collaboration with the Edinburgh Centre for Research on the Experience of Dementia.

09/11/2022

Join Bold Scotland for a presentation of 'The Restful Place' with Ron Coleman & Karen Taylor discussing living with dementia.

Follow the link below for full details & to reserve your spot for this free event.

Presenting the boldest film 'The Restful Place' in a series of 3 short films with Ron Coleman & Karen Taylor discussing living with dementia