Interested in the #denpruQM Nottingham consensus on dementia risk reduction policy?
Register for this free @alzscot.bsky.social webinar to hear @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and Tommy Pouncey present the consensus findings.
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Wednesday 8 April
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New paper led by @denpru-qm.bsky.social brings together 40 dementia experts β including ARUKβs Policy team β to agree on key things decision makers need to do to help cut dementia risk.Β #denpruQM
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β¨ Our December newsletter is here!
Read about our highlights from the past few months, including our latest research findings, Dementia Congress 2025 and our policy workshop for early- and mid-career researchers.
Wishing you all a wonderful festive break from #denpruQM.
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We were in York yesterday co-hosting a policy workshop for early- and mid-career researchers. Thank you to our co-hosts, speakers & attendees for making the day a success π
Read more from @claudiacooper.bsky.social π
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#denpruQM @i-care-dtc.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social
Thank you for inviting us - we had a wonderful day!
For more information about how people living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases and their family carers are involved in #denpruQM research, please visit our website:
denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/lived-experi...
Participants at the 'Dementia Research in London' event sat around a table having a discussion. On the table are pieces of paper and post it notes.
Our #denpruQM policy brief outlines why a skilled workforce is critical to ensuring that every family receives effective, compassionate dementia care, with recommendations to achieve this in practice π
tinyurl.com/2kax6t3j
Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences with us today.
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Join us on Wednesday, 19 November for a webinar with @nihrhapru.bsky.social focused on brain health, prevention & future care needs.
Dr Harriet Demnitz-King and Prof Naaheed Mukadam will present their work from the #denpruQM prevention theme.
Find out more and register here:
tinyurl.com/y3nzw3c4
Are you a postdoc researcher interested in dementia and neurodegenerative diseases?
Join us in York on 25 November for a FREE policy workshop co-hosted by #denpruQM, NIHR Three Schools' Dementia Research Programme & @i-care-dtc.bsky.social.
Interested? Find out more & sign up:
tinyurl.com/4xz7ys27
This time tomorrow, @claudiacooper.bsky.social will be speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event on next steps for dementia diagnosis, care and research in England.
She will share findings from #denpruQM projects including our suite of NHS provider surveys.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/psxjrf46
Professor Claudia Cooper and Dr Harriet Demnitz-King speaking in the House of Lords next to a slide show presentation. The title of the slide reads 'Public health policy for dementia risk reduction'.
How can public policy support dementia risk reduction?
@claudiacooper.bsky.social & @hdemnitzking.bsky.social spoke at the House of Lords this morning about the #denpruQM Nottingham Consensus, part of our prevention workstream.
Read more about the project on our website: tinyurl.com/5bc3dxth
Congratulations to @hdemnitzking.bsky.social, @claudiacooper.bsky.social & team on your NIHR/ESRC APPLE-Tree publication π
Harriet & Claudia are joining @ilcuk.bsky.social at the House of Lords today to launch the findings & share #denpruQM work on public health policy for dementia risk reduction.
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Lots of people visiting the DeNPRU-QM stand at New Scientist Live 2025.
π§ͺ We had a brilliant time at New Scientist Live 2025 on Saturday!
Thank you to everyone who visited our stall to talk about our policy research, and to Tommy and Rawda from our PPI group who supported us.
You can read a summary of all our projects on the #denpruQM website: tinyurl.com/3zkp4ns3
Professor Liz Sampson giving a slideshow presentation in a lecture theatre. The title of the slide reads 'Influencing policy'. There is a picture of the Delirium Matters report on the slides along with photographs of people attending the Delirium Matters launch event in April 2025.
Great to hear @proflizsampson.bsky.social speaking at William Harvey Day 2025 about 'Translational delirium research - from patients to policy'.
Read more about her #denpruQM work on delirium policy π
tinyurl.com/58u2n9mf
@qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @bartscharity.bsky.social
Last week, members of the #denpruQM team took part in a 'Long Table' workshop with communities and service providers in @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social.
We explored how we can better support people with memory loss to have a stronger voice in research, service design, & commissioning.
Golnaz Atefi presenting DeNPRU-QM work at Alzheimer's Europe Conference in Bologna, October 2025
Great to see researcher Golnaz Atefi present 'Attitudes Toward Brain Health and Dementia Risk Reduction Among Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK' at #35AEC. Project led by Prof Naaheed Mukadam #denpruQM @claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social
Will you be attending the @alzheimereurope.bsky.social conference in Bologna next week?
Join session P14 (brain health & prevention) on Monday 6th October to hear Golnaz Atefi present her #denpruQM research.
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#35AEC @claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social
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We've published our September newsletter π
Read about our highlights from the past few months, including our latest policy briefings, new team members and engagement events.
Want to find out more? Visit the #denpruQM website π
denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/our-news/
Malvika Muralidhar standing next to her poster.
Completing the #denpruQM contributions, Malvika Muralidhar presented a poster about a recent systematic review of dementia education and training for the multidisciplinary student healthcare workforce.
Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Professor Claudia Cooper and Dr Harriet Demnitz-King presenting a slide about DeNPRU-QM's research themes. These include four delivery themes (prevention, diagnosis and treatment, workforce, care service models and integration) and four cross-cutting themes (inequalities, social care, economics and participatory methods).
For the final session of the day, @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and @claudiacooper.bsky.social co-presented an overview of how #denpruQM has been creating evidence to support policy.
Find out more by reading one of policy briefs, editorials or peer-reviewed papers: denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/resources/
Oliver Kelsey, Research Assistant at DeNPRU-QM, giving his presentation.
We are at the @alzheimersresearchuk.org London Network Centre Science Day sharing findings from #denpruQM research projects.
Early Career Researcher Oliver Kelsey is presenting our national survey of dementia diagnosis and care in English Memory Services.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/2chnbxyj
Congratulations to our co-director @claudiacooper.bsky.social on this new award from the Alzheimer's Society π
Prof Cooper spoke at #ASAC25 yesterday with PPI leads Rosemary & @bame-dementia.bsky.social about how our commitment to involve diverse voices in #denpruQM has laid a foundation for GRACE.
Great to see @jmschott.bsky.social on the BBC News homepage this morning talking about the potential impact of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease.
Prof Schott co-leads the diagnosis & treatment theme at #denpruQM. Read the full article below:
tinyurl.com/323r5y7c
@alzheimersresearchuk.org
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Join us on 19 November for a joint webinar with the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing focused on brain health, prevention & future care needs.
@hdemnitzking.bsky.social and Prof Naaheed Mukadam will present their #denpruQM work.
More info β¬οΈ
tinyurl.com/y3nzw3c4
@nihrhapru.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to Professor Yvonne Birks!
Prof Birks co-leads the social care cross-cutting theme at #denpruQM.
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Did you know we're also active on Instagram and LinkedIn?
Follow our Instagram account (@denpruqmul) or search #denpruQM on LinkedIn to find updates from our team.
@qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social
Will you be attending the @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social Annual Conference on 11 September?
Don't miss presentations from @claudiacooper.bsky.social and @charlesmarshall.bsky.social as well as #denpruQM PPI leaders @bame-dementia.bsky.social and Rosemary Phillips.
Read the programme π
A group photo of participants in Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025, holding a purple banner.
Along the way, Harriet discussed how #denpruQM researchers aim to 'walk the talk' of true partnership, working alongside policymakers and people affected by dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions.
Find out more about our research: tinyurl.com/bdz7mvjz
@qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social #wtd2025
Dr Harriet Demnitz-King pictured with another member of the Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025 team.
Last week, #denpruQM Early Career Researcher @hdemnitzking.bsky.social walked 40km along the Camino as part of Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025.
Harriet walked with people living with dementia, their families and care partners, healthcare professionals, artists, policy makers & researchers.
Dr Clarissa Giebel from @liverpooluni.bsky.social spoke with members of our Patient and Public Engagement Group today about her research into experiences of Social Care Needs Assessments.
Clarissa is leading a #denpruQM project that builds on findings from her previous work. Could you take part? π