Celebrating Staff Successes
Presenting: Dr Martyn Housden, Dr Clare Becket, Dr Anna Barker and Dr Ala Sirriyeh will visit to the Universidad de Málaga
News from 2013
Bay Tree Voices Film Project
Over the summer of 2011, Dementia Studies lecturer Andrea Capstick visited Bay Tree Resource Centre in Moor Allerton, Leeds, in order to involve people with more severe dementia in the education we provide.
Experts by Experience Take Part in Teaching Dementia Studies
We were delighted to welcome to the University members of our ¿expert by experience¿ panel who took part in teaching and assessing students on the module Dementia training: skills and approaches on 10th and 11th May 2012.
The death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez
Following the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez March 5th, Dr Julia Buxton provided comments to a range of media including BBC Breakfast News, BBC World News, BBC World Service, Sky News, Radio Five Live, Russia Today, Radio France National and Radio Austria.
Dementia Expert Professor Murna Downs Speaks on BBC Breakfast
The BBC has reported that an estimated 800,000 people in the UK live with dementia, a condition that can deprive people of their memories and alter their personalities. As the number of people with this condition continues to rise each year, it becomes ever more important to develop ways of dealing with it. The Belgian city of Bruges has created a dementia-friendly community, highlighting them as a pioneer in dealing with dementia.