National Festival of Applied Dementia Research
During Dementia Action week | 19 - 25 May 2025 we are celebrating the work of applied dementia researchers from across England. Find and event near you.
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Dementia Research Festival events from around England
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SUPPORT THAT MATTERS: PREVIEW a Dementia Art & Research Exhibition
May 8, 2025
5.30-7.30pm (opening night)
Skyway Gallery, 2 Pond Road, Shoreham-by-sea BN43 5WU
Do you want to help improve care and support for people with memory problems and dementia – but don’t know where to start?
May 17, 2025
1.00pm-2.00pm
New Art Exchange, 39 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 6BE
Dementia Community Research Network (DCRN) Public Conference
May 19, 2025
2.00pm-4.30pm
Lambeth Town Hall, 1 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW
Dementia Care Research: What’s that all about then?
May 19, 2025
Runs from 19-25 May
Online
SUPPORT THAT MATTERS: a Dementia Art & Research Exhibition
May 20, 2025
5.00pm-8.00pm (opening night)
Creative Space Art Gallery, 1 Red Lion Lane, Whitstable CT5 1FG
Dementia Action Week – Dementia Research and Me
May 20, 2025
TBC
BS22 - Weston-Super-Mare - location TBC
What is happening in dementia research in the West Midlands?
May 20, 2025
12.45pm-4.00pm
Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre, Wade Centre, Hartshill Road. ST4 7NY
Workshop | How do we foster dementia-friendly communities?
May 21, 2025
10:00-12:00pm
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ
Dementia research in the North East – how can it help me?
May 21, 2025
11.30am-1.00pm
Newcastle United Foundation, Diana Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 68Q
Chai and Chat: South Asian Dementia Cafe
May 22, 2025
1pm-3pm
Mary Sunley House, Banstead Street West, Leeds, LS8 5RU
Dementia Knowledge Exchange Event in the South Asian Community
May 22, 2025
12.00-1.00pm
TBC Manchester Liverpool
Seeing Dementia Differently: A Journey Through Research & Lived Experience
May 22, 2025
2.00pm-5.00pm
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1DF
Let’s Talk: 3D
May 23, 2025
10-12pm
Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street
Leeds LS1 2HA
Supporting people living with dementia through musical activities and better mealtimes
May 23, 2025
2.00-4.00pm
St Thomas Complex, Belgrave Terrace, South Shields, Tyne & Wear NE33 2RX
Life in Embrace – Navigating the realities of dementia in the UK and India
May 23, 2025
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Reading Biscuit Factory Unit 1A, Queen’s Walk (Corner of Oxford Road), Reading RG1 7QE
Dementia Tea Dance: Connecting Communities, Sharing Knowledge
May 23, 2025
1.00pm-3.00pm
The Old School House (TOSH) Gladstone Mews, Bournemouth. BH7 6BG
SUPPORT THAT MATTERS +: a VIRTUAL Dementia Art & Research Exhibition
May 23, 2025
12.00-1.00pm
Online
Brain Health & Dementia Prevention in the Black African Community
May 25, 2025
5pm-8pm
Blackburn Hall, Commercial Street Rothwell, Leeds. LS26 0AW