Reflections and stories of being involved in the SPIN Dementia Network Plus by network members and the wider community. If you are interested in sharing your experience working with SPIN-D, please email spindnetworkplus@live.ucl.ac.uk.
SPIN-D Network+ Collaboration with the Lewisham Youth Brain Health Project
The Youth Involvement and Engagement Lab (YIEL), Lewisham Young Mayor and Young Advisors Team, and members of the SPIN-Dementia Network+ partnered to develop an innovative youth-led approach to brain health engagement. Seeking to empower young people as advocates for dementia prevention, they jointly applied for and secured funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Inspire Fund (£5,000,…
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Fashion, Culture, and Memory – Kiyana Wraps at the SPIN-D Festival of Science and Arts of Brain Health and Dementia 2025
At the SPIN-D Festival of Arts and Science of Brain Health and Dementia, the Textiles for Cultural Connection workshop featured a compelling talk by Madeleine Laini and Christelle Tulia of Kiyana Wraps. Their session, Culturally specific fashion to support memory recall and emotional well-being using African headwraps, examined how cultural aesthetics can become tools for…
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Reflections from SPIN-D Festival of Science and Arts Gardening Workshop 2025
The workshop was a short, hands-on session held in UCL East’s People and Nature Lab in July. While the Lab primarily supports research and teaching on biodiversity loss and ecological degradation, it also serves as a wellbeing space—reflecting growing evidence that gardening promotes positive mental health. Participants were invited to get their hands in the…
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One Year On: Reflections from the SPIN-D Co-production and Involvement Team
The SPIN-Dementia Network Plus launched almost one year ago, in November 2024. In this blog, the SPIN-D Co-production and Involvement Team share their thoughts and experiences of being involved in SPIN-D, to help enable meaningful involvement be part of all activities, and what they have learned, what worked well, and what they feel could be…
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Spotlight on Stories – SPIN-D Film Festival 2025
As part of the Let’s Talk Dementia: Fiction, Fact and Hope conference, the SPIN-D Network+ hosted a three-part Film Festival celebrating lived experiences of dementia through powerful storytelling, co-production, and creative practice. Held on 2nd and 3rd July 2025 at UCL East, London, the festival drew together carers, artists, researchers and community members to explore…
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Impressions of First SPIN-D Sandpit Event, March 2025
We held our first SPIN-D dementia research sandpit in collaboration with Health Innovation South West on 3rd March 2025. The sandpit was a collaborative space to explore new ideas in dementia and brain health. The theme was “Design, repurpose and adapt approaches, resources, and activities to support brain health and improve the lives of people…
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