Alzheimer's Society

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. Dementia affects over 900,000 people in the UK. The Society provides information and support to people with any form of dementia and their carers through our publications, National Dementia Helpline, website and our innovative Dementia Connect support service throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Alzheimer’s Society influences politicians and policy-makers, and campaigns for better quality of life for people living with dementia and their carers, including a greater understanding of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society has been a funder of innovative dementia research for over 30 years and today funds research that focuses on improving diagnosis, finding new treatments and improving the care and support that is available for people living with dementia. The Society’s pioneering research programme works in collaboration with scientists and people affected by dementia to ensure that the medical and social research programmes the Society funds address the greatest challenges in dementia research. 

The Alzheimer’s Society is a founding funder of the UK DRI and as a funding partner, contributes towards the UK DRI Care Research & Technology centre and the UK DRI Biomarker Factory.