Dementia research

 

Through its research, education programmes, consultancy and knowledge transfer activities the Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) has touched the lives of many people. We are firmly established as a leading research centre within the University of Worcester. We also host the Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC) which you can find more information about here.

Wordle Dementia studies poster

 

Our work focuses on 4 core areas where we have a proven track record. These are based on having alignment with national dementia policy, building on expertise and opportunities within ADS, aligning to University policy and values, and to the value base of ADS. We engage with people living with dementia and family carers across all areas of our work, as well as working with the wider University.

  1. Home, Communities, Public Health and Diversity: living well post diagnosis
  2. Skilled Care, Assessment and Leadership in Services for People Living with Dementia and Complex Needs
  3. Enriching Lives in dementia through Creativity, Arts, Nature and Sport
  4. Dementia Friendly Person-Centred Design & Technology

 

We are a multi-professional department with a wealth of experience across a broad research portfolio, and we have expertise in a number of research methodologies. We welcome approaches from organisations looking to undertake research, evaluation and consultancy who would like to use our expertise to deliver this. To find out how we could help you, please contact us at dementia@worc.ac.uk.

Further information on the types of work we do can be found here:  

You may also find it useful to follow our blog as it provides regular updates and information about our research as well as other interesting topics.

Sharing our knowledge

 

In addition to our own research projects, team members at ADS are currently engaged as external examiners for other Universities. We regularly write and review articles for peer review and professional journals, and edited books. We also speak at local, regional, national and international events concerning dementia care and are on a number of advisory bodies and steering groups for dementia-related research programmes.

To find out about our publications and knowledge exchange activities, see our dedicated page.

Join Dementia Research

If you or a family member are interested in taking part in research that is run by Universities and NHS organisations in the UK, you can indicate your wishes by visiting the Join Dementia Research (JDR) website. JDR matches people who wish to participate in clinical trials and other well designed studies, with the research teams that develop and run research studies.