News tagged with: dementia
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Multimillion pound project will see AI remixing radio to help people living with dementia
A £2.7 million project is to use artificial intelligence to adapt and personalise live radio, with the aim of transforming life for people living alone with dementia.
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Dementia expert helps Premiership rugby players become Dementia Friends
Ian Sherriff has worked with Sale Sharks Rugby Club to unite against the condition
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Blind veterans charity to benefit from Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s research expertise
A former Fleet Air Arm engineer for twenty five years turned social research champion has been named Chair of the research group in national charity Blind Veterans UK.
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Dementia screening app shortlisted for two national awards
ACEmobile, a dementia screening app developed by Dr Craig Newman from the Â鶹´«Ã½ and Dr Rupert Noad and University Hospitals Â鶹´«Ã½ NHS Trust, has made the final of two categories at the HSJ Awards.
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Report shows progress of UK airports in helping people with hidden disabilities
Ian Sherriff welcomes a new Civil Aviation Authority report, as it looks to support people with disabilities such as dementia, autism and hearing loss.
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![MoU signing with City of Macau China. Back row: Dr Bill Zeng, Associate Professor of Kiang Wu
Nursing College;
Dr Alvis Lo, Advisor for the Secretary of Social
Affairs and Culture of Macau Government; Ian Sherriff, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia
at the Â鶹´«Ã½; Professor Rob Sneyd, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; Ioc Han So, Deputy Director
of the Health Bureau of the Macau Government; and Professor Simon Payne, Deputy Vice-Chancellor]()
What makes a community dementia friendly?
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is furthering its world-leading work in dementia support after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Macau in China.
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‘Only five per cent of scams are ever reported – we all need to learn the signs’
Louise Baxter MBE, Head of National Trading Standards Scams Team, speaks at Â鶹´«Ã½ International Dementia Conference, co-led by the Â鶹´«Ã½.
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![Ian Sherriff, Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia, Â鶹´«Ã½ University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry]()
Conference addresses dementia in the UK – and Far East
The annual Â鶹´«Ã½ International Dementia Conference takes place at Â鶹´«Ã½ Guildhall on 4 May 2018 with a full programme which covers everything from scams to technology, and how dementia is being addressed in China, Japan, Ireland, Greece and the UK.
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Short film aims to raise profile of the effects of early onset dementia
A film which seeks to highlight the effects if early onset dementia is to be premiered during a free event supported by the Marine Institute at the Â鶹´«Ã½
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National report on airport accessibility
A report analysing UK airports’ accessibility for people with disabilities and mobility restrictions has been published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – and is endorsed by a key player in dementia care from the Â鶹´«Ã½.
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Music sessions can help millions who struggle to speak to lead a richer life, study suggests
Music could be used to transform the lives of millions of people with learning difficulties, dementia, strokes, brain damage and autism and their families, according to a research project from the Â鶹´«Ã½ and Â鶹´«Ã½ Music Zone
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Â鶹´«Ã½ expert plays role in national dementia conference
Â鶹´«Ã½ University news: Ian Sherriff joined a prestigious panel of leading dementia health and social care experts
