Alzheimer’s Society is proud to have partnered with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support a £5.5m investment in four Dementia Network Plus research grants. 

Research project: Investigating the role of microglia in frontotemporal dementia 

We know that people with dementia and their carers face numerous inequalities from diagnosis through to the end of life, and something needs to be done. 

Read about our new research initiative which aims to give people living with dementia a fairer deal throughout their dementia journeys. 

There is an urgent need for widespread, accelerated progress in dementia research. To help with lifechanging discoveries, the dementia clinical trial landscape needs to change. 

Alzheimer's Society has partnered with Marie Curie to fund £1 million for new, impact-focused research that can improve the end-of-life experience for people with dementia and those who care for and support them.