Dementia Research at Sheffield

The number of people living with dementia in the UK is expected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. We are uniting researchers in our flagship Neuroscience and Healthy Lifespan Institutes to advance dementia research.

Our expertise

Our dementia research

People

Flagship research institutes

The Neuroscience Institute

The Neuroscience Institute brings together internationally recognised expertise in medicine, science and engineering to improve the lives of patients and families affected by neurological, sensory and developmental disorders.

three hands from people in three generations on top of each other.

The Healthy Lifespan Institute

The Healthy Lifespan Institute focuses on improving health across the life course by preventing multimorbidity – the presence of two or more chronic health conditions – and age-related frailty.