UK Dementia Research Institute

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) was established in 2017 with funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC), Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. The UK DRI brings together world-leading expertise in biomedical, care and translational dementia research. It carries out research relevant to all dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, Huntington’s disease and beyond.

The UK DRI Hub is based at University College London, and Centres are hosted at University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, The University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, King’s College London and the University of Surrey.

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Last updated: 12 September 2023

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