SPIN-Dementia Network Plus

Take part in a fully funded feasibility trial for the SPLENDID pathway and intervention — a new approach to offering social prescribing to people living with dementia in general practice.
📅 Trial starts early 2026
💷 Funding package + support costs provided
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SPIN-D Flexible Funding Information + Q&A This Livestream session will focus on sharing information on Round 2 of the SPIN D Flexible Funding call and will provide practical guidance for researchers considering an application. The event will...

We are delighted to announce Round 2 of our Flexible Fund will launch soon! Join us on Thursday, 22nd January at 12pm GMT for a live information and Q&A webinar led by our network leads Chris Fox and Georgina Charlesworth, and hosted by Dementia Researcher.

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Interested in brain health in relation to the experiences and impact for people who are from #LGBTQIA+ communities. @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social are hosting a day of exploration, knowledge building and connections. All information in the flyer shown. Register interest ASAP

7 early signs of dementia you might miss Memory loss is seen as the main symptom of Alzheimer’s and dementia, but in the early stages there can be many others.

Delighted to see @chrifox.bsky.social (Prof Chris Fox) featured in Saga Magazine, recently, discussing 7 unusual and early signs of dementia you might miss.

Read the full article here: www.saga.co.uk/magazine/hea...

Co-production has always been at the heart of our work in #dementia. Our @rachaellitherland.bsky.social said this recently about co-production, as part of @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social It's not easy, it's not perfect, it's about mistakes, relationships and values.

A collage of images featuring members of the SPIN Dementia Network Plus at various events.

🚀 SPIN-D Network+ launched one year ago on 4th November 2024! We have shared some of our highlights from the past year in our November network newsletter: spindementianet.org/newsletters/. We look forward to building on this work in the year to come @nihr.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social #ESRC

Reflections on SPIN-D Festival of Arts and Science People and Nature Lab Gardening Workshop 2025 The workshop was a short, hands-on session held in UCL East’s People and Nature Lab. While the Lab primarily supports research and teaching on biodiversity loss and ecological degradation, it also …

As the seasons change, we’ve been reflecting on the role of nature in well-being and research. At this year’s SPIN-D Festival Science and Arts of Brain Health & Dementia, attendees took part in a gardening workshop at the UCL People and Nature Lab.

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Social Prescribing: Prof. Chris Fox discusses the SPLENDID Project, non pharmacological therapies and importance of link workers

@chrifox.bsky.social SPIN-D co-lead discusses the SPLENDID Project, which is designed to improve social prescribing for dementia patients and their families.
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#DementiaCare #SocialPrescribing #HealthyAging #CommunityCare #Innovation

Spotlight on Stories – Reflections from the 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,…

Reflections from the SPIN-D Film Festival 2025 are now live.

Two days of screenings, discussion and community at UCL East showed how film can bring dementia into focus in ways research reports cannot: spindementianet.org/2025/09/16/s....

Explore the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis....

Was great to have you join us, Felix!

Had the chance to join the SPIN-D & represent the INTERDEM Academy. Grateful for insights on intersectionality, stigma & lived experience. Excited about future collaboration – and thanks to the Hans und Ilse Breuer foundation for supporting this trip! #dementia #PPIE @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social

I had a wonderful time with @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social colleagues at our first annual festival in @ucl.ac.uk this week

Was great to have you join us, Kate!

We were delighted to host The Youth Involvement and Engagement Lab's Youth Brain Health Champions at 'Let's Talk Dementia: Fiction, Fact and Hope' at UCL East.

The latest episode of their podcast is now on YouTube!

🎙️ Ep 3: Brain Health Tips and Dementia Prevention youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Announcing our exciting 🎞️ film festival 🎞️ lineup at #SPINDFestival25.

Each session will be followed by a panel discussion and a chance to speak with the filmmakers.

Find out more and register: spindementianet.org/spin-d-festi...

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Announcing the Workshops on offer at 'Let's talk dementia: Fiction Fact and Hope' Festival of Science and Arts of Brain Health and Dementia.

We will have an exciting programme including poetry, textiles and gardening.

Register here: spindementianet.org/spin-d-festi...

Just 22 days until 'Let's talk dementia: Fiction Fact and Hope' Festival of Science and Arts of Brain Health and Dementia.

Find out more and register on our website: spindementianet.org/spin-d-festi...

YouTube video by SPIN-D Network Plus SPIN-D Podcast - Episode #1: Inspiring Passions and Community Champions

🎙 SPIN-D Network+ launches the first episode in our new podcast series 'Connecting Communities and Dementia'.

📺 Episode 1: The Power of Public Involvement and Creative Collaboration in Dementia Research: youtu.be/pW2gr7wbqtk