Design, repurpose and adapt approaches, resources, and activities to support brain health and improve the lives of people with neuro-degenerative conditions.
Monday, 3rd March 2025
Health Innovation South West, Vantage Point, Pynes Hill, Exeter EX2 5FD
SPIN Dementia Network+ (SPIN-D) is holding the first of a series of sandpit events on 3rd March in Exeter. The event will start at 9.30am with arrival tea/coffee, and the first session will start at 10am. We plan for the last session to end at 4.30pm.
Agenda:
We invited expressions of interest to attend this event from researchers working in areas that relate to the SPIN-D network+ remit. SPIN-D (Sustainable Prevention, Innovation and Involvement for Dementia) is focussed on reducing the risk of dementia, delaying the onset of early symptoms, and lessening the impact of dementia through appropriate support and care.
The deadline for the expression of interest has now passed. If you are interested to attend the event and have missed the deadline (10th February) then please contact us on spindnetworkplus@live.ucl.ac.uk, and we may be able to offer you a place at the event.
Outcomes from the sandpit are intended to be:
1. A number of strong ideas for research projects, with plans for progressing these and applying for appropriate funding
2. A position paper relating to the discussions held within the event around involvement in research, and the design of new projects to meet the needs of those people to which they are aimed
Involvement with those who have lived experience of dementia is a critical theme running throughout the network’s activities. This sandpit will include those with experience of dementia, and of research projects where these people are integrated within the primary research team leading to successful outcomes.
In the context of understanding and preventing the development of dementia, the Lancet report has set out early to later life risk factors that could affect the development of dementia, which is an area where further research is needed to understand the causative factors that could be playing a role throughout people’s lives.
Within the programme for the day, one focus will be on opportunities for funding which could be applied for to develop the ideas planned within the sandpit.
The sandpit event will be held in person, with hybrid links to some participants as needed.
Queries can be directed to our shared email address: spindnetworkplus@live.ucl.ac.uk
If over subscribed we will select participants in a way that maximises diversity of discipline, career stage and relevance of research area to underserved communities.
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