This webinar was first broadcast on the 13th January 2025 – watch to learn more about the Alzheimer’s Society Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Centre, its aims and the funded PhD Project Oppertunities it provides – the session also includes information for potential applicants.
Lewy body dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia and causes a wide range of troubling symptoms for people with dementia and their families. Currently, there are only limited treatments for symptoms of the condition, and there is a lack of research in Lewy body dementia compared with other types of dementias.
This Doctoral Training Centre will bring together the leading experts in Lewy body dementia research from around the UK to increase knowledge and understanding of the disease and improve the lives of people affected by it.
The 5 research priorities for this Doctoral Training Centre are:
- To improve understanding of the causes of Lewy body dementia;
- Develop better measures to track how the disease is progressing so the effect of treatments can be accurately monitored
- To improve diagnosis at the early stages of the disease
- Support better design for clinical research trials
- Tackle practical issues, for example, better rehabilitation after falls.
Positions will be advertised as they become available through to April 2025 – find all open positions and details on how to apply at:
Dementia Researcher
