Tag: Alzheimer’s Society

Celebrities launch the Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal with striking new portraits

Stuart Mitchell

On  Forget Me Not Appeal will end the devastation caused by dementia. In support of this aim, our celebrity ambassadors have been wearing their pins proudly in this powerful and intimate photo series. On Monday 2 June, Alzheimer’s Society released a new photography series to launch its 2025 Forget Me Not Appeal which aims to end the devastation caused by dementia – the UK’s biggest killer, with nearly one million people in the UK living with the disease. Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors Anna Richardson, Gareth Locke-Locke and Meera Syal CBE feature…

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Alzheimer’s Society partners with Coronation Street to create bespoke ads in tribute to dementia storyline

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society has teamed up with ITV and Coronation Street in order to shine a light on the growing impact of dementia across the UK. Alzheimer’s Society has teamed up with ITV and Coronation Street in order to shine a light on the growing impact of dementia across the UK. Positioning themselves as the charity who is there to tackle every aspect of the disease and to give help for today and hope for the future. Working with Medialab and ITV Creative Created in partnership with Medialab and ITV Creative,…

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£1.5m Cadent fund to support Alzheimer’s Society in energy efficiency project

Stuart Mitchell

Cadent, the UK’s largest Gas Distribution Network, has announced a new partnership with Alzheimer’s Society. Forming part of Cadent’s wider commitment to tackling fuel poverty and supporting people living in vulnerable situations, the £1.5m grant will be used to help ensure people living with dementia are supported with energy efficiency advice. The funding will be used to deliver a two-year project, which will fund 20 community dementia advisor (CDA) roles across the UK. The CDAs will be trained to offer bespoke energy support to families living with dementia, including advice…

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£9m investment championing the next generation of dementia researchers

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society will be investing £9million into funding three new Doctoral Training Centres designed to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their career. Currently only one in five dementia PhD students go on to stay in dementia research often due to underfunding and the challenging nature of academic careers.  The news last week of potential new treatments in dementia highlights again that researchers taking their first steps into the field will be the dementia research leaders of the future. They are critical to maintaining the momentum to…

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The FA and Alzheimer’s Society announce extension of charity partnership for fourth year

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society became the official charity partner of The FA in August 2021, and will begin a fourth year of collaboration for the 2024/25 season.  The extension was revealed today as England’s men’s team prepare for their UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final clash against Switzerland on Saturday, with the England and Lionesses social media channels celebrating some of the partnership’s key achievements to date. Looking back at our partnership so far Over the past three seasons, the partnership between The FA and Alzheimer’s Society has raised over £870,000, with thousands more…

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