Each year we publish info on dementia research in Scotland including grant awards In 2023, there were 𝟱𝟭 grant awards, totalling £𝟭𝟲.𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 These results are in our Annual Report, which is out soon. For now, read the summary here ➡️sdrc.scot/research-mappi…

In the SDRC mapping of research, we categorise grant funding by SDRC theme, here is the breakdown of grant awards by discipline. Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

Grant income for dementia research in Scotland varies from year to year, but has held steady for the past few years following 2020. The SDRC will work with the community to grow this figure further Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

Governmental organisations are the source of the majority of the £16.5 million of funding into dementia/ brain health research in Scotland in 2023, but we also receive a substantial amount from charities. Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

The SDRC have done our mapping of Scottish dementia research for several years now, so we have enough data to make comparisons over time. This graphic shows the funding source by organisation by year. Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

At the SDRC, we always want to know what our members are up to! If you're a researcher in dementia based in Scotland and would like to share your work with the SDRC community, please get in touch ⬇️ We welcome both written blogs and video content! sdrc.scot/write-a-guest-…

The SDRC monitors the publications that Scottish-based dementia researchers make to scientific journals. In 2023, there were 352 publications. That's a significant and impressive contribution to research! Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

The below graph shows the results of the SDRC mapping of dementia research in 2023, where we have broken down publications by SDRC theme. Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

2023 has the second-highest number of publications by Scottish based dementia/brain health researchers since we started our mapping of research. Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

🟣 Funding available for Masters-level projects up to £25,500 We are working with Alzheimer Scotland to support dementia research in Scotland. This fund includes stipend, fees and other career development opportunities. Find out more ⬇️ sdrc.scot/alzheimer-scot…

The SDRC has analysed how often Scottish-based researchers contributed to a published paper or grant award. In 2023, there were 917 researchers in Scotland who made 1516 contributions Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

For the past few months the SDRC have been working to grow our LinkedIn community Follow us for updates, and if there is anything specific you'd like to see there, please let us know 🗣️ linkedin.com/company/scotti…

As well as looking at who is doing dementia research in Scotland, we also look at collaborations outside Scotland. The graph below shows collaboration with UK (35%) and international researchers (65%) Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

The third round of the Alzheimer Scotland Student Research Programme will fund two Masters projects relating to the SDRC theme of “Living with Dementia”🏠Including: 👩‍🎓fees 💷stipend 🛍️consumables Alzheimer Scotland Applications open until 7 October. More info⬇️ sdrc.scot/alzheimer-scot…

In 2023, Scottish-based dementia and brain health researchers collaborated with 1415 international researchers across 42 different countries. Here you can see the top countries we have worked with Read the mapping summary here for 2023 here ➡️ sdrc.scot/?p=7062

Anyone 18+ can register as a volunteer for Join Dementia Research (JDR) It is an easy way to get involved in supporting vital research studies across the nation. Visit the JDR website to sign up today ⬇️ Join Dementia Research joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk

When you are looking for a new role within academia, sometimes you need to look outside your current workplace, as Dr David Koss explains in this clip from the Brain Health ARC webinar

Funding available for Masters level projects in relating to dementia based in Scotland Submit your expression of interest now 🔽

“An air of optimism… I may live with dementia, but dementia doesn’t define me”. Inspiring words from people living with dementia and carers to get Alzheimer Scotland’s Annual Conference underway #AlzScot24