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Professor Dame Louise Robinson
Name:
Louise Robinson
Job Title:
Regius Professsor of Ageing
Place of work / study:
Newcastle University
Area of research?
My research focuses on health of older people in primary care, dementia care, assistive and next generation technologies, systematic reviewing and pragmatic trials of complex interventions. Co-lead for Equadem network plus.
How is your research funded:
Various including NIHR, ESCR and Alzheimer’s Society
Tell us a little about yourself:
Academic GP with long standing experience in translational dementia care research, from pre-diagnosis to end of life care.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
The most funny are not to be shared on a professional website.
Why did you choose to work in dementia research?
Longstanding frustration at the poor experiences families living with dementia receive.
What single piece of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
All experience is relevant in some way and at some point in your career.
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?
Stretching on a gym mat or a sofa infront of a subtitled film
Favourite film of all time?
recently – Pretty Little Things;
Can we find you on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn?
No
Dr Connor Richardson
