Current Projects

Alzheimer's Society funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

Grant applications are reviewed by the Research Network and subjected to rigorous peer review. This ensures that Alzheimer's Society only supports cutting-edge research that could have the biggest impact on the lives of people with dementia.

This page lists links to current research pages, which contain all current research sorted by grant type, research topic or dementia type. The research projects are listed with the most recently funded research at the top.

Grant type:

• Project grants
• Fellowship grants
• PhD studentship grants
• Dissemination grants

Research topic:

• Understanding the underlying causes of dementia
• Improving diagnosis of dementia
• Searching for a cure
• Clinical trials of new treatments
• Towards better care for people with dementia

Dementia type:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Vascular dementia
• Lewy Body dementia & Parkinson's disease dementia
• Fronto-temporal dementia & Pick's disease
• Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)
• Other types of dementia