Paul John Bayfield: Keeping Mum, documenting the journey from diagnosis to death Paul Bayfield first contacted Race Against Dementia a short time after his Mother, Janice had passed from dementia. Old family friends of the Stewarts, Paul was keen to extend his support to the family having... Posted 20 May 2021
RAD Conference: Dementia Research Meets Motorsport ** updated 1st July Due to Covid regulations, we have made the sad decision to postpone the Summit section of the conference. The Summit will be rescheduled to hopefully take place later in the year... Posted 30 Apr 2021
Race Against Dementia announce partnership with BTCC’s Excelr8 and driver Chris Smiley Race Against Dementia are proud to announce a new partnership with the Ginsters EXCELR8 with TradePriceCars.com team in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship. Kiltads Motorsport Marketing, which has worked with the charity for... Posted 27 Apr 2021
Hintsa drive the Race Against Dementia Hintsa’s performance coaching philosophy originates from Dr Aki Hintsa, who knew that high performance is built on a foundation of well-being. His methods were developed with elite athletes and then famously applied to Formula 1... Posted 22 Apr 2021
Dr Claire Durrant and Dr Cara Croft recognised as Emerging Leaders by the UK Dementia Research Institute Congratulations to RAD Fellows Dr Cara Croft and Dr Claire Durrant for being awarded Emerging Leader status by the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI). The Emerging Leader title recognises early career scientists showing outstanding... Posted 29 Mar 2021
Smashing Stereotypes, Cara Croft PHD: Less diverse perspectives and problem-solving skills slow the pace of research and scientific breakthroughs. Dr. Cara Croft Dr Cara Croft studied for her Undergraduate Masters Degree in Neuroscience at the University of Manchester and obtained her PhD in Neuroscience where she worked on Alzheimer’s disease at King’s College London.... Posted 11 Mar 2021
Smashing Stereotypes, Dr Claire Durrant: If we all think the same, we risk losing sight of a path to the answer Dr Claire Durrant has a degree in Natural Sciences (specialising in Neuroscience) and a PhD in Alzheimer’s disease from the University of Cambridge. In 2019 she moved to Edinburgh to become a “Race Against Dementia... Posted 10 Mar 2021
Smashing Stereotypes, Dr Christy Hung: Together we can do so much Dr Christy Hung Christy is a Race Against Dementia fellow at University College London. Race Against Dementia is a global charity, founded by three-time Formula One world champion Sir Jackie Stewart, to fund breakthroughs in... Posted 09 Mar 2021
Smashing Stereotypes, Dr Ellen Dicks: My work doesn’t require a lab coat, or even a lab. As part of the British Science Associations British Science Week we will be presenting blogs from each of our RAD Fellows on the subject of Smashing Stereotypes: celebrating the diverse people and careers in science... Posted 08 Mar 2021
Progress in the race to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s Race Against Dementia’s Scientific Advisor Prof Philip Scheltens is lead author on an important new overview article published in the latest edition of the leading scientific journal, The Lancet. Working with fellow Amsterdam and international... Posted 08 Mar 2021
