Dementia Futures 2026

The annual public facing "Dementia Futures" conference will be happening on Tuesday 8th September in Mappin Hall (upstairs in the Sir Frederick Mappin Building) at the University of Sheffield. This is a free-to-attend conference open to the public and anyone interested in dementia research. Early-career scientists will present thier research in an accessible manner to the public and showcase the variety of dementia-related research happening across Sheffield. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for free. The day will begin at 9:30am with coffee and end just after 3:30pm. For more information, please contact Dr Osman Shabir ([email protected]).

The 15-minute talks on the day will include:

• The APOE4 Vulnerability: Why the Brain’s Protective Systems Fail in Alzheimer’s
• CognoCarer: Co-Designing a Caregiver Digital Assessment Tool
• Targeting Inflammation in Dementia and Heart Disease
• “Do you Want to Access any Services at the Moment?” Differences in How Medic*tion and Non-Pharmacological Interventions are Offered to People Living with Dementia
• Exploring Amyloid Beta Toxicity in Alzheimer’s Disease
• An Audit Assessing the Feasibility and Impact of Measuring Social Isolation and Loneliness in Memory Clinic
• Targeting the Cell's Recycling System to Treat FTD
• Language and Related Changes in Alzheimer's Disease Trajectory: Insights from Caregivers
• Modelling Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in the Dish
• Having a Companion Would be Nice: Exploring Community Perspectives on Conversational AI for Dementia Support
• Pathways to Dementia Diagnosis Among Minority Ethnic Groups: Perspectives from Community Organisations Across Yorkshire
• The ON-FIRE Study: Hunting for Inflammation

This event is funded by Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK)'s Yorkshire Network.