Conferences and other events which may be of interest to dementia researchers are advertised on this page. Events with scheduled sessions run by DPUK scientists are also featured.
DPUK Annual Conference 2018: The power of cohorts
Monday, 23 April 2018
Register now for this free one-day conference. Attendees will develop an in-depth knowledge of DPUK's ground-breaking Data Portal, Clinical Studies Register and multicentre experimental medicine activity.
Cognitive Ageing Conference
Thursday, 03 May 2018 to Sunday, 06 May 2018
The biennial Cognitive Ageing Conference is the premier conference for presentation of research about ageing and cognition based on experimental cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience of ageing, human factors and ergonomics, and longitudinal studies of age-related cognitive change, its correlates, and determinants.
Talk: How research practice has changed: insights from the Caerphilly Prospective Study
Monday, 14 May 2018 to Tuesday, 15 May 2018
In his talk at the NHS Research and Development Froum, DPUK Director John Gallacher, will discuss one of the DPUK cohort studies – the Caerphilly Prospective Study – and will consider how research practice is changing.
DPUK next generation seminar: Analytics
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Analysts and data scientists from universities and industry are warmly invited to attend this free one-day seminar. Attendees will discuss opportunities for advancing longitudinal data analysis using DPUK cohort data.
28th Alzheimer Europe Conference: Making dementia a European priority
Monday, 29 October 2018 to Wednesday, 31 October 2018
The call for abstracts will close on 30 April 2018. Take advantage of the early bird registration fee until 30 June 2018.
DPUK Next Generation Seminar: Brain banking at scale
Friday, 06 April 2018, 12pm to 4pm
Attendees will consider how to collect brain tissue at scale. We are keen to encourage individuals representing a range of disciplines to join our discussions which will focus on donor selection criteria, tissue type, and collection and storage requirements you would find most useful.
2018 Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference
Tuesday, 20 March 2018 to Wednesday, 21 March 2018
The Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) Conference is heading to London in 2018. Join ARUK at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to hear the latest findings in dementia research at the UK’s largest dementia research conference.
Webinar: An Introduction to the Data Portal – for industry researchers
Sarah Bauermeister and Chris Orton
Thursday, 08 February 2018, 4.30pm to 5.30pm
This free training webinar is targeted at researchers based in industry who are new to the Data Portal and would like to find out more.
Webinar: An Introduction to the Data Portal – for university researchers
Sarah Bauermeister and Chris Orton
Wednesday, 07 February 2018, 2pm to 3pm
This free training webinar is targeted at researchers based in universities who are new to the Data Portal and would like to find out more.
UK Dementia Congress 2017
Tuesday, 07 November 2017 to Thursday, 09 November 2017
Now in its 12th year, the UK Dementia Congress brings together the latest ideas and innovations as well as providing a unique forum for professionals, experts and people living with dementia to network, learn and share.
27th Alzheimer Europe Conference
Monday, 02 October 2017 to Wednesday, 04 October 2017
The 27th Alzheimer Europe Conference, organised in collaboration with Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft, will take place in Berlin from 2 to 4 October 2017.
Academia/Industry careers event
Wednesday, 06 September 2017
Careers event hosted by ARUK Oxford Network Centre and ARUK South West Network Centre.
Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2017
Friday, 14 July 2017 to Thursday, 20 July 2017
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017 will showcase international investigators, clinicians and care providers to share the latest study results, theories and discoveries that will help bring the world closer to breakthroughs in dementia science.
MS Frontiers 2017
Thursday, 29 June 2017 to Friday, 30 June 2017
The MS Frontiers conference 2017 is being held in Edinburgh from 29-30 June.
Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress 2017
Monday, 26 June 2017 to Thursday, 29 June 2017
In 2017, the International Congress comes to Edinburgh with the theme Psychiatry Without Borders.
3rd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
Saturday, 24 June 2017 to Tuesday, 27 June 2017
Join more than 6000 neurologists from all over the world at this unique congress in Amsterdam.
Alzheimer's Show 2017
Friday, 09 June 2017 to Saturday, 10 June 2017
The Alzheimer’s Show is the UK’s leading exhibition and conference for dementia care.
Alzheimer's Society Annual Conference 2017
Thursday, 18 May 2017
Alzheimer’s Society is holding its biggest-ever conference in London on Thursday 18 May. Bringing together the health, social care, research and policy communities to discuss how best to improve the quality of life for people affected by dementia.
Early Career Researcher Workshop
Wednesday, 03 May 2017, 1pm to 6pm
Registration for this event open now. Up to £100 funding to meet travel and accommodation expenses is available for ECRs who register to attend for the workshop (3 May) and conference (4 May). Contact dpuk@psych.ox.ac.uk once you have registered to attend.
Informatics for Health congress
Monday, 24 April 2017
The congress will bring together Medical Informatics Europe (MIE2017), the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and The Farr Institute International Conference 2017.
Alzheimer's Research UK annual conference
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 to Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference is heading to Aberdeen in 2017, join them in the Granite City to hear the latest findings in dementia research at the UK’s largest dementia research conference. Also known as the Silver City with the Golden Sands due to its impressive granite buildings and long sandy beaches, Aberdeen is a must-visit city. And with an international airport and numerous daily flights from across the UK, it’s closer than you think.
Contract Research Organisation webinar
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) is a £53M Public Private Partnership designed to increase UK capacity for dementia research, and to enable a new generation of highly targeted and informative clinical trials. In this webinar, we will share some key opportunities for Contract Research Organisations (CROs) in DPUK. Our intention is to develop avenues for collaboration between CROs and DPUK.