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Read all SDRC guest blogs and latest news below.
If you would like to write a guest blog for the SDRC, please get in touch. We are particularly keen to feature Early Career Researchers in our blogs, but anyone is welcome to contribute!
Research Study: Evaluate a support resource for carers
A research team has developed an online support tool for carers of people with dementia. They are looking for volunteers to evaluate this tool. Find out more information on how to get involved in this study below. iSupport is an internet-based support package for...
Research Study: Travel choices by people with dementia when they are reported missing
PhD Student Alistair Shields from Queen Margaret University is recruiting volunteers for a research study on understanding why people living with dementia choose to go where they go when they travel. Find out more about Alistair's research and how to get involved...
Research Study: Bladder and bowel care with people living with dementia
Emily Thomson, a PhD student from Glasgow Caledonian University, is recruiting for a study to understand the experiences of people living with dementia around their bladder and bowel health. Please see the below request from Emily and get in touch directly if you...
SDRC Annual Report 2021/22: Informatics & Technology
The following is an excerpt of SDRC Annual Report 2021/22 which provides on overview of the research in the field of brain health Informatics & Technology, written by theme lead and SDRC Executive Committee member Dr Mario Parra Rodriguez. The SDRC is witnessing a...
SDRC Annual Report 2021/22: Prevention
Dementia Prevention, is one of the themes of the SDRC and featured in the SDRC Annual Report 2021/22. Theme lead, and SDRC chair, Professor Craig Ritchie, has written the following extract from the report dedicated to the research across Scotland on dementia...
SDRC Annual Report 2021/22: Living with Dementia
On the 9th May 2022, the Scottish Dementia Research Consortium launched our Annual Report. In addition to providing an overview of all dementia and brain health research in the past year, we also have a section in the report dedicated to each of the SDRC research...
SDRC Annual Report 2021/22: Diagnosis
This blog is an extract from the SDRC Annual Report 2021/22, dedicates a section to the progress and ongoing work of each of the SDRC research themes. This blog is from the Diagnosis theme, written by theme lead Dr Terry Quinn. Twelve months is a long time in...
SDRC Annual Report 2021/22: Fundamental Science
In the SDRC Annual Report 2021/21 we dedicated a section each to the progress and ongoing work of the SDRC research themes. The following extract is focusing on the Fundamental Science theme, led by Professor Frank Gunn-Moore and Dr Sophie Bradley. Read more below....
Life Sciences Event with the SDRC, SULSA, Brain Health Scotland & Alzheimer Scotland
On the 26-27 May 2022, the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA), the Scottish Dementia Research Consortium, Brain Health Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland hosted world leaders in Life Sciences at a summit at the University of St Andrews. This two-day...
The launch of the SDRC Annual Report 2021/22
The SDRC Annual Report 2022, launched at the SDRC Annual Conference on Monday 9th May. It outlines what research has been ongoing in dementia and brain health research in Scotland in the past 12 months. It includes the updates from each of the SDRC Research Themes, as...
Research Strategy Oversight Board Chair: Henry McLeish
The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium, Brain Health Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland are delighted to announce the appointment of Henry McLeish as the Chair of the Scottish Brain Health and Dementia Research Strategy Oversight Board. In July 2021, the SDRC,...
New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Leah Macaden
The SDRC are delighted that Dr Leah Macaden has agreed to be co-opted to the SDRC Executive Committee. Given the change of circumstances of the SDRC Executive Committee in 2020/21, it was decided to co-opt new members between now and the next election support our...
New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Jennifer Macfarlane
Given the change of circumstances of the SDRC Executive Committee in 2020/21, the committee have decided to co-opt Jennifer to the Executive to support our growing activities as we emerge from the pandemic. Find out more in Jennifer's biography below. Jen Macfarlane...
Blog: Strengthening dementia education research through collaboration
In this blog, we hear about how a chance encounter at an SDRC Conference led to developments in dementia knowledge and education research. Read on to find out more... Harnessing the power of the SDRC: strengthening dementia education research through collaboration As...
Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) 2021 Annual Report
The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP) has launched its Annual Celebration Report, 2021. It has a focus on education success and also features their work in applied research and their support of evidence based policy and practice work. We are...
NHS Research Scotland Neuroprogressive and Dementia Research Network Strategy Launch
On 3rd December 2021, the NHS Research Scotland Neuroprogressive and Dementia Research Network (NRS NDN) launched a new strategy. It sets out the Network's intention to involve, engage with, and support people with lived experience of neuroprogressive conditions or...
Scottish Neurological Research Fund 2021: Award Announcement
We have produced a report based on the findings of how COVID-19 has impacted our members’ research- with particular focus on ECRs
Research Participant Blog: Eileen Penman
The SDRC are pleased to be able to continue our Research Involvement blog series, featuring participants in research across Scotland. This blog series aims to share experiences of different perspectives of research as well as tips and lessons for researchers. Our...
Research Spotlight: Leah Macaden from University of the Highlands and Islands
Dr. LEAH MACADEN BSc (N), RN RM, MSc (N), PhD, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK Churchill Fellow – 2019 & Lead for Internationalisation Department of Nursing & Midwifery, School of Health, Social Care & Life...
Research in the News: Football Heading and Dementia Risk
Researchers Glasgow Brain Injury Research Group (GBIRG) led by Associate Professor Willie Stewart, have published their findings reporting a link between a footballers' outfield position and neurodegenerative risk. Taking place at the University of Glasgow, as part...
The launch Scottish Brain Health and Dementia Research Strategy
Today (8 July 2021) sees the launch of the first Scottish Brain Health & Dementia Research Strategy. Prepared by Alzheimer Scotland, The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium and Brain Health Scotland, and endorsed by a broad range of national organisations, the...
What’s is like to live with dementia and want to plan ahead? Film by Tharin Phenwan
What's it like living with dementia and want to plan ahead? A film by Tharin Phenwan Postgraduate Researcher Tharin Phenwan, from the School of Health Sciences, has filmed a short monologue as part of his research output for the study 'Advance Care Planning...
We cry again
Our fourth blog in the Research Involvement series is by Lorna Walker who is an NDCAN member. If you are an SDRC member that would like to contribute a guest blog for this series, please get in touch with us. Research involvement is only possible when people who have...
I Got Involved and then it was Radio Silence
In today's Research Involvement blog, we are featuring Marion Ritchie, member of the National Dementia Carers Action Network (NDCAN) who has been involved in research for many years. Marion is just one of many people we have been speaking to their experiences of...
A Bicycle Built for Two…or More: Collaboration in Research
A Bicycle Built for Two….or More: Collaboration in Research In the second blog of our new series we hear from Dr Margaret Brown, Senior Lecturer and Depute Director of the Alzheimer Centre for Policy and Practice at University of the West of Scotland. Read Margaret's...
The launch of the SDRC Annual Report 2020/21
The SDRC Annual Report 2020/21, launched at the SDRC Annual Conference 2021 on Wednesday 16th June. It outlines what research has been ongoing in dementia and brain health research in Scotland in the past 12 months. Of course, it heavily features the impact COVID has...
Aducanumab: Approval of new Alzheimer’s disease drug explained
Aducanumab: Dr Terry Quinn explains approval of new Alzheimer's disease drug SDRC Executive Committee member, Dr Terry Quinn, Terry takes us through all the important facts behind the recent announcement by the FDA in the US to approve aducanumab for the treatment of...
That’s a good idea!
At SDRC we have been speaking to different people about their experiences of involvement in dementia research and are delighted to be publishing a series of blogs, sharing tips and lessons for us all. Our first blog in this new Research Involvement series is from...
Care home lockdown and the impact on families: Rapid Study Update
Care home lockdown and the impact on families: what hurt, what helped and what happens next At the end of last year, we published a researcher blog from those involved in the Creative Covid Care study. This blog outlined their work on the experiences of...
National Workshops- Patient Public Involvement
NHS Research Scotland (NRS) has funded a small bid from the Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow to run some Patient Public Involvement (PPI) Workshops. The idea of the workshops is to have a collective dialogue about how we progress PPI in...
New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Stina Saunders
Our final announcement of new SDRC Executive Committee members is Stina Saunders. We are delighted to have Stina joining us and look forward to working with her and all the new members. Find out more about Stina in the blog below. I am in the final year of my PhD at...
Alzheimer Disease International Clinician Survey
This year Alzheimer's Disease International has commissioned McGill University, Montreal, Canada to produce this year's World Alzheimer Report on diagnosis, as well as the 2022 World Alzheimer Report on post-diagnostic support. The first of three surveys is now ready...
New SDRC Executive Committee Member: Dr Tom Russ
Following our recent SDRC Executive Committee election, we have seven new researchers join us. The full list of members is available here. We are delighted to announce Dr Tom Russ as one of the newest members. Find out more about Tom below. I trained in medicine and...
New SDRC Executive Committee Member- Dr Mario Parra Rodriguez
Following the SDRC Executive Committee 2021 elections, we are delighted to introduce our new members. Today's blog post features Dr Mario Parra Rodriguez. Read more about Mario below I graduated as a Medical Doctor in 1993 and as a Clinical Neurophysiologist in 1997....
Guest Blog: Marianne Cranwell
Today's blog is from Marianne Cranwell, who in undertaking a PhD at the University of Dundee. Marianne talks about her PhD journey, and the changes that have happened along the way. Hi, my name is Marianne, I am an ESRC funded PhD student in the school of Education...
Guest Blog: Jennifer Waymont
Today's blog is from Jenny Waymont, who recently completed her PhD and is now working with Brain Health Scotland. You may recognise Jenny from previous blogs, and also featured as an ECR in the SDRC Annual Report 2020. Jenny tells us about her where her career is...
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