Current Fellowships
Our fellowships support researchers across the UK who aim to understand more about the causes of dementia, are working towards a cure and improving the care of those living with the condition today.
2019/2020
Exploring dementia in the South Asian community
Lead Investigator: Dr Naaheed Mukadam
Institution: University College London
Grant type: Senior Fellowship
Awarded: 2019/20
Theme: diversity
A digital guide to support people with dementia to be part of the community
Lead Investigator: Dr Kieren Egan
Institution: University of Strathclyde
Grant type: Knowledge exchange fellowship
Awarded: 2019/20
Themes: living well, community support
How does your economic background affect the dementia care you access?
Lead Investigator: Clarissa Giebel
Institution: University of Liverpool
Grant type: Knowledge Exchange Fellowship
Awarded: 2019/20
Themes: care
What is the role of microglia in frontotemporal dementia?
Lead Investigator: Dr Sarah Ryan
Institution: University of Manchester
Grant type: Junior Fellowship
Theme: cause, genetics
2018/2019
Understanding whether anticholinergic drugs to treat bladder problems increases risk of dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Kathryn Richardson (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of East Anglia
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Themes: risk, prevention
Could new brain scans improve diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies?
Lead investigator: Dr Elijah Mak
Institution: University of Cambridge
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Theme: Dementia with Lewy bodies, brain scans
What can stem cells teach us about inflammation?
Lead Investigator: Dr Charles Arber (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Theme: stem cells, inflammation
A mouth care programme for people with dementia and swallowing problems
Lead Investigator: Julie Pollock (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Themes: care, support, carers
Using artificial intelligence to understand the causes of Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Ashwin Venkataraman (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Imperial College London
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Themes: artificial intelligence, cause
Improving coordination in Posterior Cortical Atrophy and Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Kier Yong (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Themes: care, support, coordination
Heart-brain link: how heart disease increases risk of dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Sana Suri (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Oxford
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Themes: risk factors, mid life, prevention
Using blood tests and psychological tests to predict familial Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Antoinette O’Connor (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Institute of Neurology, University College London
Grant awarded: 2018/2019
Theme: diagnosis, biomarkers
2017/2018
Using ultra-high resolutions MRI scans to understand more about Dementia with Lewy bodies
Lead investigator: Dr Elizabeth McKiernan (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: University of Cambridge
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Theme: cause
Lead Investgator: Dr Carole Sudre
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Themes: Brain scans; Alzheimer's disease
Developing a tool to maintain compassion
Lead investigator: Dr Nuriye Kupeli (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Theme: carers, support, care
Improving diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease by understanding changes seen in brain scans
Lead Investigator: Dr Kirsty Elizabeth McAleese (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: Newcastle University
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; vascular dementia; diagnosis; brain scans
Helping people with dementia to better recover from delirium
Lead Investigator: Dr Daniel Davis (Clinical Training Partnership)
Instiution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Themes: care; delirium; dementia in hospital
Reducing resistance to receiving personal care in advanced dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Tamara Backhouse (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of East Anglia
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Themes: care; personal hygiene; advanced dementia
Lead Investigator: Ms Lisa Patrick (Clinical Training Felowship)
Institution: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Themes: care; quality of life; hospital care
Helping people with dementia to make decisions about continence products
Lead Investigator: Dr Catherine Murphy (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Southampton
Grant awarded: 2017/2018
Themes: care; quality of life; personal hygiene
2016/2017
Investigating the role of the calcium-regulating protein calpain in early Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Ksenia Kurbatskaya (Junior Fellowship)
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Alzheimer's disease, cause; cure
Better understanding the role of a protein linked to frontotemporal dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Ryan West (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Manchester
Grant awarded:2016/2017
Themes: frontotemporal dementia; cause
Helping family carers to make decisions about end of life care
Lead Investigator: Dr Nathan Davies (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Care; end of life care
Creating a system to improve the treatment of additional medical conditions in people with dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Joao Delgado (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Exeter
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Care; medication management
Developing a technique to detect early signs of prion diseases
Lead Investigator: Dr Tze How Mok (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: National Prion Clinic, University College London
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Prion diseases; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; cause; improving diagnosis
Creating a resource to help current carers to cope with feelings of grief
Lead Investigator: Dr Kirsten Moore (Senior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Care; carer support
Investigating how to help people with dementia to better manage diabetes
Lead Investigator: Dr Katharina Mattishent (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Trust
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Diabetes; care; risk
Taking an innovative approach to designing potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Francesco Antonio Aprile (Senior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Cambridge
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; cure; drug discovery
What causes severe forgetting in Alzheimer’s disease?
Lead Investigator: Dr Michael Craig (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: Heriot-Watt University
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; cause; diagnosis
Understanding why certain parts of the brain are vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Lovesha Sivanantharajah (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: Bangor University
Grant awarded: 2016/2017
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; cause; brain cells
2015/2016
Enabling people with dementia to access and understand assistive technology
Lead Investigator: Dr Lisa Newton (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Newcastle University
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Care; assistive technology; independence at home
Understanding how a toxic protein spreads between cells in frontotemporal dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr David Hicks (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Manchester
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Frontotemporal dementia; cause; cell biology
Using large datasets to understand the genetics of frontotemporal dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Raffaelle Ferrari (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Frontotemporal dementia; cause; genetics
Understanding how Alzheimer’s disease affects different types of brain cells
Lead Investigator: Dr Lilach Soreq (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; cause; brain cells
A non-drug intervention to prevent depression in early-stage dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Vasiliki Orgeta (Senior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Care; depression; non-drug treatments
Understanding whether negative thinking influences dementia risk
Lead Investigator: Dr Natalie Marchant (Senior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Cause; prevention
Investigating the effect of Alzheimer’s disease on social behaviour and anxiety
Lead Investigator: Dr James Dachtler (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Durham
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; cause; behaviour
Using brain tissue to understand small vessel disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Catherine Humphreys (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: University of Edinburgh
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Vascular dementia; cause; brain cells
Improving scanning techniques to help diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies
Lead Investigator: Ms Gemma Roberts (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Newcastle University
Grant awarded: 2015/2016
Themes: Dementia with Lewy bodies; diagnosis
2014/2015
Investigating the effect of insulin on brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease
Lead Investigator: Dr Claire Garwood (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Sheffield
Grant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; diabetes;
Understanding how Alzheimer’s disease affects specialised nerve cells
Lead Investigator: Dr Francesco Tamagnini (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Exeter
Grant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; cause; electrical activity; brain cells
How being obliged, willing and prepared to care affects carers' well-being
Lead Investigator: Dr Sahdia Parveen (Junior Fellowship)
Institution: University of BradfordGrant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Care; carer support
Identifying new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease by studying inherited forms of dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Rita Guerreiro (Senior Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Alzheimer's disease; genetics; cause
Understanding the needs and experiences of people affected by dementia in rural areas
Lead Investigator: Dr Fiona Jayne Marshall (Senior Fellowship)
Institution: University of Nottingham
Grant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Care; rural communities
Adapting cognitive behavioural therapy for people with dementia
Lead Investigator: Dr Joshua Stott (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: University College London
Grant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Care; depression; non-drug treatment
Understanding eating and drinking difficulties for people with dementia in care homes
Lead Investigator: Ms Lindsey Collins (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: University of BradfordGrant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Care; care homes; eating and drinking
Understanding the role of delirium in dementia development
Lead Investigator: Dr Sarah Richardson (Clinical Training Fellowship)
Institution: Newcastle University
Grant awarded: 2014/2015
Themes: Care; hospital; delirium; clinical research
2013/2014
Lead Investigator: Dr Claudia Metzler-Baddely
Institution: Cardiff University
Grant awarded: 2013/2014
Themes: Alzheimer's disease, prevention, diet
Understanding the genetic basis of dementia with Lewy bodies
Lead Investigator: Dr Jose Bras
Institution: Institute of Neurology, University College London
Grant awarded: 2013/2014
Themes: Dementia with Lewy bodies, cause, genetics
Can lithium protect against damage in Alzheimer's disease?
Lead Investigator: Dr Oyinkansola Adesakin
Institution: University College LondonGrant awarded: 2012/2013
Themes: Cause, Alzhiemer's disease
Knowledge Exchange Fellowships
The Knowledge Exchange Fellowships are a new set of grants from Alzheimer's Society that aim to enable collaboration between researchers in different countries. The grantholders will work in partnership with Alzheimer Nederland and dementia researchers in the Netherlands. Researchers in both the UK and the Netherlands will be able to benefit from each other's expertise and data.
We have funded four projects, investigating different key areas in the cause, care, cure and prevention of dementia.