Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Network (LBD DTN)

Alzheimer’s Society has invested £9million into funding three new Doctoral Training Centres, including one led by Professor John-Paul Taylor at Newcastle University.

The Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Network or LBD DTN, designed to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their career. A move which is essential to progressing much-needed dementia research.

The LBD DTN comprises of Newcastle University, UCL, University of Nottingham, University of Southampton and University of Exeter.

 

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JP Taylor LBD DTN

Professor John-Paul Taylor:

“The amazing support of the Alzheimer’s Society for our Doctoral Training Centre presents a huge opportunity which means that we can develop a critical mass of highly motivated researchers united around our mission to improve the lives of people living with Lewy body dementia and related conditions.

“By bringing together experts from various fields who will work with and support our students, we’ll generate new ideas and diverse approaches that can accelerate discoveries and translate into real-world healthcare improvements for people living with dementia.”

 

September 2025 will see the first intake across the network with 9 PhD studentships and 2 clinical fellowships. Newcastle University will host 4 of these students. 2 of which are funded directly by the Alzheimer’s Society; 1 funded by The Lewy Body Society (see attached logo) and 1 funded by the Centre for Transformative Neuroscience (see attached logo).

 

Upcoming Projects

4 students have been recruited to start in September 2025 on the following projects:

Diagnostic delays in Lewy Body Dementia; exploring the primary care perspective using a mixed methods approach  led by Dame Professor Louise Robinson

Mechanistic insights into processes driving neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment in Lewy Body Dementia – led by Dr Daniel Erskine

Clinically unrecognised dementia with Lewy bodies: what are the causes, consequences, and opportunities? led by Dr Calum Hamilton

Can we use EEG identify and understand delirium in inpatients with Lewy body dementia (EEG-Del) led by Dr Rachael Lawson 

The LBD DTN Newcastle University leads are Dr Daniel Erskine and Dr Paul Donaghy.

 

Contact

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