BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ launch announced

BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ will launch in February 2026. 

It’s aiming to bring together people with lived experience of dementia, researchers, designers & health professionals to rethink how technology can help people with dementia to live full, independent and connected lives. 

BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Alzheimer’s Society and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). 

The launch event is hybrid. The in-person tickets are sold out, but the option of joining remotely remains and can be booked, for free, here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bridgesfordementianetwork/1957775 

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